Production Scheduling Coordinator - Contract

Westlake•Vaughan, ON

About The Position

Working with internal customers from various departments, the Production Coordinator is required to effectively coordinate the production workflow to ensure deadlines are met.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field
5 years of supply chain or other relevant experience
Proficient computer skills in MS Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.
Able to multi-task and display a high level of company/team spirit in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Nice To Haves

APICS certification is preferred.
Experience with SAP/JDE is preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute Plant Standard Operating Procedures including Extrusion, Fabrication and Slotting into a 4week production schedule for regional assigned plants.
Coordinate products transfer for shared production among sites.
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Customer Service, Warehouse and Shipping to meet production and customer requirements, including executing schedule changes in coordination with Operations and Customer Service and working with Customer service to improve on-time deliveries.
Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
Work with plant managers and purchasing to arrange manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
Establish and communicate weekly frozen schedule with Operations.
Scheduling of Make to Order items – includes establishing dates, defining required upcharges or minimum QTY, filling orders to meet required ship dates and advise Customer Service team.
Maintain inventory target on a monthly basis.
Manage safety stocks effectively, account for stock transfer lead time and demand variability.
Work with S&OP and Capacity analysis team to follow the strategy for long term planning.
Reviewing open orders in ERP system to ensure order fulfillment.
Monitor and maintain MRP planning parameters for responsible manufactured items.