SUMMARY

The Junior Scheduler is responsible for establishing, reviewing and maintaining the production schedule in alignment with the Production Plan. Establishing the production schedule will involve working closely with operations leaders, and others to coordinate manufacturing plans that achieve the company objectives relative to customer service, efficient resource/capacity utilization and inventory.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.)

• Assist the Estimators/Project Managers/Schedulers in the development, implementation, analysis and coordination of the schedule for production or repairs.
• Provide scheduling support to assigned projects.
• Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
• Gather schedule information, update, analyze, and prepare reports of the project’s progress.
• Prepare concise schedule narratives in work order sequences describing the actions to be taken for each step.
• Ensure compliance with company scheduling standard operating procedures.
• Help to monitor and maintain project schedules.
• Close work order sequences and work orders as required.
• Participate in updating the master schedule and ERP system reporting.
• Update work orders and distribute to Supervisors as needed.
• Maintain quality assurance and control on assigned project schedules.
• Other duties as assigned.

NONESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

None

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Maintain basic knowledge of internal processes and controls.
• Understanding of Kanban and JIT systems.
• Able to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Must possess a strong customer service orientation and must provide dedicated support of internal and external customer requirements.
• Must be a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate to various audiences effectively
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment.
• Broad working knowledge and experience with standard work instructions.
• Team oriented, must have the ability to work cohesively with others.
• Must possess ability to work well in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Education Standard: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Min. Yrs. Experience: 1-3 in a manufacturing/distribution environment.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of plant receiving and materials movement processes.
• Basic Computer Skills (MS Office, Word, Excel) and ability to use plant IT programs.
• Demonstrated root cause analysis skills required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS

None required for this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet and the environment is controlled. However, some of the duties of this job are such that there may be occasions when the employee may need to enter into the plant or visit a job site. In these situations they may occasionally be exposed to variable weather conditions; extreme hot or cold conditions and potential risk of electrical shock. The employee may occasionally be exposed to humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.