Job Description:

As a Master Scheduler, you play a pivotal role in orchestrating and enhancing production schedules, programs, and task control policies. Your hands-on approach directly impacts the success of our internal teams. In this dynamic position, you'll not only develop and measure progress through metrics and tangible goals but also enforce policies that drive organizational excellence.

Your primary responsibility is to monitor scheduling implementation, identifying opportunities for future improvements and evaluating successes to streamline processes further. Collaboration is key – working closely with various teams within the organization, particularly information technology professionals, to develop cutting-edge computer applications for efficient schedule management.

Bring your strong leadership skills to the forefront, showcase excellent communication abilities, and exhibit a high level of motivation for continuous improvement. Your contributions will shape the success of our operations and drive excellence across the organization.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create Production Schedules: Develop and maintain the master production schedule to meet customer demand and production targets.
• Continuous Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing business workflows, and seeking efficiencies in manufacturing processes.
• Distribution and Visibility: Distribute schedules to staff, ensure full visibility on schedule platforms, and conduct QA checks.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments, especially information technology workers, to develop computer applications for schedule management. Serve as the primary contact and liaison with sales, project management, logistics, and production departments.
• Capacity Planning: Balance production capacity with customer requirements, provide capacity planning for existing backlog and future work, and incorporate change order management into the schedule.
• Communication and Coordination: Collaborate with departments to establish schedules aligning with customer needs. Coordinate with sales and engineering on product lead times. Maintain the master distribution schedule, revising as needed, and alerting staff of changes or delays.
• Resource Alignment: Collaborate with production, procurement, and other departments to align schedules with available resources. Monitor and adjust schedules to accommodate changes in demand, resource availability, and other factors.
• Meetings and Reports: Conduct product-specific production and load meetings for alignment between business units and the factory. Provide regular reports and analysis to support decision-making and process improvements.
• Efficiency and Analysis: Implement best practices in production scheduling to improve efficiency and reduce lead times. Analyze shop floor data, develop metrics for daily performance management.

Desired Skillsets & Qualifications:

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience, professional certification, and 5-10 years’ experience as a Master Scheduler in a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Technical Skills: Superb computer competence, including database management, advanced use of Excel, Word, and other Microsoft products. Strong background with ERP/MRP systems.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, along with a high degree of technical aptitude.
• Management Skills: Management skills related to organizing self and others, great planning and project management skills.
• Personal Qualities: Team player, highly disciplined, problem-solver with a strong work ethic. Organized, meticulous, driven by excellence, and unwilling to settle for anything but the best.
• Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Industry Experience: Experience working in a manufacturing environment producing custom products is a plus.

Learn, embrace & maintain Core Values: Entrepreneurial Thinking, Driven & Passionate, Innovative, Win

Hours: Salaried position. Monday through Friday from ~7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a ˝ hour unpaid lunch. (can be flexible).

Viking Masek Packaging Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Viking Masek Packaging Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Viking Masek Packaging Technologies expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Viking Masek Packaging Technologies employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.