What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Scheduler position at WireCo WorldGroup?
Company Description
WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking. We create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo® is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide.
WireCo® offers a competitive salary, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.
Job Description
Role Description
To ensure the production floor has the proper material, paperwork, and manning plan to meet the master production schedule.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Schedules and plans work to ensure that required material is available when needed.
- Checks in-process inventory to schedule machinery, and alters as necessary.
- Reviews daily production to analyze progress and take corrective action as needed to meet customer requirements and remain cost effective.
- Works as part of a team and confers with Value Stream Leaders to determine status of assigned projects.
- Coordinates wire substitutions with Quality Department.
- Participates in manufacturing meetings with relevant management personnel to identify and resolve current plant issues.
- Maintains, changes, and updates information required in ERP system (enterprise resource planning) pertaining to production.
- Advises supervisors and management of machine manning requirements to meet delivery goals.
- Keeps supervisors and other management personnel informed of all schedule changes pertaining to their area.
- Communicates with plant personnel and reviews manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, and cost. Coordinates changes in scheduled production with other departments to ensure changes are made correctly.
- Regular attendance, punctuality and the ability to work scheduled shifts onsite and on-call as needed.
The Production Scheduler must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):
- Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
- Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
- Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
- Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
- Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
- Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
- Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
- Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 years of manufacturing and/or rope manufacturing process experience
- Established project management skills
- Experience with ERP systems, JD Edwards preferred
- Experience in areas related to machine limitations, lead times, ERP systems, production, and planning and scheduling functions based on both efficiency and labor.
- Experience with Kanban ordering system, FIFO, and Value Stream Mapping
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
- Combination office/production floor environment.
- Pushing/pulling, lifting up to 10 lbs.
Additional Information
Materials and Equipment Directly Used
- Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, telephone, multifunction copier
- Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes
Additional Information
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
- An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
- Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability
