Master Production Scheduler jobs in the United States

Company Description

Driven? Passionate? Do you want to perform meaningful work? Are you obsessed with building better things in a supportive and collaborative environment? Do you want to be recognized and rewarded for your workplace contributions?

Yes? Then we want you at Kofile.

We are looking for change agents: those who bring groundbreaking ideas, insights, and vision to the workplace. Professionals who excel at identifying inefficiencies and developing solutions to overcome them.

Where some see problems, you see a roadmap to a future – and better – place for our growing company.

Kofile employees are empowered and encouraged to work as a team while allowing for individual achievement and recognition. Our culture is one of diversity, cooperation, and coaching; we realize mistakes will be made and we will learn from them by working together, paving the way for ongoing success.

If you want to have a lasting impact at work, have your voice and ideas heard, and contribute to a high-performance organization, then we want YOU on our team.

We need YOU to be part of that journey by filling a new and critical role at Kofile

Job Description

Use your analytical, technical, and collaboration skills to design, implement, and manage a master production schedule that delivers successful customer outcomes while optimizing company revenue and profitability. Collaborate with executive leadership, production, and sales to deliver wins for your company and your colleagues. 

The Job to be Done: 

• Develop and maintain a multisite master production schedule by reviewing incoming projects, evaluating resource availability, and establishing prioritization frameworks.  

• Maintain standards that accurately forecast production rates through multi-step operations. 

• Partner with functional leaders to plan, forecast, and continuously improve production workflow.  Regularly get input from operations leaders on schedule feasibility. 

• Ensure allocation of projects to facilities to optimize capacity, capabilities, cost and responsiveness. 

• Forecast material and labor requirements based on production schedules. 

• Identify risks and conflicts in production plans and develop potential solutions. 

• Collaborate and facilitate conversations with sales operations and finance on pre-production planning priorities and incorporate results into production schedules. 

• Regularly publish the master schedule to executives, sales leadership, and production with context on production progress and identified KPIs. 

• Assist operations leaders in controlling production costs by identifying underutilized resources and / or waste generated through operation. 

• Continuously improve tools and processes to scale the business. 

• Track and reconcile weekly/monthly metrics to ensure schedule and delivery adherence. 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate: 

• Must live the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but some remote work is available.

• 3-5 years' experience as a Master Scheduler in a production environment. 

• Bachelor's degree in business or STEM-related discipline preferred. 

• Supply chain certification preferred (CPIM/CSCP) 

• Experience using technology to create and run optimization programs. 

• Intellectual curiosity that drives exploration of new tools and methods to continuously improve processes and outcomes. 

• Self-starter mentality but willing to take direction. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 

• Enjoys collaborating to find ways to make ideas work rather than reasons they will not. 

• An ability to explore critical software deployed by the company, mine for data, and make requests and recommendations for changes/updates to improve outcomes. 

• Ability to thrive under stress and demands of multiple parties, and to seek help and assistance when blocked. 

• Leads via problem solving and critical thinking. 

• Analytical mindset and thought process. 

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Additional Information

Benefits: 

As a full-time employee, you will receive access to the following benefits

• Leadership and career development opportunities
• Low cost insurance (medical, dental, vision, life & disability)
• 401(k) plan (company matching)
• Paid holidays 
• PTO 
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Educational assistance
• Business casual environment