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Cadrex Production Scheduling Manager in Grand Haven, Michigan
Production Scheduling Manager
Grand Haven, MI (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=13694+172nd+Ave+Grand+Haven+MI+USA+49417)
Job Type
Full-time
Description
OVERVIEW
The Production Scheduling Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning and scheduling of production activities to meet customer demands, optimize resource utilization, and enhance overall efficiency. This role involves collaboration with various departments to ensure a seamless workflow and timely delivery of products.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and implement production schedules that align with customer demands, inventory targets, and overall business goals
Efficiently allocate resources, including manpower, equipment, and materials, to meet production schedules and minimize downtime
Work closely with Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to understand customer requirements, production capacity, and inventory levels
Evaluate and analyze production capacity, identifying opportunities for optimization and improvements
Manage lead times for production orders, ensuring timely delivery of products to customers while maintaining high-quality standards
Communicate production schedules and changes effectively to all relevant stakeholders, including Production Supervisors, Purchasing, and Logistics teams
Identify areas for improvement in production scheduling processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Address and resolve conflicts that may arise due to changes in production schedules, resource constraints, or other factors impacting production timelines
Utilize data and analytics tools to monitor and analyze production performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize scheduling
Ensure production schedules comply with relevant regulations, safety standards, and quality requirements
Requirements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of experience as a Production Scheduling Manager or in a similar role in a manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, and capacity planning
Proficient in the use of ERP systems and scheduling software
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles is a plus
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management, industrial engineering, or a related field
LOCATION
- Onsite
SCHEDULE
- Monday – Friday
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
CADREX’S CORE VALUES
- Safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, and doing the right thing
ABOUT US
CADREX Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production. For more information, visit www.cadrex.com.
Cadrex provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 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.