Production Planner/Scheduler

American Heavy Plate Solutions LLC • Clarington, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Production Planner/Scheduler is to organize, plan and deliver an effective and efficient production schedule that ensures customer orders are produced on time in a steel rolling mill.

Requirements

• Strong mathematic skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• High organization, prioritization, multi-tasking, and planning skills with great attention to detail.
• Knowledge and understanding of Word and Excel.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical field or other related discipline.
• 2 - 3 years of related experience
• Bulletproof attendance, on-site, five days per week.
• A consistently professional attitude and high standards of communication internally and externally.
• The ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn as business evolves.
• The Production Planner/Scheduler must be able to master technical aspects of steel grades, their uses, and manufacturing processes.
• The ability to deal with a moderate level of complexity as our products are custom-made with many variables that must be accurately tracked.
• Ability to manage changing priorities to meet required deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Additional training in manufacturing and/or computers is a strong plus.
• Candidates with less than 2-3 years of relevant experience can be considered if they can demonstrate key traits including attention to detail, a problem-solving mentality, reliability, and a willingness to take responsibility for getting their work done correctly every time.

Responsibilities

• The Production Planner/Scheduler will create, modify, and schedule plate rolling schedules to ensure production deadlines are met.
• The Production Planner/Scheduler should demonstrate excellent time management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills to ensure that plate rolling operations run smoothly.
• Calculate selection and cut size of semi-finished material, plate rollout, material usage and identify areas of concern.
• Identify potential problems with customer inquiries and orders, and deal promptly and thoroughly with them.
• Uses various computer applications, such as database management, Excel and Word.
• Work with other members of your cross-functional to ensure delivery of the correct product 100% of the time.
• Train, cross-train, and support new team members. This position will require learning aspects of the ERP software, and company policies, encompassing aspects of order entry, quality, and reporting.
• The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree