EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED:
- B.S. degree in Industrial Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Prior management experience required
- High-level experience in a multiple modules of an ERP system including order scheduling and capacity planning required
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related field
Key Responsibilities:
- Workflow planning optimization and scheduling between manufacturing and support business units (Engineering, Machining, Post Forge, Outside Services, etc.)
- Analyze diverse machine capabilities and tooling integration to eliminate bottlenecks.
- Initiate and maintain cross-functional collaboration to bridge the gap between product design engineers, quality control, maintenance, and production units
- Router development and maintenance
- Calculate, identify and distribute daily work center capacities when required
- Coordinate subcontractor requirements including production and material transfers when required
Interplant and Outside Processing Coordination
- Coordinate production schedules among FRG manufacturing facilities.
- Identify opportunities to balance workloads and utilize available manufacturing capacity.
- Coordinate scheduling requirements for outside machining, heat treatment, and other subcontracted operations.
- Monitor outside processing schedules and identify delays that may affect customer deliveries.
- Communicate changes in production priorities to affected facilities and departments.
Customer Delivery Performance
- Monitor manufacturing schedules to support on-time delivery commitments.
- Identify orders at risk of missing scheduled completion or shipment dates.
- Coordinate corrective actions with Plant Managers, Purchasing, and Customer Service.
- Provide reliable production completion forecasts to Sales and Customer Service.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives designed to reduce manufacturing lead times and improve delivery performance.
Leadership and Department Management
- Directly supervise centralized production schedulers (2).
- Establish departmental goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
- Assign scheduling responsibilities and balance employee workloads.
- Provide training, coaching, and performance evaluations.
- Develop standardized scheduling processes and accountability measures.
Promote effective communication and cooperation between centralized scheduling and plant operations
ERP and Manufacturing Order Management
- Ensure manufacturing order scheduling information is accurate and current within the company’s ERP system.
- Establish consistent production planning and scheduling procedures across all facilities.
- Monitor manufacturing order status, production dates, material requirements, and scheduling accuracy.
- Participate in ERP system improvements, upgrades, and potential replacement projects.
- Support development and implementation of manufacturing capacity planning and scheduling tools.
Forge Resources Group is a leader in open- and closed-die near net metal forgings and fabricated assemblies serving diverse industries including aerospace, mining/drilling, railroad, shipbuilding, off-road/ag and other heavy equipment manufacturers.
