Production Scheduler - Particleboard

Timber Products' Particleboard facility in Medford, Oregon is looking for someone to join its leadership team in the role of Production Scheduler. This position supports the Company in meeting its production goals by ensuring the optimal scheduling of particleboard production. Coordinates production priorities with sales and shipping, while monitoring availability of materials.

MAJOR TASKS

• Organizes orders and creates precise schedules to enhance production flow through panel production centers of operation. Orders raw materials to confirm that they arrive in a timely fashion for production. Plans capacity to ensure on-time delivery of product.
• Maintains on-going communication with production and sales staff. Ensures all exact order details are communicated to floor level and that orders are completed by the required deadline. Provides daily feedback to sales staff regarding order flow.
• Monitors production by comparing current progress to schedule. Identifies and resolves scheduling problems.
• Maintains expert user knowledge and skills on all manufacturing/ERP systems (AX); participates in trainings; provides training to others on systems as needed; supports implementation of system upgrades by working closely with IT.
• Develops and maintains all surplus lists and communicates availability of surplus to sales on a weekly basis.
• Communicates critical production information to shift supervisors in timely fashion.
• Maintains communication with other divisional schedulers to coordinate material flow between mills. Communicates with shipping department to ensure efficient transfer of materials between divisions.
• Works to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively to provide quality customer service.

Skill Requirements

• A BA/BS degree in production management, business administration, or related field preferred, but not required.
• Two - four years of supervisory and production scheduling experience, preferably in wood products or other manufacturing environment
• High level of comfort in rapidly changing environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions and concerns.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team environment.
• Leadership and motivational skills that allow candidates to achieve productivity, quality and safety goals.
• Strong computer skills and comfort in operating within various computer environments.