Production Scheduler

Job Description 

We are looking for a Production Scheduler who will work in a collaborative team with project managers, engineers, and factory floor supervisors to plan, schedule, implement, and monitor production activities, ensuring contract requirements, product specifications, and deadlines are met.

The Allied Culture

At Allied, we believe great service matters from the start and finish of everything we do.  Going the distance for our clients begins with taking care of our team members.  They are our most important asset.  We invest in their continuous development, and recognize their contribution to our success.  

Great work starts with creating great work environments, promoting collaboration for a team dedicated to creating value worldwide.  The Allied Team is highly resourceful, innovative, and competent with extensive experience.  Our culture is open, accessible, adaptive and flexible, offering work-life balance, and empowering our people, because everyone’s voice matters.  We promote “we” over “me” and solutions oriented creative thinking.  It’s the Allied way.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and coordinates work with and of appropriate department staff so that projects are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics, and manufacturing departments.
• Collaborates with these departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve client or customer needs.
• Review contract specifications, drawings, sales orders, and other project documents to understand requirements.
• Periodically compares current and anticipated orders with available inventory of raw materials; uses judgment to anticipate demand for and acquire additional supplies as needed.
• Integrates sales orders with master schedule; coordinates availability of raw materials, supplies, equipment, and staff as needed to meet delivery dates.
• Maintains master distribution schedule for the facility; revises as needed and alerts appropriate staff of schedule changes or delays.
• Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales, marketing, and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, production, shipping, purchasing, and customer service staff.
• Works hands-on within the department as a production member.
• Coordinates hardware testing with quality assurance staff.
• Prepares workforce projections and budget estimates based on a summary of labor hours and material costs for each job.
• Identifies requirements for packaging and shipping.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Competencies

• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Is consistently at work and on time. Follows instructions, and responds to management direction;
• Takes responsibility for own actions. Prioritizes and plans work activities;
• Uses time efficiently. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
• Look for ways to improve and promote quality. Meets productivity standards;
• Completes work in a timely manner. Observe safety and security procedures;
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions;
• Uses software, equipment, and materials properly.

Qualifications

• Education – High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Associate degree+ preferred. 
• Experience – 5+ years of production scheduling and strong knowledge of steel fabrication and quality control. Practical experience reading fabrication and construction blueprints.
• Computer Skills – Strong knowledge of BIM and CAD software plus ability to read technical drawings. (Other programs such as Tekla, STRUMIS, etc.)
• Certificates and Licenses – PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) preferred.
• Language Ability – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees of the organization.
• Math Ability – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Allied is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace 

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