Production Scheduler (Finance)

Job Summary Responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the master production schedule to ensure timely delivery of products while optimizing production efficiency, inventory levels, and resource utilization. This role collaborates closely with operations, supply chain, sales, and other departments to align production with customer demand and meet the company's financial expectations. Job Responsibilities Develop, adjust and maintain a detailed master production schedule based on demand forecasts, customer orders, and inventory policies. Ensure production schedules align with capacity, material availability, and resource constraints. Identify scheduling conflicts, resource shortages, or bottlenecks. Monitor and communicate significant issues of delayed customer shipments, production problems, inventory shortages to management daily. Collaborate with production, procurement, and supply chain teams to ensure materials and resources are available for scheduled production. Analyze work flow and sequence of operations to streamline operations and enhance overall supply chain performance. Track and report scheduling performance and recommend process improvements to enhance productivity and reduce lead times. Ensure schedules comply with company policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards. Support the planning department in ensuring a seamless release of work to the production floor. Identify new or possible hazards in the workplace and report them to your management Must work with the EHS department to ensure all local, state, and federal regulatory agencies requirements are met; OSHA, NFPA, DNR, EPA and Amphenol sustainability practices. Must work with the Quality department to ensure all quality standards are met for AS9100 certification. Comply with company policies and procedures. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field OR 3 + years' experience in production planning, scheduling, or a similar role in a manufacturing environment (preferred) OR An equivalent combination of education and experience. Passage of appropriate testing to advance in ABC certification program. Physical: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., occasionally. Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stooping, twist, reach, reach overhead. Must be able to see information on a computer monitor. Knowledge: English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography, and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. Skills: Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Attention to Detail —Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. Computer Usage — Ability to use MS Office, fax, and use internet. Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively. Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others. Abilities: Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period without being distracted.