Position Overview / Summary
Metalex is seeking a highly motivated Master Production Scheduler that will be responsible for developing and maintaining weekly production schedules for critical manufacturing resources and ensuring successful execution to achieve on-time delivery, cost and quality targets for customer projects across a diverse group of industries including Space, Energy, Defense, Aerospace, Marine and Consumer Goods.
As a key leader within our Production Control and Project Management team at Metalex, you will have a dynamic role engaging internal functions / team members of the company including the shop, Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Purchasing, Subcontract, Quotation, Sales and Accounting. You will be providing critical support to teammates throughout the project life cycle to ensure exceptional on-time delivery, quality and best overall value for our customers and our company.
Metalex is a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you will be expected to challenge and be challenged, learn new things each day, create and innovate, all while working on critical components for exciting products that travel from the deepest depths of the ocean to products that fly high above the earth’s atmosphere into space.
Responsibilities:
The primary role of the Master Scheduler is to use our ERP system to schedule and prioritize manufacturing resources in a way that maximizes productivity and quality, provides consistent flow while also meeting on-time delivery commitments to internal and external customers. This includes the following detailed responsibilities:
- Use an ERP system to manage machine schedules and publish updated schedules each week.
- Monitor overall shop load, identify bottlenecks early and take action to prevent delivery issues.
- Monitor and update lead-times and delivery dates in a timely manner in the ERP system. Champion and ensure system accuracy.
- Eliminate waste, non-value added efforts and hidden costs by providing effective and efficient machine and work center schedules.
- Meet on-time delivery needs of both internal and external customers.
- Balance overall workload based on available resources and people ensuring adequate workflow.
- Ensure external suppliers and subcontractors are aligned to support on-time delivery.
- Document and track all changes orders for additional work scope until closed
- Track and monitor quality issues, facilitating activities to ensure timely resolution.
- Forecast and track shipments to achieve monthly targets.
- Publish internal metrics and monitor external metrics and implement documented plans for opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluate existing scheduling and planning systems and processes and work with the Production Control Business Unit Leader to implement improvements that will elevate performance.
- Attend daily production and operations meetings, as a key contributor, inform all stakeholders of challenges and engage the right teammates to rapidly develop a solution in a team environment.
- Use Metalex existing systems and tools to ensure visibility of challenges as they arise on a daily basis.
- Support Quotation efforts to estimate competitive lead times for prospective projects we are bidding on.
- Achieve product profitability goals by completing projects within required time constraints while meeting all quality, cost and delivery targets. Constantly be searching for new and innovative ways to drive down the total cost of manufacturing.
- Support Metalex company culture by operating in a self-directed manner, consistently demonstrating leadership and taking initiative to make yourself, your teammates and the company better each day.
Requirements
- 5+ years of manufacturing scheduling and planning with ERP system experience within a manufacturing job shop, Aerospace or industrial environment.
- Four-year technical degree or equivalent experience.
- Motivated self-starter with the mindset to develop systems and processes for the improvement of the position and organization.
- Possess exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills to enable successful execution of production plans to meet and exceed customer expectations and drive continuous improvement.
- Established record of accomplishing projects on time.
- Highly organized individual who can manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously and adapt to on-going changing situations in a fast paced dynamic environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey information tactfully and effectively to all levels of the organization.
- Superior project management, team building, and leadership skills.
- Advanced computer skills with strong emphasis on MS Office (specifically MS Project and creating macros & visual basic) as well as outlook and internet usage and research abilities.
- Ability to successfully work well within teams and groups.
- Understanding of manufacturing processing methods (milling, turning, grinding, welding, EDM, Assembly, etc) a plus.
- Job responsibilities require U.S. Citizenship & a drug free work place.
Compensation and Benefits
- Highly Competitive Wages
- PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Family Health Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Family Dental Plan
- 401K Plan w/ Match
- Employee Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Voluntary Short & Long Term Disability
- Exercise Facility for employees and family
- Montana cabin available for vacations
Company Overview
Metalex is a performance-driven, high quality, advanced technology, contract machining company. We specialize in high precision machining, fabrication and mechanical assembly of complex, close tolerance parts, assemblies and tooling. Our highly talented team of designers, engineers, programmers and machinists embrace challenging first-time projects and prototypes for high tech needs as well as optimize processes for production runs on commercial applications.
For nearly 50 years, we have been serving a diverse customer base across many industries including Aerospace, Energy, Oil & Gas, Science, Consumer Goods, Space, Marine and many more. We continuously reinvest in our technology, facilities and people to provide world-class manufacturing capability to our customers on their most ambitious projects regardless of size. Metalex is proud to be the one-stop, partner of choice for industry leading companies across multiple markets.
Metalex prides itself on a strong culture with open, honest and straightforward communication, teamwork, attention to detail and a ‘can do’ attitude. Individuals and teams strive to be the best they can be, holding each other accountable with clearly defined Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations.
As a member of the Metalex team, you will be part of a company recognized as one of the most advanced manufacturing organizations in the United States, known industry wide for taking on the most challenging manufacturing projects that many others deem too difficult. With a small but dynamic team of 120 people, at Metalex, you are not just a number, you are an important part of our team. We operate with open and honest communication at all levels of our organization, ensuring all team members are empowered to; learn, make decisions and drive improvement.
We offer excellent mentoring and career development to ensure you have all of the knowledge, training and tools that you need to successfully meet a wide range of manufacturing challenges. With a flat company structure, we believe that we need many leaders in our organization, as a result you will have opportunities to advanced and grow professionally. Your hard work and dedication will be rewarded with competitive compensation and job satisfaction.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Metalex is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regards to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated at Metalex.
Employer Rights
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked to perform other duties. We have the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract of employment. Your continued employment with our company is by mutual consent.
Job Type: Full-time
Expected hours: 48 – 50 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Are you willing to work an average of 48 hours per week including 5 hours every other Saturday?
- Are you currently working? Why are you looking to change jobs and what do you hope to gain by working at Metalex?
- If you live more than an hour from our company are you looking at relocating?
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person
