Master Scheduler at Thermogenics Inc – Aurora, Ontario

Purpose

This position will be responsible for scheduling and planning of manufacturing activities for Thermogenics. This role is cross functional, collaborative, and dynamic requiring a basic understanding of all elements of the Thermogenics manufacturing process. In addition this position will communicate and coordinate the production schedule for MFG Cell production with Quality and Supply Chain.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs, maintains, owns and continuously improves the detailed manufacturing schedule.
• Communication of short-term and long term schedule. Focused on delivering products on-time by identifying constraints and proposing scheduling modifications to relieve constraints.
• Coordinates personnel and resource requirements within manufacturing to ensure proposed schedules can be met. The role will ensure alignment with all Quality compliance, process requirements, readiness, timeline and revenue commitments, including asset availability to ensure schedule adherence and maximize efficiency and asset utilization.
• Requires scheduling meetings to update schedules and incorporate non-routine activities along with advanced levels of information sharing and interactions with all functional groups across Thermogenics for key inputs and for reporting outputs.
• Ensures that all KPI’s, metrics, and commitments are being managed and issues resolved in a timely manner to aide overall success for the group.
• Partners with manufacturing to schedule preventive maintenance, corrective/general maintenance, and CAPEX activities.
• Collaborates with Change Control team and supports the change control process as it applies to new products.
• Designs, coordinates, and executes minor scheduling projects related to scheduling process. Scheduler formalizes all key inputs, requirements and parameters into a short-term detailed production schedule.
• Develops and implements scheduling best practices (Heijunka boards, Kanban pull signals, Shop floor visual management).
• Lead problem solving efforts associated with production planning; determine root cause of problems and implement short and long term corrective actions.
• Monitor and assure the appropriate use of overtime
• Other duties as assigned.

TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience leading in a manufacturing/operations environment
• Strong knowledge of boiler parts and offered products
• Advanced knowledge of Excel as well as Jonas (or related) ERP systems
• Strong project management skills and a proven record of supporting and driving process improvements