Scheduler

Scheduler Position

US Farathane is seeking a scheduler at our Auburn Hills plant. The scheduler plans and prepares production schedules for the manufacture of industrial or commercial products by performing the following duties.

US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable management team and dedicated associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE's and TPO's as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements and maintain plant capacity data base. Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
• Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers.
• Confirms with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Schedules production using Parts +.
• Participates in fast response meeting and be prepared to cover short ship issues and supply or customer increase issues.
• Observes inventory levels to determine if they need to be increased / decreased always focus on inventory reductions.
• Assists in smooth transition of any supplier change or product change.
• Plans bank builds.
• Assists with capacity questionnaires as requested by customer(s).
• Coordinates with production / engineering for sample runs.
• Follows through with ECN changes with quoting and bank build.
• Assists corporate purchasing with volumes and service reports.
• It is the responsibility of all employees to take corrective actions for all nonconforming items identified by the employee.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as they relate to overall safe and efficient plant operation.
• Supervisory responsibilities- in the event that this position becomes vacant, the materials manager will resume responsibilities.
• Environmental responsibilities- cooperation with action team directives. Familiar with evacuation plans. Trained in clean-up modules. Familiar with environmental plant postings.
• Conducts cycle counts, investigates discrepancies.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Complies with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Backs up other departmental functions : buyer, customer service, customer portals.
• Maintains updated cycle times in Parts +.
• Analyzes production trends and efficiencies.

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

US Farathane Offers an Impressive Compensation and Benefits Package Including :

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of US Farathane. The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.