Production Scheduler

Job Description

Job DescriptionAIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Job Summary:

The Production Scheduler creates and maintains production schedules in order to ensure that the company’s goals are achieved and that deadlines are met. They post schedules, solve production problems, seek to improve processes, and help fulfill the company’s expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage production scheduling system that balances plant capacity (labor and equipment), engineering requirements, and customer deadlines.
• Assess manufacturing requirements, production capacity, and identify and report plant capacity constraints with the need to O/S.
• Develop reporting mechanism that enables daily production run lists.
• Monitor workflow and schedules to proactively identify issues and to ensure on-time delivery.
• Assist the manufacturing departments to actively manage the production schedules.
• Monitor production efforts and resolve issues.
• Resolve shortages (equipment, manpower, documentation, material) problems in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with necessary departments to develop and maintain scheduling parameters.
• Review preventative maintenance schedule to avoid outages and repairs during production that could cause delays in the production schedule.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School diploma or GED.
• One to three years related experience and/or training.

• Previous technical aerospace tooling experience preferred.

• Previous experience managing scheduling and capacity within ERP/MRP system preferred.

• Experience working within an AS9100/ISO quality plan a plus.
• Proficient with Excel.
• Forklift Certification or ability to gain a certification (for some locations.)

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• This position may require a government security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.
• Follows processes and standard procedures.
• Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ensures that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and Office Environment. Temperature Controlled.

Exposure Types:

• Bloodborne pathogens
• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment
• Metal shavings

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

Physical Demands:

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.

• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Operate a motor vehicle and/or heavy equipment.(For some locations.)
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

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Company DescriptionAdvanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.

Company Description

Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.