Production Scheduling Manager

Business Profile:

PCC Fasteners and Engineered Products, which include the PCC Industrial & Distribution Group, consist of specialized manufacturing businesses that produce fasteners, precision components, systems, tooling, and engineered system solutions for a diverse group of end customers in the automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial machinery, and other performance-driven markets.

PCC Fasteners and Engineered Products&39; manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industry-leading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership ensure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.

Location Profile:

Located in North Hollywood, CA, Avibank Manufacturing, Inc., a PCC Company, a part of the Engineered Products Group, is among the world&39;s leading manufacturers specializing in the design and production of sophisticated fasteners and multi-component fastening systems and devices, solving difficult engineering and critical performance problems.

Position Summary:

The Production Scheduling Manager will lead a team consisting of Scheduling Planners, Material Planners, and Expeditors to meet production goals and requirements. The Production Control Manager will be responsible for ensuring the weekly build plan is tracking to completion and product flows to dock. The position will interface will all levels of Management.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Compiles and records production data from; customer orders, work orders, product specifications, and individual worker production sheets.
• Calculates factors such as types and quantities of items produced, materials used, amount of scrap, and frequency of defects. Checks and verifies results against standard production rates.
• Clearing difficulties that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Initiates component and assembly orders.
• Reviews material inventory records and prepares requisitions for procurement of materials and supplies base upon production schedules established by others.
• Charts production, based on statistics compiled, for reference by production and management personnel.
• Sorts and distributes work orders or material to team.
• Utilizes Scheduling Planner(s) to commit to weekly ship and dock numbers.
• Manages delinquencies through additions to the build plan and ensures their team is pushing the appropriate product.
• Identifies and administers RCCA as required to prevent future delays
• Coordinates with program managers to communicate any delays or expedites on product and works to align sales orders as required
• Refreshes and monitors minimum order quantities, lead times and current yields for economic build rates
• Reviews BOM’s to add in missing extraneous components to ensure product is available in assembly.
• Schedules source inspection as required to support shipment of product

Required Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong influencing skills within a matrix organization
• Knowledge of production and inventory management
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Required Experience:

• 4 or more years’ experience in production planning in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in manufacturing or engineering
• Advanced Level in Microsoft Excel
• MS Project experience
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
• Six Sigma training preferred

Level of Education:

• 4-year degree from an accredited college or 2-year degree from a technical school combined with production control experience win a manufacturing environment

U.S. Person Status:

• This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful application must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. &39;Green Card Holder&39;), and certain categories of Political Asylees and Refugees.