High school diploma or equivalent required.
Must have previous production planning, scheduling, materials planning, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment.
Experience creating and maintaining production schedules for multiple production lines, machines, or work centers.
Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, production planning systems, and inventory/material requirements planning.
Strond understanding of capacity planning, material availability, lead times, production constraints, and supply-and-demand balancing.
Ability to analyze sales demand, forecasts, inventory, capacity, and production data to identify potential shortages, bottlenecks, backlogs, and scheduling conflicts.
Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excell.
Ability to develop, maintain, and report production planning and scheduling metrics/KPIs.
Experience in identifying opportunities for and participating in continuous improvement of planning, scheduling, and production-control processes.
Ability to work with incomplete or changing information and help develop standardized processes, tools, and systems to improve data accuracy and scheduling effectiveness.