Production Scheduler - Military veterans preferred

About Momentive TechnologiesMomentive Technologies delivers purity that inspires progress. Leveraging a nearly 75-year legacy of innovation, our ultra-high-purity products help enable high-quality processing and production for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, lighting, aerospace, water purification, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries.As a world leader in fused quartz and ceramic solutions, we offer an unrivaled ability to supply custom material solutions at scale to the highest standards of quality. By engineering custom materials with uncommon purity and unwavering precision, Momentive Technologies gives our customers the freedom to think big and develop transformative products that benefit mankind on the grandest of scales. Together, Momentive Technologies and our customers are reshaping the world.Production SchedulerThe Production Scheduler performs a number of duties that are essential to the smooth operation of Momentive Technologies Ceramics plants in Strongsville, Ohio and Kozuki, Japan. These duties include evaluating supply and demand in our manufacturing make-to-order environment and communicating schedules and updates to those schedules to multiple functional groups on a regular basis. Primary metrics for the Production Scheduler are OTIF (On Time, In Full delivery) and inventory. Duties and responsibilitiesShort term (1-14 days) manufacturing scheduleIntermediate production plan (up to the full standard lead time for a given product group)Inventory management of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goodsPlanning and administration of tolling locationsCommunication of the short and intermediate term production plans to the Supply Chain Manager, the relevant Operations groups, and the Commercial team, to Include prompt notification of any necessary changes to the original scheduleConfirming ship dates so that the customer service representatives can communicate a ship schedule to the customersWorking with Engineering to schedule furnaces to optimize yield, cost, inventory, and customer servicePlanning and scheduling of raw materials and intermediates to satisfy demand of finished goodsResponding to MRP signals and adjusting the schedule accordinglySetting up master data and planning parameters in SAP, including BOMs and recipes to establish capacity and material demandsIdentifying systematic errors and either communicating the errors (with recommendations) to the appropriate people or implementing correctionsCoordinating with fellow planner / schedulers to maximize efficient cooperation between Supply Chain and OperationsRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in a technical discipline or supply chain-related field3 to 5 years of work experience in a supply chain roleExperience with Continuous Improvement and Change ManagementExcellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with people at all levels of the businessExperience with ERP systemsPreferred QualificationsSupply Chain Experience in a Manufacturing EnvironmentExperienced with manufacturing drawings and machine shop operationsStrong proficiency in SAPWe are an Equal Opportunity EmployerWe treat all our associates and candidates as equals. We require all associates and managers to do so too and comply with employment laws and regulations. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We are committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.Accessibility GuidelinesWe are committed to making the on-line application experience easy and accessible to individuals with disabilities. We are constantly making improvements to comply with the spirit of the "Americans with Disabilities Act," and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. If any of the information on the website is not accessible to you due to a disability, please contact us via email at jason.cole@momentivetech.com. Please provide the location of the inaccessible information and the format you wish to have the information presented and we will be happy to send it to you, either via your email address or a separate mailing address you provide. If you prefer, you may contact us and we will be happy to assist you with the application process.