Master Planner / Scheduler

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is a leading worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries. PCC is a high quality business with dominant positions in most segments of the markets in which it serves.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion dollar company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide.  PCC has over 160 plants and has a presence in twenty-six states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffet, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Wyman-Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all of the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman-Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman-Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications.

Located in Dillon, South Carolina Wyman Gordon is a major industrial manufacturer serving a wide range of industries including aerospace, power generation, and industrial businesses.

 

The Master Production Scheduler is responsible for developing the master production plan to satisfy customer delivery expectations while carrying minimum effective inventory. The qualified individual will be responsible for providing the plant with a production plan consistent with the plant capacity and sales forecast and scheduling raw material. The sales forecasts, new business opportunities, customer expectations, and internal capacity constraints will be used to develop these production plans. Strong collaboration with the Plant Manager, Business Managers, Operations, Sales, Customer Service and Management will be critical to meeting business goals.

• Master Planning, including Production Planning and Planning Process
• Responsible for Sale, Inventory, Operations and Planning (SIOP)
• Demand management and forecasting
• Supervise Buyers/Planners.
• Liaison between Purchasing and Customer Service Departments for scheduling raw material.
• Works closely with Estimating for the set-up of Bills of Materials and routers.
• Works closely with IT personnel to review and develop functionality in the manufacturing systems.
• Observes all safety and environmental procedures as outlined in Cardinal Rules and Quality System Requirements (QSR).

• BA/BS degree. Preferably in Supply Chain Management, Logistics.
• Minimum ten (10) years related professional experience with at least (5) years in a related master scheduling/planner/analyst position and/or equivalent supply chain experience.
• APICS certification preferred.

• Knowledge and experience with planning systems (ERP, MRP, etc.). Experience with Syteline, Apriso, Ortem, and Enovia preferred.
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment processes.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to reason and influence at all levels.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Computer skills: Planning systems understanding/experience; Microsoft Excel skills: intermediate to advanced user, Microsoft Office skills; PC skills.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Heavy Manufacturing (Steel making, automotive or forging preferred)
• Familiarity with e-commerce.
• Familiarity with metal manufacturing processes.
• Theoretical and practical understanding of the Theory of Constraints.
• Ability to see the “big picture.”
• Ability to multi-task.
• 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. 'Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Political Asylees and Refugees