Smith & Loveless is united under one cause: “Protecting Water. Protecting People.” We are seeking a Production Scheduler 1 to partner with our experienced production control team in this environmentally focused industry.
A Production Scheduler 1 at Smith and Loveless is primarily responsible for scheduling, proper loading, and reviewing of manufacturing orders related to sub-assemblies for all jobs; coordination of shop completion; revision and substitution implementation; material checking and expediting, backorder coordination, and monitoring of manufacturing order reporting for assigned jobs.
Benefits & Perks
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with automatic enrollment + employee-directed investment options
- Discretionary 401(k) Match based on performance (100% vested after 3 years)
- Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
- 100% Employer-Paid Benefits including life insurance & disability coverage
- Paid Time Off - 10 Paid Holidays; 2 weeks’ Vacation (3 weeks after 5 years); 6 Paid Sick/Personal Days annually
- Insurance & Financial Benefits - Medical Plans (PPO & High-Deductible options); Dental Insurance with preventative care covered at 100%; Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage; Group Life & AD&D Insurance (company-paid)
- Additional Benefits - Flexible Spending Account (FSA); Health Savings Account (HSA) (for HDHP participants); Voluntary Life & AD&D Coverage for employees and dependents
Job duties
- Process jobs received from the Application Engineering department to be sent to Design Engineering when complete.
- Process any Application Engineering revisions, including any changes made by the customer.
- Accurate and efficient implementations of revisions, substitutions, and backorders, coordination and follow-up between involved departments.
- Ensure prompt flow of materials to avoid production delays by monitoring open orders for timely receipt of material.
- Assist and advise shop personnel in expediting orders, in-process problems, and material delays.
- Print out Travelers and distribute with drawings to appropriate warehouse personnel, paying special attention to “hot items”.
- Handle receipts of submittals and orders for forecasting. Complete forecasting on a timely basis with a minimum of error for assigned product codes.
- Breakdown and send jobs to be scanned into microfilm for all jobs shipped every week.
- Maintain completed job files for three months as a backup.
- Other duties as assigned by Production Control Manager.
Skills/Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required; some college preferred.
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in an MRP manufacturing environment, preferably in expediting. Experience with Epicor Kinetic software is a plus.
- 2 years of accounting and industrial engineering experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with many different departments, sub-vendors, and individuals.
- Experience reading general ledgers (MRP), bills of materials and drawings.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Required to sit, stand and walk.
- Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
- Frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing.
- Reach with hands and arms.
- Required to talk and hear consistently.
- Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
- Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
- Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.
About us
For over 75 years, Smith & Loveless has provided innovative environmental engineering ingenuity and quality craftsmanship to the water industry by pioneering superior pre-engineered pumping, treatment and headworks systems to a global customer base. A true pioneer in the water and wastewater pumping industry, Smith & Loveless manufactures cost-effective, operator safe and efficient pump stations for municipalities, developments, industrial, governmental, and military facilities across the globe. Our energy-efficient and durable systems deliver unrivaled life-cycle cost savings. With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations on all seven continents, our innovative wastewater/reuse engineered products allow us to maintain our market leadership in lift stations, grit removal systems and over a complete range of wastewater treatment systems.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required; some college preferred
- 3 to 5 years experience in an MRP manufacturing environment, preferably in expediting
- Experience with Epicor Kinetic software is a plus
- 2 years of accounting and industrial engineering experience preferred
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with many different departments
- Experience reading general ledgers, bills of materials, and drawings
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
What We Do
Smith & Loveless Inc. provides pre-engineered water and wastewater treatment and pumping systems for municipalities, developments, industry, and governmental facilities, protecting the world's water and people with their solutions.
