Production Scheduler

Company Description

With over 60 years of experience in boat building, SeaArk Boats, a part of the Correct Craft family, is the industry’s premier aluminum fishing boat manufacturer. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, SeaArk Boats is known for outstanding product quality and excellent customer service. SeaArk builds catfish, bass, and crappie fishing boats, as well as jon boats, duck boats, and bay boats, with a wide variety of tunnel and jet tunnel hulls available. For more information visit www.seaarkboats.com.

Job Description

The Production Scheduler will coordinate schedules and inventories to ensure efficient and effective operation of the assigned department and/or facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics, and manufacturing departments.
• Collaborates with these departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve client or customer needs.
• Periodically compares current and anticipated orders with available inventory of raw materials; uses judgment to anticipate demand for and to acquire additional supplies as needed.
• Negotiates with outside supply vendors; ensures accurate and timely delivery of orders.
• Integrates sales orders with master schedule; coordinates availability of raw materials, supplies, equipment, and staff as needed to meet delivery dates.
• Maintains master distribution schedule for the assigned facility; revises as needed and alerts appropriate staff of schedule changes or delays.
• Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales, marketing, and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with sales, production, shipping, purchasing, and customer service staff.
• Performs other related duties, as required.
  

Qualifications

Knowledge, Education, and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• At least five years of related experience required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Technical Experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of the business and supply chain.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Extremely proficient with production planning systems, such as MRP II.
• Proficient in MS Office products (Excel, Word, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint).

Additional Information

Americans with Disability Specifications

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions, normal office environment or a factory environment that is not climate controlled. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The factory in certain areas maintains a high aluminum and dust environment. 

Personal Protective Equipment might be required in certain areas of the factory, including but not limited to safety glasses, respirators, hearing protection, gloves, and protective garments.

Employees in safety-sensitive positions must report working fit for duty and must remain fit for duty throughout their workday. To be fit for duty, the employee must not be impaired by alcohol, illicit drugs, or medication.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

SeaArk Boats provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, SeaArk Boats complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

SeaArk Boats expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of SeaArk Boats’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.