Production Scheduler (Inspection)

Position Summary:

Organizes and supports production schedule for production departments to ensure that processing procedures are carried out according to specifications by performing the following duties.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Evaluates production, Dimensional schedule to ensure compliance with processing specifications and work collaboratively cross functionally to meet production goals
• Observes processing of material; compares information with schedules to ensure compliance with processing specifications; informs supervisor of deviations from processing instructions and stops work if necessary; documents problems, procedures and production. Follows up and support engineers or department managers with corrective actions.
• Writes reports describing processing delays and deviations and provides recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Interprets shop travelers, drawings and procedures and recommends programs to performance metrics.
• Coordinates maintenance and repair of department units/machines and realigns production schedule if necessary.
• Coordinate with operations and leads to prepare for the next day’s production.
• Responsible for reporting of production.
• Generates daily and weekly production schedules to align with production goals and attend production meetings.
• Reports department schedules / production calls
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of all types of materials and thoroughly familiar with their characteristics regarding forging.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before managers or other Company employees.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Offices

Experience & Education

• two to five years related experience and/or training

Language Ability:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

Physical Demands

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.