Director of Planning & Scheduling

Position Summary:Responsible for managing the master business production scheduling and planning for the organization. Ensures operations are efficient, deadlines are met. Achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as On-Time Delivery (OTD) and inventory management.Duties and Responsibilities:Maintain resource loaded integrated master business schedules and oversee a department of Operational planning & scheduling professionals.Business tie breaker. Over customer and functional area business decision related to schedules.Maintaining detailed project schedules for numerous projects by aligning production schedules with customer deadlines.Collaborate with PM’s, management, Project Controls and production staff to adjust schedules.Anticipate delays by closely working with estimating team to ensure the availability of resources, labor, equipment, and contractors to meet deadlines.Analyze schedule performance, identify potential delays, and recommend corrective action.Develop and maintain the logic, activities, constraints, and milestones to provided fully integrated Engineering, Procurement, Operational and Field Service project schedules.Mitigate risk by identifying potential challenges that may impact schedules; develop contingency plans to minimize delays and ensure project progress.Create and maintain master schedule to regularly track project milestones and progress against the schedule.Manage reports and import/export project data to systems.Build long-term production plans using data analytics to ensure material flow and production optimization.Lean Manufacturing Implementation: Proficiency in Lean principles and the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce waste, optimize material flow, and enhance factory productivity.