Production Planner / Master Schedule

Are you ready for your next challenge? Are you the kind of person who is driven to find ways to make processes better or more efficient? Are you able to influence those around to adopt your ideas and process changes?

Fluke is a world class manufacturing company and is seeking a dynamic individual with a strong skill set, solid track record, and willingness to grow and advance within a top-notch organization. We offer excellent compensation, benefits, and a bright future. We have a superb reputation and potential for rapid growth

The Master Scheduler is responsible for creating and maintaining a master schedule for Customer Orders, Job Orders, Material and Manufacturing Resources that effectively balances Supply and Demand for manufactured and procured product. The company Master Schedule is aligned with the Business Operations Plan resulting from Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) and is the basis for detailed manufacturing schedules and Job Orders on the shop floor. The goal is to produce and manage a level loaded factory plan that optimizes capacity utilization and inventory. Developing, implementing, and improving on current scheduling processes, tools and systems is a key element of this role.

Key Attributes Required for this Position:

• Strong attention to detail and analytical ability required.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Ability thrive in a fast paced, metric driven environment.
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Solid understanding of materials flow and inventory triggers such as Kanban

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzes Demand and Supply at the Item, Customer Order and Master Schedule levels, determines out of balance conditions, identifies alternatives, and recommends actions for approval.
• Coordinates with Sales, Inventory, Procurement, Production Control and Manufacturing to better understand lead times for master scheduled items, seeks ways to reduce internal lead times as well as lead times to the customer.
• Conducts Capacity Planning prior to publishing a Master Schedule.
• Summarizes daily and weekly Master Schedules for released orders and compares these to the Operating Plan to ensure that the Master Schedule is aligned with SIOP commitments.
• Creates a Master Schedule that satisfies customer demand while level loading work to be released to manufacturing and optimizing inventory levels and resource utilization.
• Creates a Master Schedule that can be used for detailed material/capacity planning as well as financial planning.
• Actively participates as a key Subject Matter Expert in Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning (SIOP), helping to set priorities when demand outstrips capacity.
• Provides monthly Capacity Planning, maintains, and updates capacity data for all critical resources/work cells.
• Maintains scheduling parameters, such as lead times, lot sizes, and cycle times,

etc.

• Liaisons with Engineering, Buyers/Planners and Operations Managers to ensure appropriate labor, machine and scrap standards are considered in the master schedule.

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing supply chain or equivalent/related fields

• 3- 5 years of experience in role progressively increasing responsibilities in Production Planning or Production Control in a Manufacturing environment
• Previous experience in Master Scheduling/Capacity Planning.
• Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity, and efficiency measurements
• Strong knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Proficient with Oracle Business Intelligence systems.
• Must be proficient in Excel (advanced formulas, pivots, if/then).
• Strong collaboration abilities with Operations, Sales, Customer Service and Management
• Experience in managing manufacturing processes, productivity and efficiency measurement

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of global businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With more than $6 billion in annual revenues, Fortive’s well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 24,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 40 countries around the world. Our team grows by tackling challenges that accelerate progress and further their careers. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of our company’s operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com.
Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand. "The company in which you have expressed employment interest is a subsidiary or affiliate of Fortive Corporation. The subsidiary or affiliate is referred to as a Fortive Company. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law. The "EEO is the Law" poster is available at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1-866-272-5573 or e-mail applyassistance@fortive.com to request accommodation."