Lead Scheduler Job in Fort Worth, Texas US
Lead Scheduler
Job Description Job Number: 1514881 Business GE Transportation Business Segment: Transportation About Us: GE is planning for tomorrow. Where will you be? For more than 125 years, GE has been respected for its performance and innovative spirit. GE people worldwide are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services that help solve some of the world's toughest problems. We are staffing now for our new Forth Worth facility, a manufacturing division of GE Transportation set to open in 2012! GE Transportation is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, marine, drilling, wind and mining industries. We provide freight passenger locomotives, railway signaling and communications systems, information technology solutions, marine engines, motorized drive systems for mining trucks and drills, high-quality replacement parts and value added services. With sales in excess of $4.5 billion, GE Transportation employs approximately 10,000 employees worldwide. Working for GE Transportation is exciting challenging. Come see what you are missing! Posted Position Title: Lead Scheduler - OHV Career Level: Experienced Function Manufacturing Function Segment: Materials Location: United States U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: Texas City: Fort Worth Postal Code: 76137-2460 Relocation Assistance Yes Role Summary/Purpose: The Lead Scheduler will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes across two manufacturing units. In this role, you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals. Essential Responsibilities - Provide leadership and strategic direction for the planning team and ensure integration with critical business processes / functions - Lead the creation of detailed plan requirements, utilizing advanced planning tools to optimize customer service levels, inventory, resource utilization, and total costs - Lead the analysis and determination of appropriate order, inventory, and replenishment policies - Determine priorities to match available supply to demands to achieve established customer contract obligations and operational business goals - Ensure the use of modeling data and collaborative problem solving for execution of optimization simulations and recovery scheduling - Understand and articulate the necessity of the contributions of each department to successfully meet inventory and customer CTQs - Ensure application of all best practices, Lean and Six Sigma in the planning, sourcing, management of inventory and capacity - Establish basic rules and responsibilities of planners - Prioritize planner responsibilities for simplification and process improvements - Drive Global Mindset into Scheduling by businesses best practices sharing - Ensure all employees complete all internal training Qualifications/Requirements: - Bachelors Degree from an accredited university or college OR a High School Diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in manufacturing - At least 3 additional years of experience in manufacturing Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics - Prior leadership experience - Six Sigma training (GE employees only) - Ability to organize daily schedule while remaining flexible and handle multiple tasks and priorities - Ability to foster a team environment and drive change - Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization - Strong customer mindset - Understanding and application of inclusiveness between all departments - Strong influencing and negotiation skills - Ability to effectively manage changing and conflicting priorities and resolve appropriately - Strong project management skills - Demonstrated oral and written communication skills - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills Why join one great company when you can join many? We are more than 280,000 people with jobs that range from biochemist to finance specialist to wind energy engineer. Were passionate about making life better with new ideas and technologies. Were diverse, supporting our communities in more than 140 countries. Experience personal growth and competency development as part of the GE team. Around the world, we are helping build the healthcare, transportation and aviation of the new century. GE Transportation is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, marine, drilling, wind and mining industries. We provide freight passenger locomotives, railway signaling and communications systems, information technology solutions, marine engines, motorized drive systems for mining trucks and drills, high-quality replacement parts and value added services. With sales in excess of $4.5 billion, GE Transportation is headquartered in Erie, PA, and employs approximately 10,000 employees worldwide. Learn more about GE Transportation today! 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