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Job Description

Job Description

Master Production Scheduler

The Master Production Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing the master production schedule across all product lines using Infor CloudSuite Industrial (CSI) with Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS). This role ensures alignment between sales demand, manufacturing capacity, and material availability to achieve on-time delivery, efficient resource utilization, and operational flow. The Master Scheduler serves as the central authority for schedule integrity, driving disciplined use of CSI workbenches, exception management, and coordination across production teams.

Key Roles :

• Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) within CSI, ensuring all production aligns with approved S&OP build plans and capacity constraints.
• Run APS workbenches daily, review, and act on exceptions to ensure timely visibility and action on scheduling conflicts.
• Oversee and approve schedules across all product lines (Municipal, Skid / Excavator, Cherokee, etc.), ensuring subordinate schedulers follow approved sequencing and capacity plans.
• Identify production and material risks early (capacity constraints, late suppliers, engineering changes, or part shortages) and develop practical solutions or escalation recommendations before schedules are impacted.
• Lead daily and weekly production and scheduling meetings, providing clear priorities, communicating constraints, and maintaining alignment.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to resolve conflicts, improve flow, and eliminate schedule volatility.
• Maintain system discipline, no hard-dating of jobs or manual manipulation outside APS logic unless approved by the VP of Operations.
• Lead, manage and hold accountable direct reports. Continuously train, coach, and work to enhance performance of existing employees to include hiring as needed.
• Establish clear performance expectations, KPI’s and hold team accountable for results.

Responsibilities :

Planning & Scheduling

Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule in CSI using APS-generated data and approved demand plans.

Run APS daily; review, validate, and act on exceptions including late jobs, material shortages, and capacity overloads.

Level-load production schedules to align with available labor and machine capacity while supporting on-time delivery.

Coordinate schedule dependencies and communicate changes to all stakeholders in a structured, transparent manner.

Collaborate with purchasing and inventory management to ensure material availability supports production requirements.

Support new product introductions and engineering changes by validating schedule impact and ensuring smooth integration.

Execution & Communication

Continuous Improvement

Systems and Reporting

All other duties are performed as necessary.

Qualifications :

Key Performance Metrics :

Schedule Adherence (% of jobs completed as planned)

Location and Hours :

Location : 350 E 60th St N

Hours : 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm (in office)

Days of Shift : Monday-Friday

A full benefits package is available for all full-time employees.

Exhibit Diamond Company Values :

CUSTOMER FOCUSED

Meeting and exceeding internal and external customer expectations is the responsibility of everyone.

We are committed to being a World Class organization and the greatest partner to our customers.

We will listen, support, engage with empathy, our work must drive the success of our internal and external customers and team members.

ACCOUNTABILITY

We will be responsible for the commitments we make, and the expectations placed on us.

When we fail, we will own it, learn from it and make the appropriate changes.

We will act with exceptional integrity in everything we do.

We will be open to receiving and giving feedback.

TEAM PLAYER

Teamwork and clear communication are paramount to our success.

We will seek and provide constructive feedback to one another, work as a collaborator, treat peers with respect and dignity, engage all team members as partners to solve problems and support one another with a positive attitude.

SAFETY

We believe safety must be at the forefront of all our decision-making.

We will proactively invest in safe solutions and act consciously every day to keep ourselves, team members and customers safe.

GRIT

We have the passion, determination and work ethic that gives us the ability to push through, to get to the end goal and recognize the obstacles we have overcome along the way.

When we tackle a difficult situation, we are determined to never give up and be the best in the industry.

Diamond Mowers is an EEO / AA Employer M / F / Disability / Vet.

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