Master Scheduler

About Us:
BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose: People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers' toughest challenges as our own - delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands - trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success. Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the master production schedule to balance customer demand, manufacturing & engineering capacity, material availability, and business priorities. This role requires a deep understanding of MRP/ERP material planning, S&OP/SIOP, master scheduling and capacity planning. The Master Scheduler plays a critical part in ensuring on-time delivery, efficient use of resources, and alignment between engineering, supply chain, manufacturing to meet customer requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule based on customer orders and contractual commitments, aligned to manufacturing and engineering capacity, and materials availability.
• Maintain accurate scheduling data within ITP, ERP/MRP and/or other planning systems.
• Translate engineering schedules, bills of materials (BOMs), and routings into executable production plans.
• Coordinate short- and long-term capacity planning to ensure feasible schedules.
• Manage schedule changes, priorities, and constraints while minimizing disruption to production.
• Serve as the primary scheduling liaison between manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, project management and sales.
• Participate in and may lead the MCR and S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) or production planning meetings, maintaining and communicating key milestone due dates.
• Identify capacity constraints and collaborate on solutions such as overtime, subcontracting, or shared capacity across other Packaging sites.
• Track and report key metrics such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and lead times.
• Analyze schedule performance and root causes of delays; recommend corrective actions.
• May generate reports and dashboards to support decision-making and leadership reviews.
• May provide daily work instructions for planners, including providing guidance for optimal release sequencing, parts staging and organization set-up.
• Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities in response to strategic priorities and business needs.

Operational Excellence

• Exceed Customers Expectations and deliver on the Trust they've given us through their order.
• Embody Barry-Wehmiller's Team Member Expectations & Team Member Goals.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase workflow optimization, efficiency and waste reduction.
• Adhere to standard processes and practices.
• Follow all safety guidelines, including wearing required PPE, and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, materials management, operations, business administration or equivalent related work experience.
• Minimum 5 years' applicable experience in production planning, master scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Professional certifications such as APICS or CPIM preferred, not required.
• Proficient with MRP or ERP systems; MAPICS experience preferred, not required.
• Proficient with standard business tools including Microsoft Office.
• Proficient with Microsoft BI and Microsoft Planner preferred, not required.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, and material flow.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or engineered-products environments preferred.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined in follow-up and execution.

Physical Demands (Essential Functions)

• Primarily office-based with regular interaction on the manufacturing floor.
• Ability to sit or stand and work at a desk or workstation for extended periods,
• Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and phone for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to read information on screens, documents, and presentations and to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in a variety of environments, including office settings and manufacturing plants.
• May require occasional extended hours to support critical production or delivery milestones.

The approximate pay range for this position is $78,000-$95,000 per year.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.


Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company:
BW Packaging