Production Scheduler

Continental Disc Corporation, LLC (“CDC”) designs and manufactures safety-critical products that protect pressure-containing vessels from catastrophic failure. CDC is headquartered in Liberty, Missouri (outside Kansas City), and has manufacturing operations in Houston, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India with additional sales offices in India, the Netherlands and China. CDC benefits from being one of the most recognized brands in its industry and a reputation for outstanding quality earned over its more than 55 years of operation. CDC’s customers include blue-chip companies in the chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, general industrial, aerospace, defense, food and beverage, municipal, and other markets globally.

Continental Disc Corporation has 50+ years’ experience engineering and manufacturing rupture discs, valves and flame control products that protect the lives of our customers and our environment. We attribute our success to our commitment to growth, quality and innovation. We encourage members of the CDC team to support our efforts toward continuous improvement. We value and celebrate the team’s efforts to move our company forward through incremental advances and breakthrough achievements.

Production Schedulers plan, schedule and coordinate all activities required to move an order through the manufacturing process

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Review in-coming orders for accuracy and completeness.

- Check that material and shop orders are created or on order for components.

- Monitor emails for request to improve or change quantities or ship dates.

- Monitor progress of all open sales orders, focusing on adherence to schedule and on-time delivery.

- Adjust production schedules as needed in response to manufacturing and supply chain issues, notifying supervisor of any changes.

- Perform other job duties as assigned, based on workload and business need.

- Review Production Planning Quotes for lead times which include standard and Expedited deliveries.

- Work closely with Sales notifying them if orders are going to be delayed.

- Working with Engineering if issues due to structure or routers.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

- High school diploma or GED. Associate’s degree in Business or other related field preferred.

- This can be an entry level position.  At least one (1) year experience as planning, expediting or production control in a similar high mix/low volume production environment is preferred.

SKILLS:

- Working knowledge of computers sufficient to successfully use company ERP system, Microsoft Windows and Office.

- Basic math skills.

- Intermediate reading skills.

- Effective verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to understand and interpret manufacturing procedures.

- Ability to perform the essential functions of each subordinate position in department.

- Ability to read basic drawings a plus.

BEHAVORIAL:

- Problem Solving – Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.

- Planning – Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

- Time Management – Uses their time effectively and efficiently; values times; concentrates their efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to broader range of activities.

- Priority Setting – Spends their time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.

- Dealing with Ambiguity – Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

- Informing – Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team and organization provides individuals with information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information.

- Patience – Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgements and acting; waits for others to catch up before acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing; follows established process.

- Perseverance – Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.

- Written Communications – Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

- Organizational Agility – Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of the organization.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Sufficient manual dexterity to successfully use a computer.

- Ability to sit for extended periods of time, up to 8 hours per day, though possibly more when overtime is required.

- Frequently required to stand and/or walk, up to 2 hours per day, and make frequent trips from the office area to the manufacturing area.

- Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment when in the manufacturing area, including, but not limited to, safety glasses and safety shoes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and 401K with Match eligible day one. Employee Assistance Program, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, Voluntary Accident, Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Voluntary Cancer Plan, Fitness Room, Safety Shoe Reimbursement, Prescription Eye Glass Allowance, 12 Holidays* (one floating) , Paid time off, Tuition Reimbursement and so much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CDC does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, familial status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities