Job Title:
Production Scheduler

Company: FLEXRACK by Qcells

Location: jackson, MS

Created: 2024-04-20

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

This is your chance to join the rapidly growing commercial solar energy business.FlexRack is an integrated solar company that offers custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis solar tracking systems in the commercial and utility-scale solar mounting industries. FlexRack also offers full services, including engineering, geotechnical, pullout testing, field, and layout design services to address the actual site conditions of a project site. FlexRack has completed over 3.5 GW of solar racking installations in over 40 U.S. states, 9 Canadian provinces and across the globe.SummaryThe position requires strong communication and teamwork skills necessary for critical interfaces with design, engineering, purchasing and manufacturing. The Production Scheduler creates the long-term production plan for multiple manufacturing lines, while maintaining the necessary daily and weekly changes needed to respond to changing plans. The Production Scheduler expedites the flow of work and materials between production lines to achieve production targets and meet required shipping times. Candidate must possess the ability to improve existing planning systems in a fast-paced start up environment.Essential Job Function & ResponsibilitiesCarry out planning and coordination of production schedules, make and communicate adjustments as neededSupervise schedules and workflow to ensure that deliveries are made in a timely mannerCommunicate production materials requirements before the commencement of productionCoordinate and develop production plans with the company's management team based on customer build schedulesCreate efficient scheduling processes and methods to attain production goalsCommunicate regularly and closely with production to understand and update the schedule to adjust to running overunder planned on a day to day basisAssist running weekly reviews to determine any existing material shortages that need to be expeditedWork with buyersmaterial planning to avoid potential or handle existing material shortagesHandle all production issues in a way that it doesn't hinder production and deliveryKey Goals & DeliverablesDeliver Schedules which meet or exceed customer requirementsUnderstand the overall goals of the TT Factory and work towards all goals of productivity and scrap and downtime.Requirements And SkillsStrong Microsoft office skills, with emphasis on strong advanced Excel knowledge.Strong sense of urgency, self-starter with a drive to solve problemsMust be able to work independently, in a team environment, and drive projects to solutionMust be familiar with how the products are sold and understand the importance of short lead times and on-time deliveryExcellent oral & written communication and interpersonal relationship skillsRequires 3-5 years of planningscheduling experience in a manufacturing environmentRequires strong organizational, leadership, analytical and problem-solving skillsPHYSICAL DEMANDSStationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a dayMoveTraverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop andor walkCarry Weight: infrequently carry weight andor lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 poundsHearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situationsSight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and farClimb: occasionally ascendsdescends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floorsTravel: up to 5 % as neededWORK ENVIRONMENTRegular professional, office business settingNoise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)$65,000 - $80,000 a yearFLEXRACK by Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, FLEXRACK by Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, andor to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations .Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.