(R) Production Planner Scheduler / Master Scheduler

Planning Lead / Master Scheduler

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Project Management, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline, plus minimum 6 (six) years of experience as in planning or related area.

As a Master Scheduler you will provide professional support services to develop, maintain, and control the Integrated Master Schedule for the Reynosa Mexico Site. Lead the program schedule analysis down to the project level to include Major Milestones, Deliverables, Critical Paths, Resource Management, Dependencies, and Schedule Variances.

Lead team of Planners

Serve as the subject matter expert in program scheduling and be able to propose process improvements that will benefit program management.

Assess new information against planned and baseline dates, calculate critical path, calculate slack, and margin, and identify risks/issues/opportunities.

Format project documentation in presentable form..

Assist the Planning Manager and Team Leads in creating schedules, monitor such schedules to determine impact on master schedule, and formulate actions to correct scheduling problems.

Review the Schedule Document and provide suggested changes and improvements that align with expert scheduling knowledge and best industry practices.

Incorporate Resource and/or Cost Loading data into schedules as required.

Monitor tasks on the schedule and ensure the appropriate documentation is collected for completion. If the scheduled task completion date has been missed determine the appropriate update required per scheduling best practices.

Understand and apply practical application of agile methodologies combined with experience working with teams.

Possess strong communication skills to reach and develop a cross organization network to help gather requested data for each schedule product.

Possess strong note-taking and writing skills in order to accurately capture requirements, project status, and data elements that will need to be incorporated.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Project Management, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline, plus minimum 6 (six) years of experience as in planning or related area.

Documented experience establishing Work Breakdown Structures and baseline schedules with task networking, resource loading and leveling, schedule status, performance tracking, and critical path reporting and analysis.

Experience maintaining several schedules at any given time for various projects in various stages.

Solid understanding of Project Management methodologies and industry best practices.

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Must have proficient Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) as well as G-Suite.

Additional Desired Skills:

Master’s degree or higher in field directly related to duties of this position.

Ability to apply principles of project management to developing large, complex schedules.

Experience working closely with a Project Management to contribute to processes for continuous improvement.