Material Supervisor/Production Scheduler

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Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond.  Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation. 

Innovation is the heart of Brunswick. See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality:

Position Overview:

As part of the talented Plant 17 Materials team, you will manage duties involved in establishing production schedules, planning, and analysis of Mercury Marine material requirements to optimize availability of components manufactured in a key campus feeder plant to support the main assembly plants. This position will analyze, coordinate and schedule resources for various manufacturing areas to ensure continual flow of material to meet changing customer demands, support the manufacturing business through supply chain activities and established/new processes, and supervise union hourly personnel.

At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver.

Essential Functions:

• Successfully adhere to and model Brunswick’s Employee Value Proposition and Values (Innovative, Driven, Exceptional, Authentic and United)
• Communication: Display professionalism and represent the Company as a leader of the organization in all communications and interactions with employees at all levels of the organization
• Develop, maintain, and enforce all Company policies governing the operation of the Die Cast Trim in accordance with contractual and Company guidelines
• Own the four (4) main metrics (safety, quality, delivery, productivity/people); understand results and implement action plans to close gaps and meet targets
• Exhibit dynamic leadership skills to develop and motivate employees through effective and consistent communication
• Maintain workforce scheduling, including management of vacation liability and timecard management and overtime planning, to hit daily demand requirements while minimizing operational costs
• Responsible for safety of team and safety compliance to include PPE adherence, safety policy adherence, conducting safety audits, correcting unsafe behaviors & conditions. Conducts incident investigation reports in partnership with EH&S
• Coordinate and ensure alignment of inventory planning, execution, and shipping of critical engine components used in the engine production and service distribution departments
• Create daily and weekly production schedule while accounting for asset capacity, resource assignment, inventory availability, and demand priority
• Coordinate and monitor production planning and scheduling including tracking and expediting work in process for downstream manufacturing and shipping operations
• Supervise hourly employee activities to ensure an efficient and safe work environment
• Act as main point of contact for line balancing and material flow improvements
• Align supply chain, sourcing, and packaging activities with new product build and release schedules
• Participate in process alignment activities (HPPD, project timelines, team center, new parts database, MES, etc.)
• Analyze inventory levels an modify planning as required to ensure service and production schedules within established inventory policies
• Manage Bill of Material (BOM) transitions and supersession maintenance
• Communicate and provide feedback regarding supply base, status of delivery data, supplier performance, part deployment, and inventory policies to relevant stakeholders
• Support interplant shipping process and allocation to distribution centers
• Identify opportunities and implement continuous improvement efforts
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI) such as plant past due metrics, inventory levels and turns, inventory adjustments, and cycle counts
• Define internal operational metrics such as backorders, schedule attainment, jobs past due

Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Industrial Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain Management
• 3-5 years of materials management and/or supply chain experience
• 2-3 years prior supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to resolve conflict, coach, direct, and d