Master Scheduler

Key Activities/Responsibilities

• Ability to drive supply chain cycles from beginning to end (Component part net requirements to final truck build).

• Advanced analytical ability to review JD Edwards reporting and collaborate with planners and buyers to drive proper manufacturing start dates.

• Creates and distributes dispatches. Collaborate with production supervisors to ensure sequences of run top-down in order of priority.

• Monitors and reacts accordingly to shortage report needs including follow-ups.

• Sets production priority based on commitment date to end-users.

• Analyze Capacity Planning to present potential operational work cell throughput goals, pre-emptively identify roadblocks and prescribe weekly overtime needs to operational leadership.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Planning for all Kanban and pull-systems. Provide proper scheduling for continuous flow through truck assembly.

• Ensure service orders are pushed through the near-term scheduling to support aftermarket demand. Collaborate with operations leadership to allow a fair balance of capacity allocation. Be able to escalate any capacity issues to management.

• Run BOM for trucks to be on line 2 weeks ahead and ensure all make parts have scheduled start dates at all levels of the manufacturing operation. Collaborate with all commodity and production planners to ensure parts are available prior to launch.

• Collaborate with aftermarket warehouse (FSDepot) on forecasting of make parts to support service demand.

• Conduct frequent run rates of common parts to reduce machine changeovers or purchase part stock outs.

• Recommend safety stock levels for both make and purchased parts.

• Utilizing historical throughput and future requirement, recommend to operations leadership insourcing/outsourcing piece part manufacturing based on Elgin core competencies.

• Ability to lead continuous improvement events (5 Whys, Kaizen, Blitz’s, Just Do It’s,etc) to drive department and plant wide improvement.

• Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects assigned by the Materials Planning Manager.

Skills Required

• Capacity planning expertise required. Needs to be able to utilize MRP/ERP, data and MS Office suites to develop tools that drive proper workload/labor through manufacturing.
• Interpersonal skills to work across departments to push manufacturing/operation dispatch priorities and the ability to challenge decisions made on the floor.
• Ability to partner with site leadership and strong presentation skills.
• Experience creating clear and concise data sets (charts, graphs and slides) with convicted recommendations to present to Elgin Sweeper leadership.
• The ability to represent the Company effectively and professionally in dealings with suppliers is essential.
• Strong analytical, communication (both verbal and written), planning, follow-through, and accuracy skills are required.
• MS Office and MS Outlook proficiency are required. Intermediate to advanced Excel skills to manipulate data such as VLookups required.
• J. D. Edwards’ experience is preferred.

Experience Required

• 6+ years as a production planner preferably with experience managing high mix/low volume manufacturing.
• 3+ years as a scheduler with experience managing manufacturing start sequences and adjustments utilizing capacity planning
• Advanced experience with MRP/ERP reporting to data mine

Anticipated Salary Range: $105,000-$125,000

Benefits of Employment

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.

About Us

Sold and serviced through a network of more than 100 dealer locations worldwide, Elgin Sweeper products are the sweepers of choice for a variety of general street maintenance, special industrial and airport applications. With more than 100 years of experience, Elgin Sweeper offers municipalities, contractors and industries the most sweeper options in the country, using the latest sweeping technologies—mechanical, pure vacuum, regenerative air, alternative fuel and waterless dust control. Elgin Sweeper is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation’s Environmental Solutions Group. For more information, visit

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit:

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