Scheduler, Operations Planning

Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as a Scheduler, Operations Planning in Raymond, MS!

Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.

As a Scheduler, Operations Planning, you will plan and prepare production schedules for expediting the flow of material, parts and assemblies within or between departments of industrial plant, and of production coordinators engaged in scheduling production operations. This position works 1st shift from 7 am to 3:30 pm.

What You’ll Do:

• Evaluates job orders, product specifications and operations sheets, parts and materials inventory lists and production rates to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, machines and sequences of operations and workflow.
• Create the weekly assembly schedule within established product line capacities to support customer order fulfillment.
• Support the implementation of engineering changes and prototype production.
• Effectively communicate with production personnel to resolve problems affecting production schedules.
• Create standardized work instructions.
• Expedite manufacturing and purchasing components to support the assembly schedule.
• Track production and shipments to meet customer demand.
• Coordinate and interact with MS facilities and corporate team members to achieve manufacturing objectives.
• Support and implement management philosophy and vision.
• Other assignments as deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

What You’ll Bring:

• BS degree from an accredited college highly desirable and 2+ years’ production demand planning or related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and present data to varying levels of management, either virtually or in person.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Experience with planning for fabrication and assembly processes
• Experience with IFS planning ERP software is a plus
• Experience with production planning within an ERP system
• Experience in project management, highly desirable.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement, highly desirable.
• Strategic thinking – develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; identifies external challenges and plans; accordingly, adapts to changing conditions.
• Quality – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and applies feedback to improve performance.
• Organizational support – follow policies and procedures, completes workflows correctly, and on time; supports organizations goals and values.
• Analytical - synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data and designs workflows and procedures.
• Change Management – develops workable implementation plans; communicates changes effectively; monitors transition and evaluates results.

What We Offer:

• Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage
• Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’

• Make Lives Better Together
• Take Pride in the Extraordinary
• Define the Standard