Who We Are

　　At Watts, we can feel proud every day about what we do. No matter what function we support, we're all part of the same crucial mission — to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource.

　　That's why we've designed and manufactured high-quality products for 150 years, that are trusted by customers across the globe. It's why we're at the forefront of innovation and work with industry-leading technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. And it's why we help people around the world gain access to water through our humanitarian work.

　　We care — about quality, sustainability, and each other. We work collaboratively, as One Watts, to make a real difference. After all, the whole world needs water. Not many companies can offer that level of stability and career growth, combined with real purpose. What we do matters — together, we're reimagining the future of water.

　　The Master Scheduler role is responsible for the daily execution of the conversion of facility demand into production scheduling. Reporting directly to the Materials Manager, you will integrate the production plan with the master schedule, coordinating availability of raw materials, supplies, resources and equipment to meet delivery dates. In collaboration with the Production Planner, you will develop the master schedule using efficient resource allocation, available materials and lean finished good stocking levels. You'll liaison between the Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Stockroom, Engineering and Procurement teams, and will lead key initiatives, metrics, and projects focused on improving service, cost, and planning as it affects the department. You will be working a hybrid schedule, reporting to the Materials Manager.

　　You Will:

　　Translate projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule.

　　Manage daily production capacity planning

　　Define production and stocking quantities of single finished products and sub-assemblies

　　Define resource allocation with production guidance

　　Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.

　　Schedule the shop floor with a goal of 98% + on-time delivery of customer orders

　　Support initiatives of the Continuous Improvement Teams

　　Support New Product Development

　　Perform item master maintenance for manufactured items

　　Maintain important customer inventory requirements

　　Sponsors, leads or participates on projects to assure the continuous improvement of planning, scheduling and inventory accuracy

　　Sponsors, leads, and participates in implementing Lean Manufacturing technology to assure manufacturing flexibility, improve productivity, reduce lead-times, minimize inventory levels and maintain the ability to react to changing customer demands

　　Assemble master schedule reporting regarding performance to the business plan, the shipment plan, the inventory plan, and the production plan

　　Establish reporting to determine labor and productivity performance statistics

　　You Have:

　　Bachelor's in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or Supply Chain

　　MBA and/or APICS/ISM certifications highly preferred

　　5-8 years' minimum experience in Production Planning, Buying/Inventory management, Supply Chain Planning, Continuous Improvement initiatives and relevant software applications.

　　Utilize oral and written skills leading to effective dealings with suppliers and Watts team members

　　Experience supporting operations producing highly engineered mechanical product lines is preferred

　　History of managing direct spend and establishing measurable improvements in Year-over-year

　　Process-driven and prior success within a manufacturing organization embracing a Lean/Six Sigma transformation

　　Able to utilize spreadsheet and ERP-type software in managing the planning process

　　Proven record of enabling change and positive influencing with client groups and frontline teams

　　Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

　　Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and PowerPoint

　　What's In It For You:

　　People-First Culture – Enriching and caring for people is at the core of who we are; this includes our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.

　　401K Plan

　　Flexible PTO & Generous Paid Holidays

　　Educational Assistance

　　Variety of Medical plan options – choose the one that is right for you!

　　Sustainability – One of Newsweek's Top 400 of "America's Most Responsible Companies" for sustainability performance, three years running.

　　PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

　　While performing the responsibilities of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. You must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

　　WORK ENVIRONMENT:

　　Work in both office and manufacturing environment. May occasionally be required to perform job responsibilities outside the typical office setting.

　　Watts is committed to equal employment opportunity. We follow a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic disposition or carrier status, marital status, military or veteran status, minorities, or any other category protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, Watts will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.

　　Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on:

　　Drainage and Water Reuse

　　HVAC and Hot Water

　　Plumbing and Flow Control

　　Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting

　　We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation.

　　Learn more about the Watts way, here (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) .

　　Specialties

　　Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas

　　Headquarters

　　Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA

　　Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China

　　Company Size

　　About 5,000 employees

　　Website

　　http://www.watts.com/

　　http://www.wattsindustries.com/

　　http://www.wattsasia.com/

　　Industry

　　Machinery

　　Founded

　　1874