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Requirements found

Scheduling (must) Supply Chain Logistics Writing (nice) Excel (nice) Sql (nice) Python (nice) Microsoft Office (nice) Compliance

What this posting asks for

Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Coordinate, maintain, communicate, and present critical path schedules and schedule narratives to both internal and external stakeholders
  • Propose and drive solutions that enable production to overcome shortages and blockers
  • Provide proactive schedule coordination across internal teams to ensure that schedules reflect reality, identify interdependencies, and that key deliverables…
  • Devise, maintain, and improve scheduling tools and processes that identify, analyze, and communicate potential constraints on a periodic basis
  • Drive strategic corrective actions for part shortages driven by production and supply chain
  • Support logistics actions for cross-site satellite shipments
  • Maintain and correct ERP/MRP data
  • Identify and support improvement opportunities for safety, production rate, product yield, quality, and cost
  • 1+ years of professional manufacturing scheduling experience

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Maintain and correct ERP/MRP data” · “2+ years of practical experience using ERP/MRP systems in a production environment” · “PowerBI) and with data analysis in Excel, VBA, Python, and/or SQL”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “PRODUCTION SCHEDULER (MICROELECTRONICS):” · “The Microelectronics team is looking for a Production Scheduler to identify, develop, and implement tactical and strategic schedules to enable production to …” · “Coordinate, maintain, communicate, and present critical path schedules and schedule narratives to both internal and external stakeholders”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of data analytics and manufacturing operations, with the desire and capability to take on new challenges …” · “Devise, maintain, and improve scheduling tools and processes that identify, analyze, and communicate potential constraints on a periodic basis” · “Maintain and correct ERP/MRP data”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “Coordinate, maintain, communicate, and present critical path schedules and schedule narratives to both internal and external stakeholders” · “Experience with sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally.” · “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Coordinate, maintain, communicate, and present critical path schedules and schedule narratives to both internal and external stakeholders” · “Devise, maintain, and improve scheduling tools and processes that identify, analyze, and communicate potential constraints on a periodic basis”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Identify and support improvement opportunities for safety, production rate, product yield, quality, and cost” · “Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
    In the posting: “Demonstrated ability to improve efficiency and operational effectiveness by thinking strategically and critically and building broad, cross-functional relati…”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Ownership and accountability Supporting
    In the posting: “4+ years of production management, integrated operations, or complex project ownership experience”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Leadership and mentoring Supporting
    In the posting: “Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and manage program plans and schedule”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.

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  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  5. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  6. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  7. Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
  8. How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using supply chain. From this posting
  10. Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
  11. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
  13. Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
  14. How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
  15. Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
  16. Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
  17. A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
  18. What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
  19. Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
  20. Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
  21. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  22. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  23. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  24. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
  25. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  26. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  27. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  28. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  29. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  30. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  31. Describe a process you improved.
  32. Do you have any questions for us?
  33. Why do you want to work here?
  34. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  35. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  36. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  37. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  38. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  39. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  40. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  41. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  42. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  43. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  44. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  45. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  46. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  47. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  48. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  49. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  50. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  51. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?