Production Scheduler

Role Overview

The Production Scheduler role plans, coordinates, and monitors production activities to ensure accurate scheduling, efficient material usage, and on-time delivery. It analyzes labor and material requirements, maintains and adjusts production schedules, compiles key production and inventory data, and works closely with Production, Procurement, Distribution, Customer Service, and Management to prevent delays and support continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

Calculate labor, material needs, and production costs using schedules and MRP/MPS data, compile and maintain production, inventory, and usage data for reporting, coordinate with Production, Procurement, Distribution, and Customer Service to prevent delays and support shipping, and maintain and adjust the production schedule to meet demand and address shortages or changes.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a business, technical or behavioral science discipline or a combination of education and 5+ years of work-related experience, and be able to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), preferably in a business, technical or behavioral science discipline or a combination of education and 5+ years of work-related experience.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, structured problem-solving tools, and their applications, using these abilities to analyze and create proactive solutions to reduce or eliminate problems in production and enhancing our ability to service customers, both internal and external
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions, involving as many resources as necessary to bring the issue to quick and accurate resolution, involving department and plant management on an “as needed” basis
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision to complete job tasks
• Team player with ability to build lasting productive business relationships with suppliers, customers, management, and peers
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• Training and Development
• constant opportunities for advancement
• skills development to advanced education programs
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
• Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization
• Community Engagement
• Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs