Production Scheduler

About the role

You support our team as Production Scheduler.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules for a high-volume manufacturing operation with thousands of SKUs.
• Balance customer demand, forecast requirements, inventory targets, production capacity, labor availability, and material constraints.
• Sequence production orders to minimize changeovers, downtime, scrap, and production inefficiencies.
• Monitor schedule adherence and make real-time adjustments to address equipment issues, material shortages, labor constraints, and priority changes.
• Release and manage work orders through ERP/MRP systems.
• Ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained for finished goods and critical components.
• Analyze inventory trends and take action to prevent stockouts, excess inventory, and obsolete inventory.
• Collaborate with procurement to ensure timely material availability for production schedules.
• Support inventory reduction initiatives while maintaining target customer service levels.
• Coordinate daily with Production Supervisors regarding schedule attainment and manufacturing constraints.
• Work closely with Customer Service and Sales to understand customer requirements and delivery expectations.
• Partner with Procurement to identify and resolve material shortages.
• Communicate changes to production priorities effectively across the organization.
• Analyze demand patterns, production performance, and capacity utilization to improve planning accuracy.
• Develop and maintain KPIs related to schedule attainment, service levels, inventory performance, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling processes and system utilization.
• Support S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) and supply planning activities.
• Prepare production schedules and planning reports for management review.
• Track and report schedule compliance, production output, backlog, capacity constraints, and inventory metrics.
• Maintain accurate planning data within ERP Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains/SAP and scheduling systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 3–7 years of production scheduling, production planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience in high-SKU manufacturing environments required.
• Experience serving retail, consumer products, packaging, filtration, food, household goods, or similar industries preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.

Benefits

• 401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.
• Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.
• Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.
• Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
• Safe Environment: We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.