Production Scheduler

About the role

Meridian Adhesives Group is a rapidly growing, full service global adhesive solutions provider, specializing in adhesive technologies used in electronics, industrial, and infrastructure applications. Fueled by a series of strategic acquisitions since its formation in 2018, Meridian has established itself as an adhesive technology leader for a broad, global, blue-chip customer base comprised of OEMs, distributors, and industrial clients with an expanding global footprint. Under administrative direction the Production Scheduler supports daily production scheduling, shipment planning, inventory accuracy, and plant execution by using SharePoint, ProcessPro, shipment schedules, production planning reports, and inventory data. The position updates shipment and production schedules based on customer due dates, shipping priority, available inventory, in-full capability, MTO/MTS priorities. The role creates and posts batch tickets, prepares raw material pick lists and finished good labels, identifies missing materials for sales orders, coordinates material purchase and transfer requests, supports rework/disposal actions, follows up on production and shipment performance, and communicates promptly with Production, Shipping, Quality, Procurement, Sales, and site leadership to keep daily operations aligned.

Responsibilities

• Updates the daily shipment schedule using SharePoint, ProcessPro, open sales orders, quantity-on-hand reports, and Zip-Notes; prioritizes shipments by due date, and in-full capability; communicates the schedule to the Shipment Supervisor/Team and LV Ship Team after the start-of-shift meeting.
• Updates the daily production schedule for DP and Evans using production scheduling reports, gallons-needed data, production planning and procurement program outputs, and quantity-on-hand reports; schedules work based on priority, MTO/MTS requirements, inventory availability, and customer needs.
• Maintains a minimum two-day production planning view for key operating areas, and provides hard-copy production schedules to the Production Supervisor before the start of the shift.
• Creates all required batch tickets in ProcessPro for process manufacturing and prints the batch tickets and raw material pick lists needed for the day before the start of the shift.
• Creates Evans finished good product labels with lot numbers using the Evans label spreadsheet and lot number procedure; provides printed labels to Production before the start of the shift.
• Identifies missing production items, purchase items, raw materials, packaging, and other constraints required to fulfill sales orders; issues material purchase requests to the Procurement Coordinator as needed.
• Coordinates material transfer requests, including tubes and other intercompany needs, with appropriate site leaders