What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Scheduler position at Latitude 36 Foods?
Reports To: Production Planner Department: Planning
Location: Fairfield and West Chester, Ohio Position Type: Full Time
Classification: Hourly/Non-Exempt Shift: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Position Summary
The Production Scheduler plans and prepares production schedule for multiple work centers for manufacture of finished goods to meet customer demands. Draws up production schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates in accordance with plant capacity, sales forecast and/or customer orders.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 0 to 2 years Production Planning and Master Scheduling experience prefer but not required.
- Experience in Food/Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods Industry preferred.
- Ability to multi-task and be detail oriented with proven accuracy.
- Hands-on experience with a computerized Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, etc.
- Strong analytical experience in MS office.
- Extensive Excel spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large amounts of data is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop schedule to establish order of production to meet shipping dates according to work order and sales order due dates for the plant.
- Release work orders to support daily production schedule.
- Adjust schedule as needed based upon unforeseen materials or equipment/capacity issues.
- Confer with shift supervisors to determine status of assigned work orders as needed.
- Work closely with Purchasing to ensure that raw materials will be available for production in a timely manner to achieve on time shipment of product.
- Inform Customer Service of any issues or changes with the schedule.
- Work closely with Production Planner to establish and understand plant Capacity Requirement Planning
- Work with Product Development and Sales Forecast teams with regards to launching of New Products and target volume.
- Report status of open orders during the daily outbound meeting.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports.
- Other duties as assigned
