Supply Chain Scheduler at Hearthside Foods Solutions in Geneva, Illinois

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY


Performs the production scheduling and planning functions for the facility. This entails daily finite scheduling, short term and long-term capacity planning, and meeting attainment to customer demand requirements on a weekly basis.



JOB DUTIES


Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage, develop, and monitor master production schedules for long and short term
• Work with plant managers to determine overtime, downtime, partial run costs, promotions, seasonal supplies, and sales along with balancing volume between plants. Synchronize production scheduling with optimum crewing and equipment utilization contributing to a positive profit margin
• Formalize rough-cut capacity planning to manage capacity constrained lines & show Sales where opportunities exist for growth
• Work with Sales to support new product rollouts & maintain new product logs
• Create production orders in the system and get real-time feedback on the plan as production executes
• Subject matter expert in relation to plant capacity and capability to run product
• Responsible for creating and maintaining daily and weekly production schedules for the plant
• Providing a finite 2 week rolling schedule to the plant for material and labor planning
• Maintains and distributes the weekly and month production attainment reports for the plant with accurate entry of reason codes for not meeting attainment
• Sets up and maintains the machine scheduling standards and line priorities by SKU.
• Sequences production orders on production lines/processes efficiently to maximize run time
• Monitors capacity levels and overtime requirements
• Will seek overtime approval before scheduling ensuring customer agrees to pay when applicable
• Identify change-overs, tool changes and material changesrequired for each line and communicates it on the system or external scheduling tools
• Assesses capacity and ability to meet order deadlines for all production lines in the facility (varies by site)
• Communicates the plan to the operations daily by leading daily material shortage and production meetings
• Analyzing customer orders and forecasts to create long term 13 weekly rolling master schedules for capacity planning, ordering of materials and labor planning
• Leads the plant 13-week capacity planning meeting in accordance to the standard work
• Works cross-functionally with Quality Assurance and Maintenance on establishing run matrixes for sequencing SKUs on each production line and scheduling preventative maintenance activities.
• Reviews new sales opportunities on current asset base to validate capacity availability
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel at an intermediate or advanced level

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

• Good Communication Skills are critical. Schedulers will need to speak with coworkers and customers on a regular basis.
• Critical-Thinking Skills are key: Schedulers will need to devise plans of action and asses those plans regularly.
• Organizational Skills: Multiple orders, people and many moving pieces to adjust schedule accordingly. Must be able to multi-task well.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Schedulers will need to be ready when problems arise, or be ready to anticipate problems before they happen.

Proficiency in:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel at an intermediate or advanced level.
• SAP experience preferred.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the procurement and supply chain fields.
• 5+ Years in Planning and Production
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Customer service background preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sitting at a work station for extended periods of time
• Stand, walk, climb stairs on an infrequent basis
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds on an infrequent basis

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.


The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $58,962 - $88,444/year. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.


This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.
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• Job Family Individual Contributor
• Pay Type Salary

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