Production Scheduler II at Henny Penny in Eaton, Ohio

Posted in Other 26 days ago.





Job Description:

Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!


The Production Scheduler II oversees effective production schedule management while identifying opportunities to improve day to day workload balance through manufacturing to invoicing.



What You'll Be Doing



  • Schedule quickly and efficiently sales orders into Henny Penny's ERP system

  • Communicate with production planning/manufacturing to meet the customer's requested ship date

  • Lead communication between functional groups to resolve conflicts between customer requested ship date and manufacturing date

  • Alter schedules if changes in customer demand so dictates

  • Ability to troubleshoot problems and resolve efficiently

  • Review and maintain stock inventory levels at levels established by production planning

  • Review and report slow moving inventory or canceled inventory to production planning and manufacturing

  • Oversee the daily processes and throughput. Develop, evolve, and monitor KPIs tied to customer obligations

  • Communicates with operations leadership team regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area.

  • Attend SOP meetings and daily production meetings when necessary

  • Coordinates Scheduling COI projects

  • Prepare various reports for distribution to internal customers

  • Actively seek and promote process improvements within the production scheduling role processes and within the customer services team

  • Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction

  • Train additional supply chain team members to fill in when out of the office

  • Work with other supply chain team members to balance out workload for manufacturing, shipping, and logistics

  • Consistently model the Company Values and Expected Behaviors

  • Perform other duties assigned




What We're Looking For



  • Bachelor's degree in business preferred or equivalent experience

  • Minimum 4 years' production scheduling experience

  • Experience in a high mix manufacturing environment is a plus

  • Minimum 4 years' experience working with ERP systems

  • Advanced knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Teams, One Note, Visio, Smart Sheet with the ability to quickly learn new software using the training tools provided

  • Ability to use discretion and sound judgement to make decisions

  • Strong organizational skills including strict attention to detail, efficiency, and the ability to multi-task

  • Ability to work effectively in a variety of situations and to various audiences

  • Proven oral and written communication skills including the ability to customize communication to fit audiences and effectively communicate with internal and external customers.

  • Proven success demonstrating a customer service mind-set

  • Proven success assimilating and applying, in a timely matter, new job-related information that may vary in detail and complexity

  • Ability to function well in a team-oriented environment and collaborate with other departments

  • Ability to solve complex problems and offer creative solutions

  • Ability to effectively handle stressful situations with diplomacy and tact

  • Ability to adjust schedule as priorities and tasks change




About Us



We're known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We're a behind-the-scenes engine in the world's most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy's. We're 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.


We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world's most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.


Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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