Strategic Production Scheduler

MCC; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MCC Brisbane is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop, maintain and optimise production schedules across pre-press, printing, finishing and dispatch to meet customer deliveries. You will work with Customer Service, Production, Estimating and Operations to balance capacity, plan tooling and manage day-to-day scheduling with guidance from the Supply Chain Manager.

Responsibilities include updating schedules in CERM, monitoring progress, communicating changes, and generating scheduling reports

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and scheduling.
• Ability to optimise throughput and delivery performance.
• Strong coordination with multiple internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update production schedules within CERM to support customer delivery requirements and operational efficiency.
• Monitor job progress and proactively manage scheduling priorities, communicating changes, risks and delays to relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with Customer Service, Production Managers, Supervisors and other key stakeholders to ensure jobs are planned, scheduled and released accurately.
• Review work-in-progress, production capacity and resource availability to identify potential bottlenecks, risks and opportunities for optimisation.
• Ensure job information, production dates and scheduling data are accurately maintained within CERM.
• Coordinate external tooling requirements with suppliers to ensure service, quality and delivery expectations are achieved.
• Plan and allocate jobs to the most appropriate press technology, considering production capability, capacity and efficiency requirements.
• Manage production capacity planning and workload balancing across departments to optimise throughput and delivery performance.
• Adjust and re-prioritise schedules in response to urgent customer requirements, production issues, machine downtime or changing business needs.
• Generate, analyse and distribute production scheduling reports and performance information as required.
• Maintain clear and proactive communication with internal stakeholders regarding production status, scheduling priorities and delivery commitments.
• Investigate scheduling issues and recommend practical solutions to improve workflow, productivity and service outcomes.
• Support inventory and material availability discussions with relevant stakeholders to ensure production schedules can be achieved.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on production planning, scheduling effectiveness, workflow efficiency and operational performance.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as required to support the effective operation of the business.

Job description

MCC Brisbane is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop, maintain and optimise production schedules across pre-press, printing, finishing and dispatch to meet customer deliveries. You will work with Customer Service, Production, Estimating and Operations to balance capacity, plan tooling and manage day-to-day scheduling with guidance from the Supply Chain Manager.

Responsibilities include updating schedules in CERM, monitoring progress, communicating changes, and generating scheduling reports