Detailed Production Scheduler

Nestlé; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company is seeking a Detailed Production Scheduler in Toronto. This role involves creating efficient production plans and managing delivery to meet business demands. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in planning or scheduling within manufacturing, alongside a relevant degree. Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills are essential, along with proficiency in SAP and MS Office. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including health and dental coverage from day one.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Company-matched pension plan

Three weeks of vacation and five personal days

Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

Access to educational assistance and tuition reimbursement

Bonus eligibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Production Planner/Scheduler
• Experience in a manufacturing operations, preferably in a unionized environment
• Strong adaptability to changing demands and proactive in operational management.

Responsibilities

• Create optimum production schedule and manage delivery.
• Collaborate with Demand and Supply Planning team on business needs.
• Participate in Innovation and Renovation Projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Team-working skills

Education

University Degree or Community College Diploma in a related field

Tools

SAP

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Business areas

Nestle Canada Inc.

Job title

Detailed Production Scheduler

Location

Toronto; ON located at 72 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B6

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Detailed Production Scheduler based at our Toronto location. This role will be responsible for providing consistently short-term finite capacity-constrained production plans with optimized product sequence utilizing production lines, labor and material in the most efficient manner while ensuring products are available with high freshness and at the right stock level to meet business demand whilst minimizing cost. This role ensures the availability of materials to fulfill the production plans within agreed cost boundaries. The role addresses issues and upgrades that will make the system more efficient. Detailed Production Scheduler works closely with the Detailed Production Scheduler team to seek direction and alignment for long-term production plan, Co-Man to ensure communication and Suppliers to ensure material supply to factory.

A day in the life of a Detailed Production Scheduler

As a Detailed Production Scheduler, you will be leading all aspects of Planning and Scheduling to ensure delivery of production volumes including scheduling, supplier coordination, inventory management, participating in Capital and Innovation projects, warehouse personnel and close collaboration with Production teams to develop a culture of trust and to cultivate the best by inspiring, challenging and promoting performance culture.

You will

• Create optimum production schedule utilizing line, labor and material in the most efficient ways and manage delivery to meet business needs with the collaboration of all relevant stakeholders, production being the primary partner.
• Continually monitor existing processes and procedures to implement improvements to achieve production objectives using capacity planning, de‑bottlenecking, optimization of run sizes, improved sequencing, etc.
• Collaborate with Demand and Supply Planning team to seek direction on business needs and ACTs to deliver the demand.
• Manage the capacity and coordinate with all departments to maximize overall effectiveness and efficiency of the operation to deliver the business volumes.
• Participate in Innovation and Renovation Projects and ensure planning and material requirements are met in time.
• Create an optimized replenishment plan for raw and packaging materials over the planning horizon that ensures supply of material to production whilst ensuring that the working capital targets for raw and packaging materials are met.
• Monitor supply signals using MRP purchase requisitions ensuring delivery dates, lead times and required quantities are correct and finally create purchase orders and ensure their fulfillment by the supplier.
• Manage directly with the defined supplier the delivery of materials: this includes creating, sending, confirming, receiving, investigating errors and discrepancies on blocked or parked invoice lines, and handling all exception issues in those operations, including claims management.
• Define the stock policy and management approach to be applied to each material considering the site constraints.
• Lead the inbound movement of all goods. External: carrier selection, load planning, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Internal: space planning, equipment, and resource management.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with Co‑Man, Logistics, carriers, and suppliers.
• Be responsible for all investigations and root cause analysis related to material supply incidents.
• Provide direction to the Buyer to ensure the facility maintains an efficient inventory level to meet requirements, validate materials usage transactions and associated variances.
• Act as backup for Material and Warehouse Team Leader.

What will make you successful?

As a successful candidate, you will need to have good communication skills, be a creative thinker with strong analytical and organizational skills and the ability to work independently.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Production Planner/Scheduler in manufacturing operations, preferably within a unionized environment.
• Completion of University Degree or Community College Diploma in a related field.
• Strong computer skills, working knowledge of SAP, intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to respond to changing demands with short notice and be proactive in managing the needs of the operation.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving and leadership skills as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong team‑working skills required to excel within a team environment.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, strong initiative, customer‑service focused attributes.
• Excellent prioritization and communication skills.
• Ability to multi‑task and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Flexible to work overtime and over the weekend as per business needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including health and dental benefits that start on day one of employment.
• Company‑matched pension plan.
• Three weeks of vacation and five personal days (personal paid holidays).
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.
• Access to educational assistance & tuition reimbursement.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Access to the discount company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (located across various Nestlé offices/sites).
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships.

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.