Cannabis Production Scheduler: Scheduling & Compliance

Renew Cannabis Co.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb is seeking a Production Scheduler to own the Master Production Schedule and convert demand into executable weekly and daily plans across departments. You will balance labor, materials, and QA timing while upholding state regulations and safety.

The role connects Sales, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Quality, and Compliance. You will drive schedule accuracy, manage capacity, and report on key KPIs, including inventory and changeovers, in a fast-paced cannabis environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a production environment as a Production Supervisor or similar supply chain and procurement experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook). Tableau & State Tracking systems (METRC, Biotrack, & MJ Freeway) a plus.
• Initiative-taking, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with commitment to quality work.
• High attention to details and due diligence.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Superior communication and people skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Understands and complies with the state and local rules and regulations, and internal policies and procedures of Green Thumb.
• Consistently operates with an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Ability to anticipate needs, find alternative solutions and be proactive in achieving desired outcomes.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Production Scheduling & Execution: Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all product categories.
• Convert monthly production plans into detailed weekly and daily schedules by department and process.
• Sequence production to optimize throughput, minimize changeovers, and protect quality outcomes.
• Continuously adjust schedules based on demand changes, labor availability, material constraints, QA release timing, regulatory limitations.
• Establish and maintain routings, run rates, batch sizes, and standard hours for all unit operations.
• Balance line loading across departments and shifts, including overtime planning and resource reallocation.
• Cannabis Regulatory & Compliance Scheduling: Integrate state and company regulatory requirements into all production schedules, including batch size limits, lot and genealogy dependencies, QA hold and testing timelines, quarantine and remediation scenarios.
• Coordinate production timing with state traceability systems (e.g., METRC or equivalent).
• Schedule production around state inspections and audits, reporting deadlines, compliance-driven process constraints.
• Proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks related to production timing or sequencing.
• Inventory & Material Planning: Monitor and manage WIP and Finished Goods inventory to align with shipment velocity and sales forecasts.
• Build and maintain input allocations based on inventory availability, demand priorities, shelf-life considerations.
• Confirm material readiness prior to schedule release and escalate shortages or risks compared to 90-day inventory schedule plan.
• Partner with Inventory and Finance teams to ensure reconciliation between AFS and state systems.
• Demand, Supply & Tradeoff Decisions: Review demand forecasts and call out when plans don’t match capacity or constraints.
• Help leadership understand the tradeoffs between SLA, Inventory, Labor cost, and Compliance risk.
• Participate in S&OP / planning conversations as the voice of production reality.
• Own schedule changes and escalation when plans break.
• Labor & Capacity Planning: Build and maintain capacity models by department and process.
• Identify bottlenecks and work with Operations to improve flow.
• Use historical performance to improve schedule accuracy and labor planning.
• Help translate staffing plans into executable schedules.
• Quality & Release Timing: Coordinate schedules with QA for sampling, testing turnaround, release timing.
• Adjust production plans when quality outcomes change.
• Support continuous improvement tied to yield, quality, and efficiency.
• Systems, Data & KPIs: Act as a key owner of scheduling-related systems, including ERP, traceability, and reporting tools.
• Maintain clean, accurate scheduling data across systems.
• Track and report key metrics such as schedule adherence, plan attainment, inventory accuracy, changeover efficiency, production efficiency impacts, and labor utilization.
• Use data to spot issues early and drive improvements.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Scheduling

Supply chain knowledge

Excel proficiency

Regulatory compliance understanding

Communication skills

Tools

METRC

Biotrack

MJ Freeway

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Green Thumb is seeking a Production Scheduler to own the Master Production Schedule and convert demand into executable weekly and daily plans across departments. You will balance labor, materials, and QA timing while upholding state regulations and safety.

The role connects Sales, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Quality, and Compliance. You will drive schedule accuracy, manage capacity, and report on key KPIs, including inventory and changeovers, in a fast-paced cannabis environment.