Lead Production Scheduler, Network & Lean Improvement

Green Thumb Industries (GTI); United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is seeking a Primary Production Scheduler to own the master production schedule across pre-roll manufacturing and flower packaging. This role connects demand, inventory, materials, and capacity, driving standardization and capability across GTI facilities.

The position leads site-based schedulers, coaching, building standard work, and guiding continuous improvement to deliver reliable, executable plans across the network.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production scheduling or operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience building and managing master production schedules in a multi-SKU, multi-line environment.
• Familiarity with ERP, MES, or production scheduling systems; experience with demand planning tools a plus.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, developing, and leading schedulers or operators in a matrixed environment.
• Continuous improvement experience; Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen a plus; standardization projects across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the network-level master production schedule across all SKUs, aligned to demand signals, inventory targets, and material availability.
• Apply pull-based scheduling logic to minimize WIP, reduce lead times, and improve finished goods flow predictability across the network.
• Translate weekly demand plans into executable daily shift-level schedules; communicate clearly to operations, quality, and site teams.
• Maintain scheduling tools and data integrity; continuously improve scheduling accuracy, horizon visibility, and plan reliability.
• Manage schedule changes proactively, communicating impacts, adjusting priorities, and realigning stakeholders as conditions shift.
• Proactively identify network-level capacity constraints, material gaps, labor limitations, and scheduling conflicts; elevate to VP with recommended solutions.
• Monitor WIP levels and FG availability against targets; flag aging inventory and flow disruptions for rapid resolution.
• Lead scenario planning and capacity modeling on a 60-180 day horizon for medium- to long-term decisions.
• Track schedule adherence by site, line, and product; identify cross-site patterns and drive root-cause analysis with CI.
• Facilitate scheduling reviews with operations, quality, supply chain; drive cross-functional alignment on priorities and constraints.
• Coordinate with Post Harvest on biomass readiness timelines; align with Commercial on launches and demand changes affecting schedule.
• Coach site schedulers and GMs on LEAN problem-solving methods and standard work.

Skills

Production scheduling

Lean / Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Leadership coaching

Tools

ERP systems

MES

Job description

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is seeking a Primary Production Scheduler to own the master production schedule across pre-roll manufacturing and flower packaging. This role connects demand, inventory, materials, and capacity, driving standardization and capability across GTI facilities.

The position leads site-based schedulers, coaching, building standard work, and guiding continuous improvement to deliver reliable, executable plans across the network.