Production Scheduler

Confidential Company; Georgia; Presencial; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Confidential Company is seeking a Production Scheduler to create short-term production schedules for a group of work centers at a manufacturing site. You will partner with Materials Planners, Inventory Planners, Plant Operations, Logistics and Scheduling teams to optimize flow, meet service targets, and improve manufacturing efficiency.

The role balances demand, capacity, and material availability against constraints to ensure the production plan is executed smoothly.

Formación

• Minimum 1 year in manufacturing, scheduling or supply planning role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering or Supply Chain is a plus.
• Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA) and Kinaxis is preferred.
• Experience with reporting/analytics tools (SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI) is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Schedule work centers at a production site to meet customer service and inventory targets while reducing changeover costs.
• Utilize SAP and planning tools to optimize scheduling and maintain data standards across systems.
• Analyze production performance and present recommendations to leadership to improve site efficiency.
• Identify operational constraints and coordinate with key business partners to service network needs.
• Track and improve site scheduling attainment metrics and accuracy.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Multitasking

Collaborative mindset

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain

Herramientas

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

Kinaxis Rapid Response

SAP Analytics Cloud

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

The Production Scheduler is responsible for creating and maintaining short-term production schedules for a group of work centers within a manufacturing site. This role partners closely with Materials Planners, Inventory Planners, Plant Operations, Logistics, and Scheduling teams to optimize production flow, meet customer service and inventory targets, and improve manufacturing efficiency. The Production Scheduler balances demand, capacity, material availability, and operational constraints to ensure successful execution of the production plan. This role is located at a manufacturing facility to increase operational cohesiveness but reports to leadership outside the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for scheduling work centers at a production site to generate a schedule that meets customer service and inventory targets while reducing cost of changeovers
• Utilize SAP and other system planning tools to optimize production scheduling. Maintain accurate data standards in all required planning systems
• Report, analyze and trend production performance. Develop and present recommendations to network leadership on how to best optimize site performance to meet network demand
• Identify operational constraints and coordinate how to best service network needs with key business partners
• Track, report and develop plans to improve site scheduling attainment metrics
• Communicates with Scheduling Manger and Planning team to understand the demand picture in the short term. Works with the Plant Operations team to ensure the demand can be met and plans are in place to address any shortfalls.
• Maintains accurate plant level work center capacity information to ensure an accurate production schedule can be planned.
• Ensure that production schedules comply with relevant regulations and quality standards.
• Works with Logistics Managers and Material Planners to ensure the right materials are available for the production schedule

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year in manufacturing, scheduling or Supply Planning role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Business Management, Engineering or Supply Chain is a plus
• 3+ years of experience in a supply chain, planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations role.
• Experience with ERP and planning systems, including SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and Kinaxis Rapid Response.
• Experience using reporting and analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, or similar business intelligence platforms.
• Experience working within a consumer products, chemical, or manufacturing environment
• Manufacturing experience is a positive; High-Speed, CPG manufacturing environments are preferred
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify risks and opportunities, and develop actionable solutions.
• The ability to work independently and execute assigned guidance without direct supervision
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail.
• Proactive thinking and the ability to describe upcoming risks to Senior Leadership
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and build strong working relationships across functions.
• Results-oriented approach with a focus on customer service, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making abilities in operational environments.
• Adaptability and resilience when responding to changing business priorities and production constraints.