Production Scheduler

Leggett & Platt; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Scheduler to enhance operational efficiency and ensure timely delivery of products. This role involves planning and monitoring the production cycle, coordinating with various teams, and utilizing your problem-solving skills to address challenges. Join a company committed to quality and innovation in the furniture industry, where your contributions will directly impact customer satisfaction and operational success. With a focus on continuous improvement and professional development, this position offers a rewarding career path in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Personal Time

Professional Development Opportunities

Tele-Visits for Medical Care

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing or furniture production preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plans and schedules the flow of products through the production cycle.
• Coordinates with customer service and production to address capacity concerns.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

MS Office Skills

Planning/Scheduling Experience

Manufacturing Experience

Tools

Syteline

Microsoft Office

Job description

Genesis Seating is hiring a Production Schedular!

Location: Kentwood, MI.

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

Furniture

A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry

In our Furniture Components business, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products that enhance comfort, motion, and style in upholstered furniture, including recliner mechanisms, seating support systems, and sofa sleeper units. With a global footprint that includes international manufacturing, product development, distribution and sales, we are strategically positioned to support upholstered furniture manufacturers around the world.

Workplace Furniture Solutions

Leggett & Platt is North America’s leading independent manufacturer of office furniture components and mechanisms. Our Work Furniture business produces task and finished components, as well as select lines of private label finished seating. From surface-critical bent tube assemblies and molded plywood components to chair mechanisms, bases, arms, seats, and backs, Work Furniture brings diverse world-class manufacturing capabilities together in the production and assembly of high-quality contract furniture products.

Learn more about Furniture components: Furniture

Learn more about Work Furniture: Work Furniture

ROLE PROFILE

POSITION TITLE: Schedular/Planner

DISCIPLINE: Operations

BUSINESS UNIT: Work Furniture

JOB FUNCTION: Operations

BRANCH/LOCATION & WORK SCHEDULE: Genesis Seating

JOB SUB-FUNCTION: Production

DIRECT MANAGER (JOB LEVEL & ROLE TITLE): Plant Manager

JOB LEVEL: Supervisor

REVISION DATE (dd/mm/year): 04/07/2025

DIRECT REPORTS (Role and job level): 0

CRITICAL ROLE TO FUTURE SUCCESS OF BU: Yes

BUDGET RESPONSIBLE FOR (if applicable)

POSITION SUMMARY (Objective/Purpose of Position):

Plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle. Provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor in order to achieve both internal financial goals and customer delivery dates.

METRICS (up to 5 key metrics that apply to this role – see list at end for examples):

• Inventory Accuracy/Quantity Control
• On-Time Delivery
• Transportation Costs Savings
• Labor and Production Efficiencies

Business Processes that role has responsibility for/in: CRITICAL ROLE:

• Production Scheduling
• Coordinating Lead Time and Capacity Planning with Customers

Systems this role uses:

• Syteline
• Microsoft Office

Team(s) this role chairs:

• N/A

Team(s) this role is a member of:

• KATA Team
• Production Team
• Materials/Purchasing Team

Key Team(s) this role interacts with:

• All functional areas, customer service, engineering, quality, purchasing, production.

Key Roles this role interacts with:

• Team Leads
• Genesis Leadership Team

Key RESPONSIBILITIES:

Quality, Delivery, Safety, Efficiency Micro: Weekly labor efficiencies.

Major Actions and Support Actions

1. Evaluate Product Line Loads.
2. Assuring schedule completion daily: Challenge: Non-forecasted production environment.
3. Interact with customer service, materials and production to address capacity and lead time concerns.
4. Recommend capacity changes with customers.
5. Working with cross functional teams to solve production impediments.
6. Material planning for production cells.
7. Schedule job dates to match required run rates within cells.
8. Coordinating transportation and expediting materials on a daily basis.

Educational requirements, Certifications:

• N/A

Experience:

• Prior, in-depth experience with planning/scheduling.
• Manufacturing/Furniture Production experience. 1-3 years preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY:

(List the MINIMUM knowledge, skills and ability required to perform the essential functions of the position):

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to use formal problem solving. IE – Kata Method.
• Ability to embrace & exhibit People First culture
• Have a growth mindset and drive for continuous improvement
• Strong MS office skills, specifically work and excel.

LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY:

☒ Individual Contributor

☐ Manager (Project/ Program)

☐ Manager (of People)

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

(% of time,

Local/Regional/Global)

☒

Not Applicable or specify here: %0

Reasons You’ll Love It Here

Our benefits may vary slightly from one location to the next, but what you will find, is that we offer: medical, dental, and vision insurance; as well as paid vacation, paid personal time, and various opportunities to give back to your local community. One convenient fact about our medical plan, is that we offer tele-visits, so you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home when you are feeling under the weather! We also strongly encourage and provide opportunities for learning and professional development. Our Learning & Development team has put together in-house training on subjects like front-line supervisor essentials, how to manage conflict in the workplace, and many others.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all, including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome and encourage applications from people with these identities or members of other historically marginalized groups.

Research shows that women and people of color tend not to apply to jobs unless they believe they are 100% qualified and apply to fewer senior-level positions. With that in mind, we encourage you to apply if you meet the minimum qualifications but perhaps not all of the preferred qualifications. We'd love to have the opportunity to consider you! In keeping with our commitment, Leggett & Platt Inc. will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

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