Production Scheduler

PLZ Corp; St. Clair (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability insurance

Voluntary benefits

401k with company match

Paid time off

Bonus programs

Job summary

PLZ Corp is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and manage daily production schedules across multiple product lines. The role emphasizes aligning materials, capacity, and customer commitments while optimizing efficiency.

You will gather inputs from procurement, inventory, and production teams, monitor performance, and adjust plans as needed to meet delivery goals within the Sales and Operations Planning framework.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of scheduling experience in a manufacturing setting.
• BA/BS in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or Operations Research preferred.
• Process management experience in manufacturing and productivity metrics preferred.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems, including SAP/APO preferred.
• Product development experience with understanding of product life cycles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, and maintain production schedules that guide daily production activities and optimize resources.
• Gather and validate scheduling inputs from materials, inventory, capacity, and customer commitments.
• Monitor daily results, attainment, materials flow, and constraints to identify risks and bottlenecks.
• Revise production schedules in response to material, design, equipment, staffing, or capacity changes.
• Coordinate with production, procurement, inventory, customer service, and sales to ensure realistic, executable schedules.
• Use ERP systems and scheduling tools to maintain master schedules and reporting.
• Analyze material availability, capacity, and delivery commitments to support scheduling decisions.
• Communicate schedule changes and priorities to stakeholders for alignment.
• Exposure to increasingly complex tasks within production scheduling and cross-functional coordination.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Scheduling

ERP systems

SAP APO

Cross-functional

Education

BA/BS in Business Administration / Supply Chain / Logistics / OR

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

SAP APO

Job description

PLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ prioritizes health and safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity.

From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

The Production Scheduler works with various demand signals to develop and manage the daily production schedule while considering current inventory, lead times, product life cycles and production capacity. This position will also manage and implement the production scheduling plan for multiple product groups, ensuring customer needs are met in a timely and cost-conscious manner within the framework of the Sales and Operations Planning process.

Key Responsibility:

• Develop, prepare, and maintain production schedules that guide daily production activities, align resources, maximize efficiency, and support output and timeline objectives.
• Gather and validate scheduling inputs from internal teams, including materials, inventory levels, resource availability, equipment capacity, and customer delivery commitments.
• Monitor daily production results, schedule attainment, material flow, and resource constraints to identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for corrective action.
• Revise production schedules in response to changes in materials, designs, equipment, staffing, capacity, customer demand, or other production resources.
• Coordinate with production, procurement, inventory control, customer service, sales, and other cross-functional partners to ensure schedules are realistic, communicated, and executable.
• Utilize ERP systems, planning and scheduling software, and database tools to develop and maintain master schedules, update production data, and generate schedule-related reporting.
• Analyze material availability, inventory levels, production capacity, and delivery commitments to support efficient scheduling decisions and timely customer fulfillment.
• Communicate schedule changes, constraints, and production priorities to appropriate stakeholders to support alignment across planning and manufacturing operations.
• Gain exposure to increasingly complex tasks within the production scheduling function, including cross-functional coordination, and schedule analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 1-5 years of experience in scheduling or similar role
• BA/BS Degree in the areas of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operation Research preferred
• Process management experience, particularly in manufacturing processes, productivity and efficiency measurements preferred
• Experience with MRP/ERP system, including SAP/APO preferred
• Product Development experience preferred with an understanding of product life cycles

PLZ Corp offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Company paid Life and Short-Term disability.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
• 401k & company provided match.
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus incentive programs (Note, bonuses are subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.