Production Scheduler

Flint Hills Resources; Zachary (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Infertility support

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LLC in Zachary, LA, is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and execute optimized finite-capacity production plans across machines and lines. You will liaise between Sales, Master Scheduling and Manufacturing to align priorities, remove obstacles, and maximize throughput.

You will own daily/weekly schedules, monitor progress, and drive corrective actions. This role requires experience in manufacturing scheduling, strong analytical skills, and familiarity

Qualifications

• Experience in production scheduling, planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with scheduling tools and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Infor, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and execute finite-capacity production schedules to meet demand and targets.
• Serve as the liaison between Sales/Customer Service, Master Scheduling, and Manufacturing.
• Own daily and weekly production plans; monitor progress and coordinate actions.
• Review schedules in daily huddle and weekly planning sessions; adjust as needed.
• Optimize run lengths and reduce changeovers by balancing priorities and constraints.
• Monitor plans and communicate changes to affected teams; ensure documentation.
• Identify material shortages and coordinate with planning/procurement to close gaps.
• Maintain accuracy of system parameters, routings, calendars, and changeover times.
• Identify slow-moving inventory and support disposition strategies to reduce waste.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (SMED, line efficiency, yield).
• Ensure safety, environmental, and quality standards in scheduling decisions.
• Prepare and present schedule performance reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Production scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering/Operations Management

Tools

AspenTech

Quintiq

Optessa

Preactor

SAP

Oracle

Infor

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LLC is seeking a Production Scheduler for our Port Hudson facility in Zachary, Louisiana. The Production Scheduler creates and executes optimized finite-machine production schedules that meet business demand and plant performance goals. This role acts as the liaison between commercial/master scheduling and manufacturing operations, owns daily/weekly production plans, anticipates and removes obstacles to plan completion, and continuously optimizes run quantities and changeovers to maximize throughput and customer service.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Port Hudson Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. With more than 300 employees, Port Hudson strives to lead the tissue and towel business. Our team recently invested more than $50 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

• Create, maintain, and execute finite-capacity production schedules across machines and lines to meet customer demand and plant targets.
• Serve as the operational liaison between Sales/Customer Service, Master Scheduling, and Manufacturing to align priorities and support customer service level commitments.
• Own daily and weekly production plans: monitor progress, identify potential obstacles (material, machine, labor), and coordinate corrective actions.
• Conduct regular schedule-review cadences with manufacturing (e.g., daily operations huddle, weekly planning review) to review production results and adjust plans.
• Optimize run lengths and minimize changeovers by balancing SKU priorities, machine constraints, and inventory targets.
• Monitor and communicate production plans to affected teams in a timely manner; ensure changes are documented and acknowledged.
• Identify material shortages and expedite needs; follow up with Deployment / Planning / Procurement to close supply gaps and ensure commitments are met.
• Maintain accuracy of system parameters, master data, routings, machine calendars, and changeover times so scheduling tools can generate realistic plans.
• Identify slow-moving inventories and support disposition strategies (promotions, salvage, rework) to reduce waste and carrying costs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (SMED/changeover reduction, line efficiency, yield improvements) and contribute to root-cause problem solving.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards in all scheduling decisions and communications.
• Prepare and present schedule performance reports to stakeholders and leadership.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in production scheduling, planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with scheduling tools (AspenTech, Quintig, Optessa, Preactor etc.) and ERP systems (SAP. Oracle, infor etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• Pulp and Paper industry experience
• Analytical skills (Power BI, Tableau, Python) for schedule and inventory analytics.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our benefits plan includes:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.