Scheduler

Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners – A Duraco Specialty Materials® Company; Forest Park (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Vacation

401K

Job summary

Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners – A Duraco Specialty Materials® Company in Forest Park, IL is seeking a Production Scheduler to align customer commitments with manufacturing reality. You will coordinate daily scheduling with Production and Customer Service, review orders, inventory, and capacity, and maintain a live schedule that supports on-time delivery.

This role requires ERP/MRP expertise and strong cross-functional communication to balance customer satisfaction with production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with production scheduling and ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong collaboration with Customer Service and Production.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily scheduling priorities with Production and Customer Service, including expedite requests, promise dates, delays, and changing customer needs.
• Review open orders, stock levels, WIP, finished goods inventory, material availability, and critical asset schedules to identify constraints and keep production aligned.
• Maintain a visible, accurate production schedule that supports on-time delivery, efficient asset utilization, and clear communication to the floor and site leadership.
• Serve as the ERP/MRP subject matter expert for scheduling and planning, helping identify system gaps, improve data accuracy, and support process improvements.
• Balance customer satisfaction and production efficiency through clear communication, daily follow-up, and strong cross-functional coordination.

Skills

ERP/MRP

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Forest Park, IL | Production Planning | Customer-Focused Scheduling

At Duraco Specialty Materials, scheduling is where customer commitments and production reality come together. As a Scheduler, you will work closely with Customer Service and Production to understand priorities, navigate changing demands, and build schedules that align customer needs with manufacturing capabilities. By reviewing open orders, inventory, work in progress, material availability, and production constraints, you will help keep orders moving, teams aligned, customers informed, and operations running efficiently.

What You Will Own

• Coordinate daily scheduling priorities with Production and Customer Service, including expedite requests, promise dates, delays, and changing customer needs.
• Review open orders, stock levels, WIP, finished goods inventory, material availability, and critical asset schedules to identify constraints and keep production aligned.
• Maintain a visible, accurate production schedule that supports on-time delivery, efficient asset utilization, and clear communication to the floor and site leadership.
• Serve as the ERP/MRP subject matter expert for scheduling and planning, helping identify system gaps, improve data accuracy, and support process improvements.
• Balance customer satisfaction and production efficiency through clear communication, daily follow-up, and strong cross-functional coordination.

The person who will do well here

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing people together to solve problems and keep commitments. Success comes from building strong relationships with Customer Service and Production, understanding what matters most to both teams, and making thoughtful scheduling decisions that support customers, help production run smoothly, and create positive outcomes for everyone involved.

The salary range for this role is starting $82,000-$95,000, based on experience and qualifications, along with a competitive benefits package which include medical, dental, vison, disability, Vacation, 401K.