Senior Production Scheduler — Plastics Manufacturing

Pretium Packaging, L.L.C.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 76,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pretium Packaging, located in Cleveland, OH, is seeking an experienced Production Scheduler to create and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules. The role balances customer demand with capacity, materials, and warehouse constraints to keep production moving in a fast-paced plastics environment.

The ideal candidate has 5-7 years in production scheduling, plastics manufacturing experience, IQMS and ERP/MRP proficiency, and strong Excel/data-analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of production scheduling or production planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Plastics manufacturing experience.
• IQMS experience.
• ERP/MRP system experience.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, material planning, and inventory flow.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Production, Purchasing, Customer Service, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams.
• Experience in make-to-order or mixed-mode manufacturing environments.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience supporting warehouse and logistics coordination.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with plant operations and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on-site in Cleveland Ohio.
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, publish, and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Balance customer demand, production capacity, material availability, labor, and warehouse constraints.
• Adjust schedules based on demand changes, material shortages, equipment issues, or labor constraints.
• Prioritize production orders to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Monitor production progress and quickly adjust schedules when disruptions occur.
• Work closely with Purchasing to align material availability with production schedules.
• Communicate production needs, lead times, and schedule changes to ensure timely procurement.
• Partner with Customer Service to confirm order priorities, delivery dates, and customer commitments.
• Coordinate with Warehouse teams on material staging, finished goods flow, and shipping schedules.
• Work directly with plant leadership, production supervisors, and leads to ensure schedules are realistic and achievable.
• Review customer orders and forecasts to anticipate production requirements.
• Identify potential risks to on-time delivery and proactively communicate delays or mitigation plans.
• Provide accurate production and expected ship-date information.
• Support expedited and high-priority customer orders when required.
• Ensure raw materials and components are available to support scheduled production.
• Monitor material constraints and initiate replenishment or escalation as needed.
• Align production runs with inventory and warehouse capacity.
• Help reduce WIP, bottlenecks, and excess inventory through effective scheduling and planning.
• Communicate production schedules clearly to supervisors and production leads.
• Participate in daily production meetings and track schedule adherence.
• Identify downtime, inefficiencies, or bottlenecks affecting production throughput.
• Assist in developing production recovery plans when schedules are disrupted.
• Maintain accurate production orders and scheduling information within IQMS and ERP/MRP systems.
• Generate and analyze reports related to schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory, and order status.
• Ensure schedule and production changes are accurately reflected in system data.
• Use Excel and production data to identify trends, constraints, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling accuracy, production flow, and communication.
• Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Help establish and document standardized scheduling processes and best practices.
• Partner with operations to reduce bottlenecks and improve overall production efficiency.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional work

Microsoft Excel

Tools

IQMS

ERP/MRP

Job description

Pretium Packaging, located in Cleveland, OH, is seeking an experienced Production Scheduler to create and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules. The role balances customer demand with capacity, materials, and warehouse constraints to keep production moving in a fast-paced plastics environment.

The ideal candidate has 5-7 years in production scheduling, plastics manufacturing experience, IQMS and ERP/MRP proficiency, and strong Excel/data-analysis skills.