Senior Production Scheduler — Print & Packaging Operations

RR Donnelley; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

RRD in Illinois is seeking a Scheduler to coordinate work on manufacturing equipment across Prepress, Press, and Bindery/Finishing. You will review daily/weekly production schedules, load equipment, and align workloads with customer delivery dates.

You will collaborate with planners and other departments, adjust schedules for unplanned events, and generate daily reports to support staffing, materials, and customer service.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent with 5 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment.
• Excellent knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives.
• Strong communication skills across departments.

Responsibilities

• Review daily/weekly production schedules and sequence/load equipment to run in Prepress, Press, Bindery/Finishing.
• Optimize workflow by matching equipment capabilities to customer work specifications, even for complex jobs.
• Ensure preceding requirements like preflight files, plating, materials are in place.
• Coordinate with departments to ensure jobs will be able to run.
• Review daily production output and adjust schedules accordingly.
• Engage with Planners or management when issues arise and move work to resolve them.
• Reschedule work to different slots/equipment in case of unplanned events like failures or missing materials.
• Provide guidance or templates for other schedulers and plan for multiple departments or equipment groups.
• Provide daily reports to manufacturing operations so staffing and materials align with workloads and sales/service updates.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Scheduling

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent with 5 years experience

Tools

EPS Platform

Job description

RRD in Illinois is seeking a Scheduler to coordinate work on manufacturing equipment across Prepress, Press, and Bindery/Finishing. You will review daily/weekly production schedules, load equipment, and align workloads with customer delivery dates.

You will collaborate with planners and other departments, adjust schedules for unplanned events, and generate daily reports to support staffing, materials, and customer service.