Strategic Production Scheduler & Materials Planner

Quest Financial; Stone Mountain (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Financial in Stone Mountain, GA is seeking a Production Planning Scheduler to manage foam, straw, cutlery and other lines in a fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on role requiring multitasking across lines and SKUs to meet production and customer commitments.

You will coordinate with corporate planning and customer service, optimize equipment utilization, and communicate deviations to plant leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field is required.
• 5 years of supervisory/management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment are preferred.
• Experience with plastics, EPS, consumer products or high-speed production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedule foam, straw, cutlery and other specialty production lines; may include extruder lines.
• Collaborate with corporate planning and customer service to implement timely schedules.
• Maximize equipment utilization and communicate deviations to department heads.
• Supervise production team members, supervisors, and managers to optimize priority lines on the floor.
• Coordinate procurement and inventory of materials to meet customer service goals.
• Negotiate and place orders for raw materials and parts; manage supplier relations.
• Maintain GMP, food safety, HACCP and SQF compliance and report non-compliance.
• Assist Production Manager as a secondary backup as needed.

Skills

Scheduling

Multi-line scheduling

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in technical field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Quest Financial in Stone Mountain, GA is seeking a Production Planning Scheduler to manage foam, straw, cutlery and other lines in a fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on role requiring multitasking across lines and SKUs to meet production and customer commitments.

You will coordinate with corporate planning and customer service, optimize equipment utilization, and communicate deviations to plant leadership.