Strategic Production Scheduler: Optimize Capacity

Penray; Pacific (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Company paid Life and Short-Term dis­b

Voluntary benefits including Life, DI,

401k & company provided match

Paid Time Off

Bonus incentive programs

Job summary

PLZ Corp is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and manage daily production schedules across multiple product groups, balancing inventory, lead times, and capacity to meet customer commitments. You will gather inputs from materials, inventory, and capacity, monitor results, adjust plans, and collaborate with production, procurement, and sales to keep schedules realistic and executable.

Experience with MRP/ERP (SAP/APO) and a BA/BS in related field is preferred; we offer a comprehensive

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in production scheduling.
• BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Research preferred, not required.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems, including SAP/APO preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, and maintain production schedules that guide daily production activities, align resources, maximize efficiency, and support output and timeline objectives.
• Gather and validate scheduling inputs from internal teams, including materials, inventory levels, resource availability, equipment capacity, and customer delivery commitments.
• Monitor daily production results, schedule attainment, material flow, and resource constraints to identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for corrective action.
• Revise production schedules in response to changes in materials, designs, equipment, staffing, capacity, customer demand, or other production resources.
• Coordinate with production, procurement, inventory control, customer service, sales, and other cross-functional partners to ensure schedules are realistic, communicated, and executable.
• Utilize ERP systems, planning and scheduling software, and database tools to develop and maintain master schedules, update production data, and generate schedule-related reporting.
• Analyze material availability, inventory levels, production capacity, and delivery commitments to support efficient scheduling decisions and timely customer fulfillment.
• Communicate schedule changes, constraints, and production priorities to appropriate stakeholders to support alignment across planning and manufacturing operations.
• Gain exposure to increasingly complex tasks within the production scheduling function, including cross-functional coordination, and schedule analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Production scheduling

Data analysis

Cross-functional coordination

ERP/MRP knowledge

SAP/APO experience

Education

BA/BS in Business Administration or Supply Chain

Tools

MRP/ERP systems (SAP/APO)

Job description

PLZ Corp is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and manage daily production schedules across multiple product groups, balancing inventory, lead times, and capacity to meet customer commitments. You will gather inputs from materials, inventory, and capacity, monitor results, adjust plans, and collaborate with production, procurement, and sales to keep schedules realistic and executable.

Experience with MRP/ERP (SAP/APO) and a BA/BS in related field is preferred; we offer a comprehensive