Master Scheduler

Job Overview

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing the company's master production schedule to ensure customer demand is met while optimizing manufacturing capacity, labor, materials, inventory levels, and production efficiency.

Duties

1. Master Production Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for manufacturing and packaging operations.
• Convert customer orders, forecasts, inventory requirements, and production priorities into executable production schedules.
• Establish daily, weekly, and monthly production priorities based on demand, capacity, material availability, and customer commitments.

2. MRP / ERP Planning

• Utilize the company's MRP/ERP system to generate and manage material and production requirements.

3. Capacity Planning

• Analyze manufacturing and packaging capacity against current and forecasted demand.
• Identify capacity constraints related to:

o Manufacturing equipment

o Cooking/depositing operations

o Molding

o Packaging lines

4. Production Planning

• Develop schedules considering the unique requirements of confectionery and gummy manufacturing, including:

o Batch sizes

o Formula and recipes

o Cooking and depositing constraints

o Yield Scrap

5. Cross-Functional Liaison:

· Maintain close communication with multiple stakeholders such as Sales, Customer Service and New Product Development Departments.

· Provide realistic production / shipping, communicate capacity constraints and schedule changing.

· Align production completion dates with truck/ship dates: prioritize FG required for upcoming shipments.

Report schedule adherence, capacity constraints, risks, shortages and recovery plans

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or industrial engineering.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in a Supply Chain, Production Planning or Operations Role
• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements.
• Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.
• Results oriented with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Commercially and financially aware.
• Key attention to detail and accuracy.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person