Production Scheduler

About the role

This is a Permanent Position, working Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, 40 hours per week. Reporting to the Auckland Planning Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring our production lines operate efficiently and effectively. You will be responsible for developing and managing short-term production schedules, coordinating material availability, maintaining production orders, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to meet customer demand while optimising inventory and plant capacity.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-term production schedules (0-4 week horizon) to meet customer demand and production capacity requirements.
• Lead weekly production planning meetings and communicate schedule changes, risks and priorities.
• Create, manage and close production orders within SAP.
• Monitor production capacity and make recommendations to optimise line utilisation.
• Coordinate the timely availability of raw and packaging materials in partnership with the Materials Planning team.
• Manage packaging purchase orders and inventory levels to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensure batch allocations and recipe validations are completed before production runs.
• Maintain accurate production-related master data.
• Coordinate product rework requirements and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Support daily production meetings by providing updates on upcoming production plans and potential risks.

About you

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years' experience within Supply Chain, Production Planning or Scheduling, preferably in FMCG, food manufacturing or pharmaceutical environments.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel and Office Suite skills.

About us

Danone is a global company operating across four business lines: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Our headquarters are in France, we have offices in 55 countries across the globe, and our products are sold in over 120 markets. Danone ANZ focuses on dairy and specialized nutrition products for infants and adults and is proud to be awarded the Great Place to Work accreditation winner for ANZ in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025. We work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare. At Danone, we aim to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, in line with our Vision - Danone, One Planet. One Health.

Benefits

• Medical insurance paid for by the company for you and discounts for your whānau
• Free life insurance
• Flu vaccination, free annual medical checks, and free onsite car parking
• Discount in our products and at a range of retailers
• Gym and cafe discounts
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Fresh fruit every day
• 4% Kiwisaver contribution
• 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
• Employee Share Subscription Plan after 12 months of service
• Performance-related incentives and annual reviews