Senior Production Scheduler

• SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE

Senior Production Scheduler serves as a key connection between the Customer Experience Team and Manufacturing, translating customers' needs and business priorities into executable production plans. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining production plans that align with customer demand, production capacity, and operational priorities. This role works closely with Customer Experience, Production, Quality, Procurement, Compounding and other cross-functional teams to ensure products are available on time and new products are introduced smoothly into production.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Creating and maintaining schedules.
• Using workers and resources in the most effective manner.
• Providing quick responses to production issues.
• Identifying problems and helping improve processes.
• Using software to generate reports and schedules.
• Ensuring that company deadlines are met.
• Partner directly with Customer Experience to understand customer requirements, upcoming launches, demand changes, special orders, and service-level priorities.
• Coordinate and support production line trails and pilot runs, ensuring schedules, materials labor, and resources are available for trial activities.
• Adjust production schedules as needed in response to changes in customer demand, supply availability, production performance, or business priorities.
• Partner with Customer Experience to communicate realistic production timelines and provide timely updates regarding order status, launch timing, and potential schedule changes.
• Recommend process optimizations, cost-saving strategies, and quality improvements
• Demonstrate strong time management, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency

• COMPETENCIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have strong verbal and writing skills along with strong communication skills. Must be able to speak, read, and write in English; Spanish a plus.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking abilities
• Experience using Microsoft Work, Excel, and Outlook
• Flexibility with schedule including shift work.
• Overtime may be required with very little notice
• Requires knowledge with basic math skills

• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
• This is a full-time position. The base days and hours are Monday through Friday, eight (8) hours per day depending on shift assigned.

• TRAVEL
• No travel is expected for this position.

• REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• At least 2 years of experience.

• PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Bilingual a plus
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS
  • English language and knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to use time effectively with proven ability to meet deadlines