Production Scheduler Manager jobs in Chicago, IL

Production Scheduler

The Production Scheduler at The Popcorn Factory plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture and distribution of Popcorn Factory products. The employee in this position is responsible for coordinating the production scheduling process. This process provides a vital link between all functional areas in the company. Major responsibilities are in the creation of the Daily Departmental Schedules, Master Production Schedule (MPS) and execution of the Material Requirement Planning (MRP) functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develops master production schedule (MPS) to establish sequence and lead-time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
• Manages and maintains the Daily Departmental Schedules. These schedules indicate which popcorns, what bags of popcorn and other production related products are produced by day. Generally, schedules for all departments are to be maintained two weeks out from current day, giving visibility to when items will be available and allowing labor to be coordinated in advance of need.
• Take in forecast and committed sales on non-forecasted items from the various sales channels and add these quantities to our master production schedule in planned release quantities, which will ensure on time delivery as well as fresh product.
• Release production orders for each operation through Oracle Manufacturing System
• Constantly review and communicate updates needed to product available dates, based on sales volume and production date.
• Communicates closely with the Merchandising Group on the Sales Ordering Plan and resulting forecasts to ensure the MPS is accurate.
• Meets with managers to determine status of assigned projects. Provides a daily report detailing status of items on back order (unavailable to ship per customer request date) to the business units.
• Creates and distributes this daily back order report.
• Expedites operations (internally and externally) that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Ensures data integrity of schedules, planning data (lead-times, vendor specs, etc), and Bills of Materials. Prepares weekly/monthly reports to analyze production/planning data.
• Create, maintain and communicate daily, monthly, and annual production attainment reports.