Sr. Production Scheduler

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

 

 

Senior Production Scheduler

Location: Hugoton, Kansas (On‑Site Only)
New Factory Startup Role

Position Overview

We are launching a new manufacturing facility in Hugoton, Kansas, and we are looking for an experienced Finished Goods Production Scheduler who can step in and immediately add value. This role is critical to establishing the site’s scheduling processes, optimizing production flow, and ensuring reliable service performance from day one.

The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and thrives in fast‑moving, dynamic environments. Because this is a factory startup, the environment will involve rapid learning, hands‑on problem solving, and building processes from the ground up. Prior experience with finite-capacity scheduling and SAP planning (SAP PP, PP/DS preferred) is essential.

 

Key Responsibilities

Production Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the finite-capacity production schedule for finished goods, ensuring feasibility against real resource constraints.
• Translate the Master Production Schedule (MPS) into executable daily/shift-level production plans.
• Optimize sequencing to reduce changeovers and maximize throughput, especially during early production ramp-up.
• React quickly to operational changes such as equipment downtime, raw material shortages, startup learning curves, or labor constraints.

Startup & Process-Building

• Play an active role in establishing scheduling processes, rules, master data accuracy, and planning behaviors for a brand‑new facility.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to ensure schedules reflect real startup conditions.
• Recommend and implement improvements as the facility ramps up, helping shape the long-term scheduling model.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Logistics, and Quality to ensure alignment on priorities and capacity.
• Provide clear and timely communication of schedule changes.
• Participate in daily/weekly operational meetings, offering data-driven insight into capacity and constraints.

Systems & Data

• Use SAP (PP / PP-DS or equivalent modules) to create, maintain, and analyze production schedules.
• Own master data related to routings, run rates, lead times, line calendars, and constraints.
• Support the integration of advanced scheduling tools as the facility matures.

Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor schedule adherence, production attainment, and related KPIs, especially critical in startup phases.
• Lead root cause analyses for schedule variances and implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline planning and scheduling processes as production scales.

 

Qualifications

Required

• 3–5+ years of experience in production scheduling, finite scheduling, or manufacturing planning.
• Hands‑on SAP planning experience (SAP PP mandatory; PP/DS or APS tools highly preferred).
• Proven ability to create and manage capacity-constrained schedules.
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic operations environment—preferably during a ramp-up, expansion, or startup.
• Strong data analysis skills and proficiency in Excel/analytics tools.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to make decisions quickly with incomplete information.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in CPG, food & beverage, chemicals, or other high-mix production environments.
• Exposure to Lean, TPM, or continuous improvement methodologies.

 

Who Will Succeed in This Role

• Someone who is self-driven, highly proactive, and not afraid to dive into issues.
• A person comfortable with ambiguity, who can build structure where none exists yet.