Senior Production Scheduler

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Production Scheduler will plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules and direct material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of goods and materials to meet production requirements. In this role, you will conduct production planning and execution, customer and client interaction, business partnership, systems and data management and reporting and analysis.

Key Accountabilities

• Create and publish daily production plans.
• Expedite workflow and coordinate changes in schedules.
• Directly contribute to production scheduling metrics targets.
• Provide necessary input to supply planner for assigned product or location.
• Maintain data relevant to production scheduling activities including planning calendars, material data and location data.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six years of experience with at least three in master production planning, production scheduling or supply planning
• SAP experience.

Position Information

• Position is based in Cedar Rapids, IA but open to different locations such as: Eddyville, IA; Blair, NE and Wayzata, MN 
• Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet