Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for assigned product lines based on forecasts, inventory levels, capacity, and material availability. 

• Monitor production progress and update schedules to address changes such as equipment downtime, labor availability, material constraints, or customer order changes. 

• Coordinate with production, procurement, warehousing, and logistics partners to align schedules with material receipts and shipping requirements. 

• Communicate schedule changes, priorities, and constraints clearly to plant partners and leadership. Attend demand, capacity, and category calls. 

• Maintain accurate scheduling data within plant scheduling tools and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems. 

• Track and summarize schedule adherence, production output, and inventory impacts to support plant reviews. 

• Confirm inventory on hand (including raw material and packaging inventory) is sufficient to meet production demands. 

• Identify recurring scheduling challenges and support improvement efforts related to sequencing, changeovers, and flow efficiency. 

• Aid finance, sales, and supply chain with cost quotes. 

• Follow plant safety, food safety, and quality requirements while performing scheduling activities. 

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning processes, tools, and standard work. 

Other Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures. 

• This position requires the ability to work with dairy and nut products in addition to other related ingredients and allergens. 

• Safety Protocol 

• Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures. 

• Correct or report any observed safety hazards. 

• Support safety policies and programs. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

Qualifications: 

Education: 

• High School Diploma or GED required. Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, or a related field preferred. 

Experience: