Production Scheduler - 1st Shift

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About West Liberty Foods

Our mission is to be a leading food manufacturer by converting needs, ideas and expertise into value for our members, business partners and consumers.

West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company, and we're right in your backyard.

Build your career with West Liberty Foods and be a part of an exciting, collaborative team that becomes family!

Opportunity Overview

Position Detail

Information

Job Title

Production Scheduler

Location

West Liberty, Iowa

Shift

1st

Annual Salary Range

$64,729 - $85,000 depending on experience

Shift Premium

None

Job Summary

The Production Scheduler is responsible for ensuring maximum plant utilization through efficient production scheduling, inventory management and shelf life management. Positions are held for both raw and cooked facilities to coordinate the flow of materials and finished goods between plants and/or departments according to production constraints/variability, shipping constraints/variability, and/or customer priorities. Responsibilities also include requisitioning materials, entering work orders for production to complete the schedules requested and plant assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop production schedules.
• Review and analyze and adjust current production plans and change as necessary to fulfill external and internal customer requirements taking into account operational constraints such as material availability, labor capacity and department constraints.
• Create future production plans by forecasting customer needs outside of firmed order placement timeframes.
• Requisition materials according to production schedules taking into account customer lead times, shipping constraints, and warehouse availability.
• Adjust raw material requisitions as production plans change and/or changes occur in the process.
• Communicate daily and weekly production priorities and schedule changes.
• Recommend continuous improvement to scheduling process and production flow.
• Other duties as assigned.