Mars Petcare- Production Scheduler – KKC
- Hiring Manager: Jenna Laham
Shift Schedule: Day Shift; Monday- Friday; 7am-3:30pm (Available to work rotating shifts as needed)
Description of Role:
The Production Scheduler provides the knowledge and skills to effectively and efficiently schedule the conversion of raw materials to high-quality finished product according to Quality standards and demand signals. This is to provide our customers with the proper product at the appropriate destination in a timely and cost-effective manner, while reducing age-out and scrap risk.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Requirements:
- Must submit OAP form with line manager approval
- 1+ years’ experience in manufacturing
- Basic math, reading and writing skills and analytical mindset.
- Advanced knowledge of personal computers to include Microsoft Excel (Teams, OneNote, One Drive, etc.)
Physical Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical degree or certification
- Knowledge in SAP, Blue Yonder, OMP, Orion, Production Summary
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Coordinate with Receiving, Inventory Control, and Commercial Inbound to identify raw material needs.
- Coordinate with Supply Planning Analyst and Supply Planner to review demand signals
- Communicate with all internal stakeholders
- Perform required reporting for Connection Points- Monitor and manage product flow- Participate/Lead change management calls and input to site
- Change Management meetings
- Participate in continuous improvement activities with Production Scheduling Impact
- Maintain a clean, safe work environment that promotes associate safety and product integrity.
- Maintain a level-headed approach to constant changing circumstances, and effectively change approach as needed
- Learn and manage multiple operating systems in tandem (SAP, Blue Yonder, OMP, Orion, Production Summary)
- Promote high quality team environment through effective team work and self-management with a positive attitude.
- Comfort around higher management and the ability to build relationships with other functional leaders (Plant Manager, Area Managers, Reliability Manager, etc)
- Participate in site Connection Points, and focus groups as appropriate
- Must be able to cover vacations for other production schedulers.
- Other similar duties as assigned.
