What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Scheduler position at Shearer's Foods?
Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.
With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.
Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.
At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.
Finite (Production) Scheduler
Massillon, OH (Hybrid Schedule)
The Finite Scheduler develops production schedules in order to balance customer needs and plant operating capacity. The Finite Scheduler will work with the sales team, the plant production team, and the corporate supply chain planning teams to maintain optimal plant production schedules.
Your seat at the table:
- Identify new orders and customer demand
- Determine the best production schedules for fulfilling customer orders at our manufacturing facilities
- Enter and communicate new production schedules and schedule changes
- Manage production line schedules daily to ensure optimal productivity and adapt to customer, plant and material changes
- Prepare for the introduction and discontinuation of products
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the company
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject preferred
- Detailed knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP), including a minimum of 2 years’ experience in experience in some or all of the following:
- Sales and Operational Planning
- Material Planning
- Forecasting
- Scheduling
- Warehousing
- Distribution
- Transportation
- Customer Service
- Excellent skills in the creating and manipulating Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
- Strong math and analytical skills and attention to detail
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and integrated operating environment
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.