Senior Production Scheduler

YESPAC Inc. is seeking a highly organized, analytical, and results-driven Production Scheduler / Coordinator to manage and coordinate daily production schedules, raw material allocation, inventory readiness, and job reconciliation at our Piscataway manufacturing facility.

This position plays a critical role in ensuring production runs efficiently, orders are completed on schedule, materials are properly allocated, and production records are accurate. The successful candidate will take ownership of the production planning process, proactively identify potential delays, coordinate with multiple departments, and ensure each production job is properly tracked from scheduling through final reconciliation and closeout.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, understands production workflows and material control, and can balance competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, organization, and accountability in a fast-paced plant.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Scheduling and Planning

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on customer orders, production capacity, staffing, equipment availability, and delivery deadlines.
• Establish job priorities and sequencing to maximize equipment utilization, minimize downtime, and meet production targets.
• Communicate production schedules, changes, and priorities clearly to plant management, supervisors, and production teams.
• Monitor job progress throughout each shift and adjust schedules as needed to address breakdowns, labor shortages, material delays, quality issues, or urgent orders.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and bottlenecks before they affect production or customer commitments.
• Maintain accurate scheduling records and provide timely updates on job status and completion.

2. Raw Material Allocation and Inventory Coordination

• Verify raw material availability before production jobs are released to the floor.
• Allocate and track raw materials, including plastic and paper materials, packaging supplies, and other production components as applicable.
• Coordinate with purchasing, warehouse, and inventory personnel to ensure materials are available in the correct quantities and at the required time.
• Identify material shortages, discrepancies, and potential supply issues and communicate them promptly to management.
• Monitor material usage against job requirements and investigate unexplained variances.
• Help prevent production delays, excess material consumption, and unnecessary waste through effective planning and material control.

3. Job Tracking, Reconciliation, and Closeout

• Track each production job from scheduling and material issuance through completion and final reconciliation.
• Reconcile materials issued, actual material consumption, finished goods, scrap, and production quantities against job requirements and production records.
• Investigate discrepancies between planned and actual production results and coordinate corrective action with the appropriate departments.
• Verify that production documentation, material transactions, quantities, and job completion records are complete and accurate.
• Ensure completed jobs are properly closed out in the applicable production management or ERP system.
• Maintain organized records to support inventory accuracy, production reporting, cost control, and management review.

4. Production Monitoring and Reporting

• Prepare regular reports on production schedule adherence, job status, material usage, scrap, delays, and completion timelines.
• Track planned versus actual production performance and identify recurring issues affecting productivity.
• Escalate significant production delays, material shortages, scheduling conflicts, and reconciliation discrepancies to plant management.
• Maintain accurate production data to support operational decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Recommend practical improvements to scheduling methods, material flow, job tracking, and production coordination.

5. Cross-Departmental Coordination

• Work closely with production supervisors, warehouse, purchasing, maintenance, quality control, and plant management to coordinate daily operations.
• Confirm equipment readiness and communicate maintenance-related scheduling risks.
• Coordinate schedule adjustments when quality issues, equipment downtime, or material problems affect production.
• Serve as a central point of coordination for job status, production priorities, and material availability.
• Follow up on outstanding issues to ensure they are resolved promptly and do not unnecessarily delay production.

6. Process Improvement and Operational Support

• Identify opportunities to improve production flow, reduce waste, minimize downtime, and strengthen inventory control.
• Support lean manufacturing initiatives, standard work procedures, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain organized production schedules, job files, material records, and tracking reports.
• Provide hands-on coordination and operational support on the production floor when necessary.
• Maintain a professional, solutions-oriented approach while holding processes and records to established standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous experience in production scheduling, production planning, manufacturing coordination, or production control is required.
• Experience in plastics, paper packaging, converting, printing, thermoforming, or a similar manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, production sequencing, raw material allocation, inventory control, and job reconciliation.
• Experience tracking production orders from initial scheduling through completion and closeout.
• Ability to analyze material usage, production quantities, scrap, and discrepancies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including spreadsheets, formulas, data tracking, and reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems, manufacturing software, inventory systems, or production scheduling tools.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple jobs and competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with production employees, supervisors, and management.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, initiative, follow-through, and accountability.
• Ability to work independently, make sound scheduling recommendations, and escalate issues when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with job costing, bill of materials (BOMs), material requirements planning (MRP), and inventory transactions.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, waste reduction, and production efficiency methods.
• Experience reconciling raw materials, finished goods, scrap, and production output.
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems, safety requirements, and production documentation.

Key Performance Expectations

The successful candidate will be expected to support measurable improvements in:

• Production schedule adherence and on-time job completion.
• Raw material availability and reduction of material-related delays.
• Accuracy of material allocation and inventory records.
• Timely and accurate job reconciliation and closeout.
• Visibility into production status, downtime, and scheduling conflicts.
• Reduction of avoidable waste, scrap, and scheduling inefficiencies.
• Communication, follow-up, and resolution of outstanding production issues.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Primarily based at the Piscataway manufacturing facility, with regular interaction with production and warehouse operations.
• Ability to walk throughout the plant and work in an active manufacturing environment.
• Ability to stand or walk for periods as required by job duties.
• Ability to perform occasional lifting or material-handling tasks within applicable safety requirements.
• Must comply with company safety rules and wear required personal protective equipment in designated areas.

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 48.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23