Operations (Employee Scheduling) Coordinator

Flora Food Group•Olathe, KS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dedicated Employee Scheduling Coordinator to oversee and manage scheduling for Union Production Employees. The successful candidate will review daily vacation requests, manage weekly vacation schedules, maintain the Indeavor Database, assess staffing levels to ensure alignment with production demands, and effectively manage planned overtime.

Requirements

Comfortable in an administrative role.
Comfortable in a unionized environment.
Able to communicate with employees in a professional manner.
Advanced Excel skills.
Proficiency in running reports from different systems.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
Familiarity with scheduling software.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and process daily vacation requests submitted by Union Production Employees, ensuring alignment with union agreements, company policies, and staffing requirements.
Adjust and manage weekly vacation schedules for Union Production Employees, ensuring fair distribution and adherence to union guidelines, and communicating any changes or updates to employees.
Maintain the Indeavor Database, including jobs, schedules, shifts, and employee qualifications, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
Review daily and weekly staffing levels to ensure alignment with production demands, collaborating with production management to address any staffing gaps.
Schedule planned overtime, typically two days in advance, to meet production needs by running algorithms in Indeavor to fill volunteer sign-ups for overtime and reviewing results.
Identify employees who will need to be assigned forced overtime, ensuring compliance with union agreements and communicating with managers and supervisors.
Stay informed about union agreements and company vacation policies, ensuring all requests are handled within these frameworks and providing guidance to employees.
Maintain accurate records of vacation requests, overtime assignments, and approvals in the HR database, and generate reports on vacation usage, staffing trends, and overtime for management review.
Run reports from various systems to analyze data related to scheduling, overtime, and employee qualifications, utilizing advanced Excel skills to manipulate and present data effectively.
Act as the primary point of contact for Union Production Employees regarding vacation inquiries, scheduling issues, and overtime questions, and collaborate with union representatives and department managers to address staffing needs.