Production Scheduler

Green Thumb•Rock Island, IL

About The Position

The Production Scheduler owns the day-to-day and week-to-week production schedule, turning demand and supply plans into executable schedules while balancing labor, materials, inventory, quality, safety, and compliance. The role works with a high number of SKUs, shifting priorities, and operational constraints, and is central to minimizing inventory risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting profitable growth. The Production Scheduler is the central decision-maker for production sequencing and connects Sales, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, Operations, Quality, and Compliance. The position covers production scheduling and execution, cannabis regulatory and compliance scheduling, inventory and material planning, demand and supply tradeoff decisions, labor and capacity planning, quality and release timing, and scheduling systems, data, and KPIs. The role also performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a production environment as a Production Supervisor, or similar supply chain and procurement experience.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Initiative-taking, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or as part of a team with sound judgment, common sense, and resourcefulness.
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with a commitment to quality work.
High attention to detail and due diligence.
Ability to adapt and thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication and people skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels internally and externally.
Ability to understand and comply with state and local rules and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
Professionalism and integrity, including when handling confidential information.
Ability to anticipate needs, find alternative solutions, and proactively achieve desired outcomes.
Strong project-management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
Must pass all required background checks.
Must remain compliant with applicable legal and company regulations for working in the industry.
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Must be at least 21 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tableau and state tracking systems such as METRC, BioTrack, or MJ Freeway.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all product categories.
Convert monthly production plans into detailed weekly and daily schedules by department and process.
Sequence production to optimize throughput, minimize changeovers, and protect quality outcomes.
Adjust schedules for demand changes, labor availability, material constraints, QA release timing, and regulatory limitations.
Establish and maintain routings, run rates, batch sizes, and standard hours for all unit operations.
Balance line loading across departments and shifts, including overtime planning and resource reallocation.
Integrate state and company regulatory requirements into production schedules, including batch size limits, lot and genealogy dependencies, QA holds and testing timelines, and quarantine or remediation scenarios.
Coordinate production timing with state traceability systems such as METRC or equivalent.
Schedule production around state inspections, audits, reporting deadlines, and compliance-driven process constraints.
Identify and mitigate compliance risks related to production timing or sequencing.
Monitor and manage work-in-process and finished-goods inventory to align with shipment velocity and sales forecasts.
Build and maintain input allocations based on inventory availability, demand priorities, and shelf-life considerations.
Confirm material readiness before schedule release and escalate shortages or risks compared with the 90-day inventory schedule plan.
Partner with Inventory and Finance teams to reconcile available-for-sale (AFS) inventory with state systems.
Review demand forecasts and identify plans that do not match capacity or other constraints.
Help leadership understand tradeoffs among service-level agreement (SLA), inventory, labor cost, and compliance risk.
Participate in S&OP and planning discussions as the voice of production reality.
Own schedule changes and escalate when plans break.
Build and maintain capacity models by department and process.
Identify bottlenecks and work with Operations to improve flow.
Use historical performance to improve schedule accuracy and labor planning.
Translate staffing plans into executable schedules.
Coordinate schedules with QA for sampling, testing turnaround, and release timing.
Adjust production plans when quality outcomes change.
Support continuous improvement related to yield, quality, and efficiency.
Act as a key owner of scheduling-related systems, including ERP, traceability, and reporting tools.
Maintain clean and accurate scheduling data across systems.
Track and report schedule adherence, plan attainment, inventory accuracy, changeover efficiency, production-efficiency impacts, and labor utilization.
Use data to identify issues early and drive improvements.
Perform other duties as assigned.