Production Scheduling Manager

Menasha Corporation • Pelahatchie, MS

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About The Position

The Production Scheduling Manager manages the planning and establishment of production schedules, monitors materials inventories, tracks production progress, and reviews factors that affect schedules. The role oversees production scheduling for assigned sites to support customer service and manufacturing efficiency, and directs staffing, training, and performance management for the scheduling function.

The manager communicates scheduling status and potential conflicts with stakeholders, collaborates with Operations on labor overtime forecasts, reviews workload and capacity reports, and drives continuous improvement in scheduling processes and information flow. The position primarily works in an office, with occasional time in production or warehouse settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, standards, and procedures guiding manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of safety and worker and environmental protection practices and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of methods and approaches for manufacturing products or product components.
• Knowledge of operational requirements and management of a manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of day-to-day manufacturing plant or facility operations.
• Knowledge of technologies and applications used in manufacturing and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Direct staffing, training, and performance management to develop and improve the production scheduling function.
• Analyze incoming production order requirements and oversee the master manufacturing schedule for assigned sites to support customer service and manufacturing efficiency.
• Monitor materials inventory to determine production schedules.
• Communicate upcoming scheduling conflicts to key stakeholders and recommend solutions.
• Collaborate with the Operations team to forecast production labor overtime requirements.
• Analyze daily backlog business reports to monitor workload and capacity requirements.
• Communicate schedule status and related scheduling information at daily production meetings.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for the production scheduling process and information flow.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager