Master Production Scheduler

]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> Job Title: Master Production Scheduler Department: Procurement Reports To: VP of Procurement FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Covington, LA (travel as needed to plants) Position Summary The Master Production Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing integrated master production schedules across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role ensures production plans align with customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability, inventory targets, and financial performance. This position serves as a central planning authority supporting supply-and-demand balancing, finished goods availability, inventory optimization, and capacity planning. The Master Production Scheduler partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, Sales, Quality, Finance, and Logistics to provide clear visibility into constraints, lead times, risks, and trade-offs. The role supports both plant and executive leadership with data-driven insights to enable strong operational and financial decision-making. Key Responsibilities Production Planning & Scheduling Develop, maintain, and continuously improve short- and mid-term master production schedules across multiple facilities. Convert demand forecasts, customer orders, promotions, and inventory targets into executable production plans. Balance capacity, labor availability, equipment uptime, and maintenance constraints to meet service, cost, and financial objectives. Maintain rolling 8–12 week schedule visibility to support proactive planning and risk mitigation. Incorporate sequencing and changeover considerations to reduce disruption, inefficiency, and cost. Inventory Management & Optimization Manage finished goods (FG), work-in-process (WIP), and excess & obsolete (E&O) inventory to optimize working capital while protecting customer service levels. Establish and maintain safety stock targets based on demand variability, lead times, and production capabilities. Identify inventory risks and recommend corrective actions related to shortages, excess, or obsolescence. Evaluate and communicate the financial impact of inventory decisions, including carrying costs, write-offs, service-level trade-offs, and COGS implications. Capacity, Constraint, & Risk Management Identify and communicate capacity constraints, bottlenecks, and production risks across facilities. Develop mitigation plans for raw material or packaging shortages, equipment downtime, maintenance events, labor constraints, and demand volatility. Perform scenario planning and trade-off analysis (cost vs. service vs. utilization) to support leadership decisions. Maintain annual and rolling capacity models, identifying opportunities for improvement in partnership with Operations, Finance, and Quality. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw materials and packaging while minimizing expediting and premium freight. Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Regulatory to align schedules with production realities, asset reliability, food safety, and compliance requirements. Support Sales and Customer Service by providing visibility into lead times, production constraints, and fulfillment capabilities. Serve as a trusted planning partner to plant leadership and executive management. Financial Acumen & S&OP Alignment Maintain strong understanding of manufacturing cost drivers, including labor, utilization, downtime, bottlenecks, sequencing, changeovers, yield loss, scrap, substitutions, and expediting. Support S&OP processes by aligning production plans with budget vs. actual performance, forecast accuracy, demand variability, and scenario planning for promotions, LTOs, and seasonal demand. Evaluate and recommend cost vs. service trade-offs, including when overtime is justified, when backorders are financially preferable, and opportunities for …

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