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Production scheduler

Sigmar Recruitment
€60,000 - €80,000 a year
Posted: 5 October
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Production Scheduler

About Your New Employer

* Join a dynamic and fast-paced manufacturing environment!
* Work with a leading company in the retail packaging industry, ensuring the seamless flow of production.
* Be part of a team that values efficiency, optimisation, and continuous improvement.

About Your New Job

* Production Scheduling: Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed production schedules for all 8 packing lines, balancing competing priorities and ensuring on-time fulfilment of orders. Ensure sequencing between cutting and packing is optimised.
* Creation/Implementation of Master Production Schedule (MPS): Based on demand forecasts and sales orders.
* Communication & Collaboration:
* Ensure demand planner/sales is aware of shortages and overs so the customer can be made aware.
* Communicate plan to production manager, butchers, and packaging lines by a set time for the following day's production.
* Review plan with the production manager to ensure the schedule is suitable, review raw materials with the production manager and procurement.
* Coordinate with procurement to ensure materials are in place to meet the plan.
* Proactively liaise with dispatch to ensure they have the correct volume on time.
* Efficiency and Optimisation: Continuously monitor production performance against the plan. Identify opportunities to improve line efficiency, reduce changeover times, minimise waste, and enhance overall productivity.
* Capacity Planning: Analyse production capacity, including machine availability and labour resources, to create realistic and efficient plans. Proactively identify potential bottlenecks and collaborate with the production team to find solutions.
* Report on the Status: Scheduled production using KPIs. Ensure we have a positive OTIF (on time in full) KPI.

What Skills You Need

* 7+ years of experience in a production planning or scheduling role, ideally within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
* Proven experience in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment is essential, with a strong understanding of the demands of retail supply chains.
* Exceptional analytical and numerical skills, with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, formulas).
* Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation.
* A logical, detail-oriented, and proactive mindset.

Desirable Skills

* Experience in the food manufacturing or fresh produce industry is highly advantageous.
* A third-level degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or a related field.
* Knowledge of Qlik Sense, Tableau, or Power BI.

What’s on Offer

* Competitive salary
* Opportunities for professional development and career progression
* A collaborative and supportive work environment

What’s Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button. If the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch. We also have multiple Temp, FTC, and Contract jobs available.

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