Master Scheduler Job Description Sample Template
JOB TITLE:
- Master Scheduler
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring products through the complete production cycle.
- Reports to the Manufacturing Manager and also works closely with the Controller, Product Development, Sales, Fulfillment, and Executive teams.
- Maintain accurate inventories of raw materials and packaging materials needed for production.
- Communicate any obstacle impacting production efficiency on a daily and forward-looking basis.
- Create daily production schedules and ensure that all relevant staff members receive the production schedule.
- Record and communicate production progress daily.
- Check the quality of products to ensure that they meet client expectations and ensure that the quantity and specifications of products are correct.
- Determine optimized raw materials and packaging materials procurement and inventory based on Company orders and objectives with its clients.
- Collaborate with the executive, financial/accounting, manufacturing, and sales teams to ensure production alignment with company goals and objectives.
- Participate in meetings with clients for production scheduling input as needed.
- Implement inventory control procedures and integration with the company’s inventory tracking software.
- Become an expert administrator of the company’s inventory control software and train employees as necessary.
- Perform analytics and forecasting for the manufacturing process and efficiency improvements.
- Collaborate with the fulfillment manager and perform daily quality control checks on shipment organization for finished goods and bulk wholesale orders.
- Monitor and reconcile all packaging sessions to ensure compliance between Company’s inventory software, and physical inventory.
- Establish periodic and monthly inventory reconciliation procedures.
- Exercise significant authority over shipping label storage, creation, and accuracy.
- Track and reconcile weekly/monthly metrics against established targets, reviewing performance and capabilities to perform root cause analysis and offer corrective action.
- Ensure full transparency to production plans by generating reports for upper management and facility front-line personnel.
EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Supply Chain, Finance, Agriculture, or a related field preferred.
- 1+ years of relevant experience within a manufacturing environment, with production planning and scheduling, replenishment planning, demand planning, or materials management preferred.
- Cannabis, hemp, consumer products, food production, or white/private label experience desired.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and meet critical deadlines.
- Strong software, analytics, and computer skills are required.
- A thorough understanding of cGMP and/or ISO manufacturing operations is desired.
- Comfortable working in a start-up environment.
- Must be 21 years of age or older to apply.
- Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- May be required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift, carry and balance up to 50 pounds.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
- Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time (4-6 hours) with frequent kneeling and bending.
- Working in limited climate-controlled facilities and experiencing extreme heat or cold.
- Work with heavy fumes, plants, airborne particles, and chemicals.
- Must be comfortable working with and around heavy machinery.
- May experience moderately high noise levels.