Job Description

Business Unit Description:
Feeding the world is what we do \xe2\x80\x93 how we do it is unique. We are not your textbook consumer packaged goods company. While others are slow to make change happen, we continuously drive both inorganic and organic growth. Our history is evidence of that fact with over 100 years of heritage and growth from brands that transcend generations like Grape Nuts, Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Malt-O-Meal, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Bob Evans Farms and more. And our foodservice and ingredient businesses supply other brands, restaurants, stores, and products you love.

Our offices and manufacturing sites are in 60 locations in seven countries, and we have 10,000+ employees. Over the past 10 years, Post has made 20+ acquisitions and reached $6.2 billion in net sales in fiscal 2021. During turbulent times of market uncertainty, the food industry has provided a level of stability unlike other industries. Post Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Brentwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Our casual professional atmosphere encourages team members to collaborate, innovate and support our operating companies. Our passion and drive advance the reputation of our operating companies and brands\xe2\x80\x94together, we make a difference. Location Description:
Michael Foods, Inc. located in Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Production Scheduler will be responsible to develop and maintain the master production schedule and maintain inventory personnel for all receiving and for all packaging and ingredients. The Production Scheduler will develop the daily production schedule to meet customer and distribution center\xe2\x80\x99s demand while meeting overall departmental inventory objectives. This is a critical leadership position with support to the overall production and materials network within MFI.


This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develops, publishes and maintains the master production schedule, balancing inventory, resources and capacity.
• Facilitates teams, training and functional interaction meetings for direction, decision making, information sharing and consensus building.
• Leads daily production meetings and advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems.
• Communicates with the Demand and Supply Planning, Customer Service, Marketing, Production, Quality Control, Engineering and Sales departments on a regular basis to resolve potential schedule interruptions.
• Manages raw, in-process and finished inventory levels consistent with business objectives and requirements.
• Partners with Quality and Production to ensure all new products are implemented flawlessly.
• Supports and leads various plant/company teams, and goals. And actively participates in cross-functional continuous improvement teams.
• Ensures inventory accuracy through an effective cycle count program including best practices on daily material usage in production (Correct and minimizes theoretical SAP shrink assumptions).
• Ensures proper material rotation (FIFO) and minimizes obsolete and spoiled materials.
• Updates and maintains accurate master data information in the SAP system and engages QA, R & D, Operations and production to ensure new product launches are accurate and new product trials and scheduled and communicated to all involved parties.
• Maintains raw egg inventory in house and in transit in order to accurately request volume needed for production.
• Daily monitoring of Work in Progress
• Manages (MRP) material master, material resource planning, inventory management, and bills of materials used in SAP. Submits Form 1300 to create new materials in SAP and troubleshoots any issues that would occur within its daily activity.
• Manages safety by maintaining compliance with safety guidelines internally and externally.
• Assists with system implementation issues relative to the master scheduling process.
• Supervises material receiving department.
• Assume personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and healthy in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow all GMP\xe2\x80\x99s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Ensure regulatory compliance at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Business, Supply chain management or related field.

• 1-3 years previous planning/inventory/purchasing experience
• Superior capacity planning, scheduling, purchasing and leadership skills.

Skilled in proper food safety and security practices.
Logical thinker, with strong analytical skills, capable of making fact-based decisions.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external resources.
Maintains highly accurate inventory records.
Strong computer skills, SAP, Excel, Word and Outlook.
Must be self-directed, detail oriented, reliable, and have strong initiative.