Scheduler - Mondelez GLobal LLC

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

A Scheduler coordinates daily scheduling for hourly Union employees. Their main duties include planning weekday and weekend schedules, to ensure people resources for a sustained business continuity. Key support to implement the hourly employees training strategy.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Make Quality production plan based on DSRP recommendations, Pre-SOP & other known activities in order to achieve appropriate balance between inventory, cost and customer service level. Drive rescheduling / recovery of misses with Department Mangers. Communicate about all run out plans to plant. (allowing for appropriate capacity / labor decisions); Achieve stock build targets. Labor variances not adversely effected due to planning activity. Provide direction to other planner & Vendor Schedulers on how to address forthcoming events, Including new product introduction, capacity constraints, and line shutdowns. Direct involvement in the production scheduling process in order to ensure optimum stock holdings. Regular Maintenance and Housekeeping of data to ensure Prism is making valid recommendations.
• Work effectively with internal & external stakeholders (service providers, contract employee Labor agencies, co-Packing/ external Mfg. vendors) to ensure Production compliance to schedules based on demand in accordance to our standards, procedures and protocols. Proactively and timely report & resolve any issues to pre-empt any business impact and/or accommodate changes to production and/or customer service levels as appropriate after alignment of all stakeholders.
• Build capability mastery on SAP planning systems. Manage inventory to KPI targets. Support IBP preparation and metric dashboard. Adhere to manufacturing and regulatory compliance standards/regulations. Leverage IL6S standard work process and own one or more of the pillar systems/processes. Participate in projects that drive value and loss elimination.
• Drive continuous improvement with Snr Planner of scheduling procedures and processes maximizing use of current technology & challenging current procedures in order to simplify the planning process and reduce possibility of errors
• Provide action plans for work processes & procedures to be improved & documented. Recommend shift quota changes through Pre Sop process with root cause analysis. Continuous improvement of tracking of work force requirements & Quota’s with regular updates to achieve No Misses due to labor shortages or inappropriate Quota’s.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant work experience in production & material planning, demand planning, inventory management & handling, Line Operations, and/or Forecasting
• Computer proficiency (MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & experience in ERP (SAP) systems
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written), Analytical & Problem solving skills, strong collaboration and relationship management skills

More about this role

Job Scope

• Daily scheduling and posting
• Daily overtime and posting
• Weekend scheduling and posting
• Labor relations with BCTGM
• Vacation scheduling
• Payroll issues
• Coding at Kronos Planner & Central (or similar scheduling software)
• Bid Job Process
• Production Trainee training strategy
• Packing employees training strategy
• Analyze vacancies on hourly employees

Education / Certifications:

• High school diploma (required)
• Bachelor’s Degree (Industrial Engineering or Business Administration).(Preferred)

Job specific requirements

• Strong organizational and technical skills
• Preferred 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment. Union labor management is a plus.
• Preferred experience in Lean manufacturing and TPM. Continuous Improvement experience, including Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis and Breakdown Elimination system.
• Proven leader with strong communication, time management, coaching, priority setting and change management skills.
• Trust and empowers team, while holding team and others accountable
• Passion for developing and coaching talent
• Solid interpersonal skills and team orientation
• Technical and problem-solving skills
• Desire to oversee a 24-hour organization

Work schedule:

• Monday-Friday, 8hrs, early or late overtime and weekends as needed.
• May be required to work different shifts in addition to being on call for consultation during other shifts

Salray range:

$65000 to $73000

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Job Type

Regular Manufacturing support Manufacturing