Plant Scheduler

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Job Purpose:

The role of this job is to schedule the weekly plan for factory production in the most efficient way possible, taking into account the best run sequence, optimal batch size, crewing, machine and material constraints and market demand.

The jobholder provides the short term schedule adjustments according to the standard process and agreed rules (0 to 4 week time horizon).

This job holder is a key contact between the Factory and the Supply Planner for any short- term schedule exception changes and validating value stream inputs to Supply planner for them to build their Supply Plans such as Available Hours, line constraints etc.

Key Responsibilities:

Make and Update the production schedule

·  Establish weekly production schedule integrating key factors: capacity, opening time, shift pattern, minimum runs, resources, Supply Planning priorities.
·  Responsibility to check feasibility with factory constraints
·  Owner of the lines 4-week outlook
·  Validate availability of raws & packs, confirm labour, production rates and plan requested shutdowns for R&D, Maintenance etc. in collaboration with relevant functions as part of weekly process responsibilities
·  Challenge Operations on available hours and performance
·  Daily tracking of production targets and readjustment for short term if needed according to standard process and agreed prioritization rules from the Supply Planner and Logistics Manager.
·  Responsible for monitoring of factory performance vs plan to help drive continuous improvement activities.
·  Review production rates and communicate updates to the Supply Planner.
·  Provide communication about on hold products, communicate priorities to local Operations according to Daily Process responsibilities
·  Represents planning in Daily fMOS process

Stock management

·  Integrate pack stock management with packaging supplier team
·  Ensure site inventory reconciliation

Context and Scope:

The scheduling is done by using the locally available production scheduling tool, based on the agreed principles and rules and following the standard business process

As the Scheduler is the key contact for the Supply Planner who is not necessarily based in the same location or same country, the job holder requires to be fluent in English

Job Qualifications:

Note: May differ from the current job holder’s own skills and experience .

1. Education & Professional Qualification

·  Diploma or College/University Degree

2. Knowledge/Experience

·  Fluent English (speaking & writing)
·  PC literacy (SAP, Excel)
·  Working knowledge of a manufacturing environment is essential Experience in production area and logistics (minimum 5 years preferred)
·  Experience in organization and people staff management for production resources
·  Practical spirit, responsive, capability to be objective and report facts.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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