Master Scheduler
Salary: $100,000 - $125,000 + Benefits (based on experience)
St-Laurent
Master Scheduler
Our client, a leading manufacturer of consumer goods, is seeking a highly analytical and results-driven Master Scheduler to oversee production scheduling across a fast-paced and high-volume manufacturing operation.
This is a critical role responsible for optimizing production capacity across manufacturing lines, balancing customer demand, machine availability, production efficiency, and delivery commitments for major retail and consumer product customers.
The successful candidate will own the master production schedule and serve as the central point of coordination between customer demand, operations, production leadership, and supply chain teams to ensure on-time delivery while maximizing plant performance.
What You'll Do
- Develop, maintain, and optimize the master production schedule across manufacturing machines.
- Determine which products run on which equipment and establish efficient production sequences.
- Prioritize production requirements based on customer orders, delivery commitments, inventory levels, and plant capacity.
- Monitor capacity utilization and identify potential bottlenecks before they impact delivery schedules.
- Adjust production schedules in response to changing customer requirements, machine downtime, material constraints, or operational priorities.
- Collaborate closely with Production, Customer Service, Operations, Supply Chain, and Plant Leadership teams.
- Balance customer service objectives with operational efficiency and throughput.
- Analyze production performance and recommend scheduling improvements to increase productivity and reduce changeover time.
- Maintain accurate production planning data within the ERP system.
- Lead weekly scheduling reviews and communicate schedule changes to key stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on production planning and plant performance.
What We're Looking For
- At least 5-10 years of production scheduling, manufacturing planning, or master scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience planning multiple production lines, machines, or manufacturing cells within a high-volume production environment more than 20 machines
- Strong understanding of capacity planning, finite scheduling, production sequencing, and manufacturing workflows.
- Experience working within high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Strong ERP/MRP experience
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Why Join?
- Key leadership role within a growing manufacturing organization.
- Significant influence on plant performance and customer delivery success.
- Exposure to major national retail and consumer goods accounts.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Salary ranging from $100,000 to $130,000 based on experience.
This position is ideal for an experienced manufacturing planner or scheduler who enjoys solving complex production challenges and optimizing operations within a high-volume, multi-machine manufacturing environment.
