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Company: Schreiber Foods
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Career Level: Hourly
Industries: Food, Beverage

Description

Job Category: Manufacturing & Operations Job Family: Plant Production Job Description:

This is a fulltime day shift position primarily Monday through Friday. Must be flexible to work on weekends when needed.

  • $1,000 sign on bonus

  • $1 weekend premium

  • Eligible for all benefits day 1 of hire

  • 8% 401K match

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for assigned product lines based on forecasts, inventory levels, capacity, and material availability. 

  • Monitor production progress and update schedules to address changes such as equipment downtime, labor availability, material constraints, or customer order changes. 

  • Coordinate with production, procurement, warehousing, and logistics partners to align schedules with material receipts and shipping requirements. 

  • Communicate schedule changes, priorities, and constraints clearly to plant partners and leadership. Attend demand, capacity, and category calls. 

  • Maintain accurate scheduling data within plant scheduling tools and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems. 

  • Track and summarize schedule adherence, production output, and inventory impacts to support plant reviews. 

  • Confirm inventory on hand (including raw material and packaging inventory) is sufficient to meet production demands. 

  • Identify recurring scheduling challenges and support improvement efforts related to sequencing, changeovers, and flow efficiency. 

  • Aid finance, sales, and supply chain with cost quotes. 

  • Follow plant safety, food safety, and quality requirements while performing scheduling activities. 

  • Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning processes, tools, and standard work. 

Other Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures. 

  • This position requires the ability to work with dairy and nut products in addition to other related ingredients and allergens. 

  • Safety Protocol 

  • Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures. 

  • Correct or report any observed safety hazards. 

  • Support safety policies and programs. 

 

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

 

Qualifications: 


Education: 

  • High School Diploma or GED required. Associate or bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, or a related field preferred. 

Experience: 

  • Minimum two (2) years of related experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain support. 

  • Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and production flow. 

  • Experience using scheduling systems, spreadsheets, or ERP/MRP tools. 

  • Previous manufacturing experience preferred, including experience working as a Utility Operator, Auto Palletizer, Blender Operator, Filler Operator, Processor, and/or Packaging Operator with working knowledge of production processes, shift-based operations, and reporting. 

Skills Required: 

  • Must be available for weekends when needed and flexible on hours worked, rotating scheduling and working on weekends as needed. 

  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage records, reports, and production data accurately. 

  • Effective communication skills and ability to coordinate with operations, supply chain, and logistics partners. 

  • Reliability, flexibility, and resilience to operate effectively in a shift-based manufacturing environment. Demonstrate attention to detail in work. 

  • Ability to solve problems by adapting knowledge and experience. 

  • Dedication to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind. 

  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with managers and colleagues. 

  • Proficient Personal Computer skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word. Testing (Wonderlic, MS Word, Excel) will be required with Guidelines used by the Office Technical and Hourly Leader Job Family. Resume Required. The Production Scheduler will be selected based on Testing, Qualifications based on Minimum Requirements, and a Targeted Selection Interview Process. 

  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to perform essential and non-essential tasks related to the job. Successful partners must follow and maintain Preventative Control Plans, Critical Control Points, and Safety Procedures.  

  • Successful Partners must follow and sustain process improvements, Food Safety, Partner Safety, and Food Quality. Must maintain absenteeism below 65 attendance points. 

Eligible partners will receive:
  • Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits.  When you join our employee-owned company, you'll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one.  In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 8% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year.  That's a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually.  That's hard to beat!

  • Earn bonus pay. You'll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.

  • Ready to make a move?  Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.   

  • Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare.  Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.

  • Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.

  • Pursue development that's relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.

  • Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.

  • Experience caring like you've never experienced it before. We have a program that's completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It's called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.

  • Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Sound like a company you'd like to be a part of? Click Apply.

Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting@schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601.

​For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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