Production Scheduler

Position: Production Scheduler - 1 Year Contract
Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.

Position Summary: The Production Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing short- and mid-term production schedules to ensure customer fulfillment, efficient use of resources, and adherence to operational targets. Working closely with Supply Chain, Production, Purchasing, and Shipping teams, this role balances capacity, labor, and material availability while minimizing schedule changes, changeovers, and downtime. The Production Scheduler plays a key role in achieving a high schedule adherence and driving continuous improvement across plant operations.

PRIORITY: Ensure safe, efficient, and reliable production execution by optimizing schedules, balancing labor and capacity, minimizing changeovers, and proactively managing material and operational constraints to support on-time customer delivery and inventory targets

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules at least 4 weeks in advance, based on approved sales forecasts, inventory targets, and capacity

Maintain a rolling 5–12 week master production schedule using MRP to support long-term planning and material procurement

Lock in weekly production schedules and minimize changes during the lock-in period

Monitor production progress, runtime efficiency, and schedule conformance; adjust schedules as required

Identify, analyze, and communicate plant capacity constraints and material risks

Coordinate closely with Production, Purchasing, Procurement, Inventory, Shipping, Sales and Finance teams to ensure readiness of labor, equipment, and materials

Ensure required protein are ordered and available to support scheduled production

Track and communicate material shortages or delivery changes that may impact production schedules

Lead weekly production planning and alignment meetings with Plant, Production, and Supply Chain leadership

Participate in daily production huddles to communicate schedules and manage real-time adjustments

Monitor KPIs including schedule conformance, fill rates, runtime efficiency, changeovers, and protein inventory levels

Support continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis, root cause investigations, and process enhancement recommendations

Support the New Product Launch Process focused on the production scheduling activities.

Generate reports to managers for decision-making purposes as needed

Review and Establish Blending Instructions

Perform other related duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILL,

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum 3–5 years of experience in production planning or scheduling within a manufacturing environment

Post-secondary education in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field

Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems (SYSPRO or similar preferred)

Demonstrated success in production scheduling and material requirements planning

High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications

Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate across departments

Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

APICS certification or similar designation considered an asset

COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES:

Strong critical thinking and data-driven decision-making skills

Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively at all organizational levels

Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency and value creation

Highly organized with strong attention to detail

Team-oriented, proactive, and adaptable to change

Ethical, dependable, and committed to operational excellence

WORKING CONDITIONS:

On-site work, Monday to Friday

Manufacturing plant environment

$64,000 - $74,000 a year#INDHP #LI-IG1

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more…