Line Scheduler

Overview

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Working within the Grains hub team scheduling the entirety of production at the Cupar site Oatso/Trads/Bulk. The line scheduler is the link between supply planners and manufacturing. Responsible for the translation of the short‑term supply plan into a daily site level for a 6 week horizon, and a detailed schedule at an hourly machine level for weeks 0‑3.

The scheduler has responsibility for influencing both CS&L and manufacturing teams & KPI’s, customer service and manufacturing cost. The scheduler will be involved in the iS&OP process & AOP capacity build.

• Translate the short‑term supply plan (0–6 weeks) into a detailed production schedule, including daily site‑level planning and hourly line/machine scheduling for weeks 0–3.
• Own line scheduling for all Cupar factory lines, ensuring an optimised, efficient short‑term site plan across multiple production resources.
• Lead daily supply exception management, adjusting day/shift/hour schedules based on full supply chain information and making decisions at the point of action.
• Ensure planning trade‑off decisions are aligned with internal supply chain stakeholders and supported by accurate data.
• Maintain scheduling systems and master data Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS) to ensure high‑quality planning inputs and system integrity.
• Act as the daily link between Supply Planning and the site, administering and communicating agreed plan changes.
• Track and report daily KPIs (Plans Supply Agreement/ Volume Fill) and provide input into weekly planning forums.
• Support projects and business change initiatives (R&D, productivity, LEAN), minimising obsoletes and highlighting risks.
• Contribute to Integrated Sales & Operations Planning (iS&OP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) capacity planning, while providing cover for MRP and Oats planning when required.
• Drive performance and issue resolution, influencing cross‑functional teams, optimising line schedules, ensuring governance of Plans Supply Agreement (PSA)/Volume Fill (VFill) processes, and resolving production issues independently.

• End to end Supply chain or planning/manufacturing experience
• High level of technical knowledge of the plant processes – capacity & bottlenecks (desired)
• Leverages personal knowledge and skills of systems & processes to evaluate information & data to take best course of action & deliver results
• Ability to build strong influencing relationships with both external and internal stakeholders
• Structured & flexible approach to problem solving, that works well under pressure
• Attention to detail, high drive for results
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Get the Bigger Picture - Supply Chain knowledge and experience to understand impact of any issues or change across the network and planning teams.
• Uses own initiative to seek improvement (including across process)
• Good knowledge of Excel.

We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.