Production Scheduler Job Danville area,Pennsylvania USA,Manufacturing / Production

The Role

Production Scheduler owns the day-to-day and week-to-week production schedule. This role turns demand and supply plans into real, executable schedules while balancing labor, materials, inventory, quality, safety, and compliance. You’ll be working with a high number of SKUs, changing priorities, and real-world constraints. We’re looking for someone who can think ahead, stay flexible, and roll up their sleeves when things don’t go to plan.

This role is critical to minimizing inventory risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling profitable growth. The Production Scheduler serves as the central decision-maker for production sequencing, acting as the connective tissue between Sales, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, Operations, Quality, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

Production Scheduling & Execution

Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all product categories.

Convert monthly production plans into detailed weekly and daily schedules by department and process.

Sequence production to optimize throughput, minimize changeovers, and protect quality outcomes.

Continuously adjust schedules based on:

Demand changes

Labor availability

Material constraints

QA release timing

Regulatory limitations

Establish and maintain routings, run rates, batch sizes, and standard hours for all unit operations.

Balance line loading across departments and shifts, including overtime planning and resource reallocation.

Cannabis Regulatory & Compliance Scheduling

Integrate state and company regulatory requirements into all production schedules, including:

Batch size limits

Lot and genealogy dependencies

Mandatory QA hold and testing timelines

Quarantine and remediation scenarios

Coordinate production timing with state traceability systems (e.g., METRC or equivalent).

Schedule production around:

State inspections and audits

Reporting deadlines

Compliance-driven process constraints

Proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks related to production timing or sequencing.

Inventory & Material Planning

Monitor and manage WIP and Finished Goods inventory to align with shipment velocity and sales forecasts.

Build and maintain input allocations based on:

Inventory availability

Demand priorities

Shelf-life considerations

Confirm material readiness prior to schedule release and elevate shortages or risks compared to 90-day inventory schedule plan.

Partner with Inventory and Finance teams to ensure reconciliation between AFS (available-for-sale) and state systems

Demand, Supply & Tradeoff Decisions

Review demand forecasts and call out when plans don’t match capacity or constraints.

Help leadership understand the tradeoffs between:

SLA (Service Level Agreement)

Inventory

Labor cost

Compliance risk

Participate in S&OP / planning conversations as the voice of production reality.

Own schedule changes and escalation when plans break.

Labor & Capacity Planning

Build and maintain capacity models by department and process.

Identify bottlenecks and work with Operations to improve flow.

Use historical performance to improve schedule accuracy and labor planning.

Help translate staffing plans into executable schedules.

Quality & Release Timing

Coordinate schedules with QA for:

Sampling

Testing turnaround

Release timing

Adjust production plans when quality outcomes change.

Support continuous improvement tied to yield, quality, and efficiency.

Systems, Data & KPIs

Act as a key owner of scheduling-related systems, including ERP, traceability, and reporting tools.

Maintain clean, accurate scheduling data across systems.

Track and report key metrics such as:

Schedule adherence

Plan attainment

Inventory accuracy

Changeover efficiency

Production efficiency impacts

Labor Utilization

Use data to spot issues early and drive improvements.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a production environment as a Production Supervisor or similar supply chain and procurement experience.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook). Tableau & State Tracking systems (METRC, Biotrack, & MJ Freeway) a plus.
Initiative-taking, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement,…