Production Scheduler & Inventory Coordinator

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Sidney, NE, US

Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually

As a Production & Yard Coordinator at our Sidney plant, you will play a vital role in keeping our operations moving by coordinating inventory, production schedules, load readiness, and deliveries while connecting our Operations, Dispatch/Logistics, and Sales teams. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who enjoys staying organized, solving problems, and making a daily impact. As part of one team, you’ll bring our mission of radically loving and influencing lives to life while demonstrating excellence, stewardship, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

As a Production Scheduler & Inventory Coordinator, you will:

• Verify counts of inbound and outbound loads and reconcile quantities against applicable shipping, inventory, and load documentation.
• Prepare and verify load readiness, confirming required product, quantities, tagging, and documentation are ready to support scheduled shipments.
• Coordinate pick lists with the dispatcher and communicate shipping priorities, changes, or issues to the appropriate operational teams.
• Conduct physical inventory counts and reconciliations as needed, maintaining accurate inventory records and escalating discrepancies for resolution.
• Coordinate production tagging activities to support accurate product identification, inventory control, and load readiness.
• Meet daily with the Production team to ensure production plans are in place and being executed to meet customer lead times for delivery.
• Facilitate production and shipping meetings to review schedules, date management, load readiness, and necessary changes; ensure updates are communicated to affected teams.
• Conduct weekly meetings with Sales to communicate current lead times and address potential customer or order issues.
• Monitor and create needed restocks for customer-held inventory to maintain established minimum inventory requirements.
• Track untreated inventory levels and upcoming wood needs to support timely material arrivals and continuity of production schedules.
• Create and maintain kiln and framing schedules aligned with customer order requirements and production priorities.
• Provide Lumber Track support and issue resolution, helping maintain accurate and timely production and inventory information in the system.
• Support the local operational team, attend Tier meetings, and assist with metric tracking, review, and follow-up actions.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee may be required to perform other duties and assume additional responsibilities as needed or requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Qualifications:

Education:High school diploma or equivalent is required. Community college or technical coursework is preferred.

Experience:Prior experience in production scheduling, inventory control, logistics, yard/plant operations, or a related manufacturing environment is preferred.

• In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (with HRA and FSA)
• 401(k) with company match
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off
• Employee assistance and employee/community hardship programs

Bell Lumber & Pole is an equal opportunity employer.

Bell Lumber & Pole is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital…