Purchasing​/Scheduler

Posted Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Jamco Products Inc., a Myers Industries Company (NYSE: MYE), is the industry's largest manufacturer of industrial grade fully welded carts, trucks, tables, cabinets, platforms, workbenches, and more in steel & stainless steel. With over 500 models in 3,000 sizes, Jamco is sure to have something to fit the industrial transport or storage needs of each client. Jamco Products is located in South Beloit, Illinois and has distribution warehouses in IL, FL, & TX.

This position is responsible for creating the manufacturing plan and finite schedule by determining requirements for final products by date and quantity and implementing and measuring the plan results with the Operations Team. The objectives for the schedule are to meet all demand, and to control inventory levels in a manner that utilizes resources in the optimal manner in accordance with S&OP tactics and customer requirements.

Communicate daily and/or weekly with Customer Service Representatives, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, and Product and Sales Management.

• Develop and maintain a production schedule that ensures production processes operate efficiently by ensuring all the appropriate material requirements are in place and ready to utilize.
• Lead weekly scheduling meetings to set firm schedule, review schedule adherence measures, and communicate schedule changes, deviations, and contingency activities. Have a specific focus on finished goods availability (service implications) at each deployment point and material requirements.
• Establish scheduling rules for all manufacturing resources based on business objectives and KPI’s.
• Participate and contribute to Purchasing replenishment reviews. Suggest and manage production schedules to meet supplier constraints.
• Ensure that all schedules are based upon demonstrated manufacturing capability, structural constraints, capacity planning, and planned exceptional activity.
• Report on reasons for late shipments and recommended corrective actions to improve service performance.
• Track daily and monthly schedule adherence, report reasons for schedule breaks, and recommend corrective actions to improve adherence.
• Support safety, environmental, and quality initiatives.

• Associate’s degree or minimum 3 years’ experience in materials management, production scheduling, and inventory control
• 2 years working experience with MRP concepts and integrating planning and scheduling activities within ERP system- preferred CMS, Epicor, or AS400.
• 2 years’ experience in using computerized scheduling tools to visually represent sequential relationships between manufacturing activities.
• Advanced Excel and Power Bi
• Proficiency with MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• ASCM, CPIM, certification (preferred)

• Evidence of a mechanical aptitude is essential
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Ability to retrieve read and understand blueprints
• Performance of inventory Audits
• Ability to motivate others to achieve results

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a candidate or employee, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, twist, stoop, pull, push, assemble, and carry for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift and/ormove up to 25 pounds regularly
• Frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with an assist

Ability to perform in a manufacturing environment that may have high noise levels, dust, chemicals, oil,and grease. Ability to work in an environment that may be either hot, cold or humid.

Myers Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.