Production Scheduler

**Why Choose Us?**
Novolex® is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

**Our Sustainability Commitment**
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

**How You'll Perform the Role**
The Production Scheduler ensures that production schedules are created and completed on time, and within budget. Plays a key role in the overall business growth and inventory reduction strategies. Works closely with the functional leaders and site materials teams to ensure best practices are implemented in demand planning, inventory planning, production planning, and supply planning, with linkage to site financials
- Create short to mid term production schedule for all items in scheduling systems based on total order/ demand and available capacity
- Actively monitor impact to production schedule for material availability to fill order on time
- Identify, devise and recommend solutions on the production line and capacity restrictions to proactively plan and eliminate bottlenecks to availability
- Schedule production in coordination with manufacturing, maintenance, machine and tools maintenance, and/or overhaul plans
- Act as the key contact point for customer service, manufacturing and material planners to provide solution or guidance for all queries/ conflicts
- Continuously evaluate and adjust as necessary inventory buffers based on demand variability, desired customer service levels and process capabilities
- Identify process improvement opportunities and provide recommended solutions
- Generate and deliver analysis and presentations as required by management
- Support the development of inventory strategies and plans per the company goals and objectives
- Other duties as assigned by management

**What We Need From You**
- Post-secondary education; ideally with a focus on Supply chain/ operations
- Minimum 2-4 years’ experience in Supply planning/ production scheduling
- Able to develop reports by extracting, manipulating, and analyzing data from various sources
- Good understanding of product routings, bill of materials structures and demand sources
- Able to work with vast source of data to derive concise., factful and timely decision
- Must possess the ability to work well under pressure in a team environment and relate to people in a professional and mature way. Strong work ethic is required
- Ability to multitask in a fast paced, growth environment with many competing priorities and deadlines

**What You'll Get From Us** Benefits**

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

**Community Engagement**

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

**Training and Development**

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Job Reference: CA00215