Production Scheduler

**The Opportunity**: The Production Scheduler coordinates all production planning for the plant ensuring that the needs of the customers are met, and that plant and equipment is used as efficiently as possible. The Production Scheduler is a key member of the Plant Operations team.
**A snapshot of some of the exciting things you will lead and do**:

- Establish a Capacity Analysis to determine low and high-capacity periods and to determine capacity limitations
- Monitor and maintain efficient levels of finished goods inventory to meet customer orders and maintain accurate records in the corporate computer systems
- Prepare a weekly production schedule that meets all customer requirements and utilizes equipment and labour in the most efficient manner, ensuring optimum results
- Prioritize production requirements daily, if needed, to best meet customer demands
- Communicate with customers regularly to ensure that all customer requirements are met in a timely and efficient manner
- Coordinate with the Shipping Department, all shipments direct to customers and to outside storage locations and prepare export documents for all finished goods shipping outside of Canada
- Prepare all invoices for finished goods
- Manage the Port Perry Chep pallet program
- Supply detailed weekly production estimates (in kgs.) to the Finance Manager
- Maintain the Downtime Summary data base
- Back up the Accounts Payable Coordinator in calculating and entering the costs of weekly production into the Manufacturing System.
- Interface with suppliers for forecasting as required

**What we have to offer you**:

- Be part of a company with an inspiring and unique vision, with a deep commitment to sustainability and expanding its leadership in sustainable protein across North America
- Professional and career development opportunities
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that start on your first day of employment
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan
- Commitment to Learning - courses, resources and tools provided to all employees
- Employee Assistance Program

**What you will bring**:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field
- 3 to 5 years’ related experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills
- Self-directed and professional
- Computer proficiency in word processing and spreadsheets
- Good mathematical and analytical skills
- Strong problem solving, prioritization and organization skills

***A Sustainable, Forward Thinking Protein Company**:
Maple Leaf Foods is a leading meat and plant-based protein company, employing over 11,500 people and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. We are proud of our roots, which trace back well over 100 years, but our vision and purpose are decidedly forward looking. As we pursue our vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, we are committed to creating shared value - creative business value through addressing some of the world’s most critical social and environmental challenges. Our goal is to build a more sustainable food system, which provides nutritious affordable food, operates within planetary limits, cares for animals responsibly, and meaningfully engages with our communities to advance a more just society. We are advancing bold changes within Maple Leaf and more broadly within society to pursue our vision. We deeply believe this is the sustainable path to growth

**A commitment to building diverse and inclusive teams**:
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace.

Our Employee Resource Groups are team member-led groups that build community and help all of us understand how to be inclusive allies and leaders.
- The Women’s Impact Network and its Women in Manufacturing chapter advance gender equality at Maple Leaf.
- Maple Leaf Pride & Allies promotes visibility, advocacy, and education for LGBTQIA2S+ team members and their families.
- The Multicultural Advocacy Network shares knowledge promotes cultural fluency and celebrates the strength of our collective differences.
- AccessAbility unites team members with visible and invisible disabilities, team members with loved ones with disabilities, and allies to build a community and culture that empowers and values all abilities, while advancing Maple Leaf Food’s accessibility and accommodation strategies.

**Our job is to make great food**:
Maple Leaf Foods embraces a strong values-based culture, where our people are deeply engaged in work that is purposeful, fast-paced and challen