Production Scheduler

Get to know us:

Mill Rock Packaging (MRP) is a growing U.S.-based packaging company and a market leader in designing, engineering, and producing high-end, sustainable, and customized graphic paperboard, folding carton, and commercial printing products. We serve customers across industries like food and beverage, technology, health and beauty, pharmaceuticals, and more.

What sets us apart? Our culture is built on five core behaviors that guide everything we do:

• Lead with Safety – We put people first, always.
• Build Trust – We keep our promises and act with integrity.
• Innovate and Be Resilient – We embrace challenges and create solutions that raise the bar.
• Include and Collaborate – We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger.
• Raise the Bar – We strive for excellence in every detail.

If you’re looking for a place where these values aren’t just words but actions, you’ll feel right at home here. Curious? Learn more at http://www.millrockpackaging.com!

How you'll make an impact:

As a Scheduler, you’ll be based in the office at our Hutchinson, MN facility and report to the Operations Director. In this role, you’ll play a key part in planning and maintaining orderly production schedules to meet customer demands, maximize production efficiencies, and maximize throughput, ultimately helping us deliver exceptional packaging solutions that make a difference for our customers. Our Scheduler is the “hub” that keeps all team members aligned.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for promptly confirming and communicating On-Time Manufacturing (OTM) dates to Coordinators. Also responsible for communicating when OTM dates have changed.
• Apply analytical thinking to balance capacity, customer demand, and production constraints.
• Ensures that production schedules are sequenced to meet customer commitments, maximize production efficiencies, and maximize throughput.
• Distributes the production schedules for the next 24 hours to each machine, the Supervisors, and Leads.
• Escalates to management when production lead times extend for key customer accounts and key value streams. Makes recommendations to reduce these lead times.
• Provides plans for production shortfalls and gains, alters schedules accordingly, and communicates changes to appropriate personnel and departments to resolve issues that may cause delays or disruptions.
• Works with production management to schedule overtime to satisfy customer requirements.
• Coordinates machine down time with department supervisors, maintenance and planning.
• Ensures commitments made to customers can be achieved and presents options when commitments are in jeopardy.
• Continuously monitors and reports on actual production make-ready and run speeds vs. estimated time in scheduling system where the goal is to have estimates and actuals align as closely as possible.
• Collaborate with production supervisors to make schedule adjustments based on changing conditions, while achieving OTM dates.
• Promptly responds to customer expedite requests and communicates to Coordinators any changes to OTM dates.
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of production processes, equipment, and capabilities.
• Leads daily production meetings.
• Initiates action to prevent quality problems, contributes to possible solutions, and verifies implementation of solutions. Controls further processing when a quality problem is identified.
• Evaluates and identifies opportunities to drive process improvements that positively impact the customer’s experience and improve internal processes and systems.

What it takes to succeed:

Basic Qualifications

• Three plus years’ experience with scheduling in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Thorough knowledge of litho printing as well as die-cutting, laminating and gluing preferred.
• Embraces Continuous Improvement.
• Computer literate with experience using the Microsoft Office Suite.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

What Will Make You Stand Out

We value diverse experiences and perspectives—they help us innovate every day. While these qualifications are preferred, they’re not required:

• Experience in finite scheduling software (such as Printflow)
• Experience in Packaging Manufacturing

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our Culture: We’re stronger together. Safety comes first, and we believe our people, customers, and investors are the foundation of our success. Collaboration and respect drive everything we do.

Competitive Compensation: Your base pay will reflect factors like market location, experience, and skills. Many roles also include performance bonuses as part of the total compensation package.

Benefits That Matter: We offer a full range of benefits designed to support you and your family, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and company holidays
• 401(k) with employer match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
  …and more!

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the position's duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Mill Rock Packaging is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Recruiting Agencies: Mill Rock Packaging does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees associated with them.