Req ID: 1822

Kiel

2ND, 130pm-1030pm Mon-Fri

Do you enjoy working with the Production Scheduler and Production Supervisors? Are you proud of ensuring all employees have a “value added” assignment?

Come join our Manufacturing Team!

Your Story.

You enjoy scheduling in manufacturing. You have a strong organizational skills and customer service. You have high energy. You able to work under stress and meet deadlines.

Your Passion. Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

What You Do.

• Compiles personnel assignment schedules for production department in manufacturing plant by performing the following duties.
• Schedules employees for the next day's production by referencing the work orders for correct staffing requirements and considering the employee's seniority, skill, and ability to the various line positions. Provide schedule for next day's production to specified supervisors and post daily.
• Facilitate and coordinate a voluntary lay off if required; staffing needs are less than the number of available employees. Make decisions based on skill level and years of service. Combine job functions when production activities allow (i.e. prep room, material handler, and end of line transfer), and reduce support positions accordingly.
• Ensures accounting accuracy by tracking and adjusting employee's daily clocking into the correct cost center for their line assignment or activity.
• Work closely with the Production Supervisors along with HR on a variety of issues and manage the strictly confidential information with the highest integrity and accuracy. Ensure all procedures are consistently done accordingly to established policies and procedures.
• Monitor all entries in Kronos which include: Paid Time Off (PTO) days, Scheduled Hours, Emergency Hours, FMLA, Short Term Disability, and Layoffs. Keep accurate and detailed records by maintaining text for any absence, FMLA, Early Departure.
• Manage the weekend schedule rotation of employees and schedule according to the Even/Odd policy.
• Work with supervisors supporting them to oversee and manage the training needs of plant employees. Determine and schedule training to broaden qualifications and increases flexibility in scheduling production and personnel. Update SAP Employee Skills Matrix weekly. Collaborate with appropriate supervisors to assure specific training is available for appropriate areas.
• Communicate with other shift schedulers to coordinate transferring of employees from shift to shift, and/or plant locations, and coordinate overlapping overtime to meet staffing demands. Coordinate general communications about daily events from shift to shift (i.e., lines starting up or going down, the need of more staffing due to a special order, extra-work activities, absences that affect the following shift).

Your Education and Experience.

• High School or GED required
• Associate degree preferred or six months to one-year related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Your Qualifications.

• Strong computer skills; Word processing, Internet, Power Point, Excel, E-mail.
• Strong telephone skills.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Onsite Health & Wellness Center: includes a nurse practitioner, licensed physical therapist, dietitian, personal trainer, and health coach, care coordinator and work-life mentor

• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation

• Tuition Assistance

• Access to Employee Store

Our Story.

With over 2,000 employees and net sales of $1.5 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 65 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.