Job Description

Production Scheduler 2

Schedule work to run on manufacturing equipment for one or more of the following areas: Prepress, Press, Bindery/Finishing. Review daily production output and make adjustments/updates to daily/weekly forecasted schedules. Move work around as needed while maintaining customer delivery dates. Provide daily reports/updates that are used by the production departments to run work and plan staffing, materials etc.

Responsibilities:

• Review daily/weekly production schedules and sequence/load equipment to run primarily in one of the following areas: Prepress, Press, Bindery/Finishing.
• Optimize workflow by matching the equipment capabilities closely to the specification of the customer work.
• Typically plan for equipment and jobs that are a mix of routine to moderately complex in nature.
• Ensure that preceding requirements needed to begin running a job such as the preflight of the customer files, plating, raw materials, components are in place.
• Coordinate with the appropriate departments to ensure jobs will be able to run.
• Review daily production output and make adjustments/updates to daily/weekly schedules.
• May engage with Planners or management when issues arise and work needs to be moved around to resolve issues.
• Re-schedule work to different slots/equipment in the event of unplanned situations such as equipment failures, missing components or raw materials etc.
• Provide daily reports/updates to manufacturing operations so materials and staffing are coordinated with the forecasted workloads and that sales/customer service are updated on customer projects.
• May verify that materials, staffing, and logistics are in place in time for scheduled production runs.
• May coordinate with vendors and/or internal resources producing components to ensure that delivery will meet the scheduled run time for the customer project.
• May perform tasks related to long term planning and building of facility work plans.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma or equivalent with 2+ years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment directly related to the duties of the job.
• Requires very good knowledge of general administrative/manufacturing operations procedures and knowledge of job specific processes to successfully execute and complete the more progressive/complex duties of the job.
• Ability to follow company policy and understand any rules or regulations governing the work being completed and impact work has on department or company.
• Must have very good knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete duties successfully.
• Requires good knowledge of multiple functions or areas of the business in which there is frequent contact with while completing daily work assignments of the job.
• Must have very good oral and written communication skills sufficient to explain departmental policy, methods and/or procedures when completing assignments.
• Requires very good organizational skills sufficient to accomplish work by established deadlines and ability to coordinate phases of work with others.
• EPS Platform experience preferred.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. RRD's current salary range for this role is $48,500 to $70,900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. RRD's benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts. All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen. RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

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