PLANT PRODUCTION SCHEDULER-JBS BROOKS, AB

With approximately 3,300 employees, JBS Food Canada ULC (“JBS Canada”) is one of Canada's largest beef processors. Consisting of four locations—the main processing facility located in Brooks, Alberta, where approximately 4,200 head of cattle are harvested and processed daily; the Head Office and a case ready plant, both based in Calgary, Alberta; and JBS Ontario, a case ready plant located in Belleville, Ontario. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks has the capacity to produce products ranging from boxed beef primals, ground beef, beef trimmings, beef by-products and hides which are shipped across Canada and worldwide. At the multi-protein Mountain Creek Farms case-ready facility in Calgary, JBS Canada produces value-added products including marinated, portion sized, multi-pack options, kebabs and much more. JBS Ontario in Belleville produces fresh meat and seafood products for leading retailers in Canada.

JBS Food Canada is seeking an experienced, ambitious and highly motivated Plant Production Scheduler to join its dynamic team to be based in Brooks or Calgary, AB. The role reports to the scheduling manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, organize and oversee shift production schedules for all product produced at Brooks Facility;
• Coordinate with Plant Operations teams and customers` orders in an effort to maintain product delivery on time to ensure customer satisfaction;
• Coordinate, assign and review orders to Material Handling Administration Clerks engaged in shipping, storing and distributing product for all domestic and global contract orders;
• Manage product age rotation with fresh and frozen warehouses to eliminate dated product related issues/costs
• Manage daily cattle inventory to provide optimal balance between kill and fab, and maintain data used to drive system generated reporting and schedules;
• Coordinate and Liaise on a continuous basis with Sales teams and plant Operations leaders to coordinate optimum product mix as established by Demand Planning and Pricing;
• Manage daily box inventory levels between sold and unsold product and plant capacity;
• Manage substitutions on customer orders and keep sales force informed of all changes in order contents or status;
• Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics, in order to minimize deficit freight;
• Ensure order prints and schedules are printed/released to plant daily in an accurate and timely manner;
• Meet KPI's for Order Fill, MSA, On Time Departure and On Time Delivery for all orders;
• Maintain Data within Order Management System that drives constraints and accurate forecasts;
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Agri-Business, Meat Science, Business, Marketing, or Animal Science preferred;
• Experience: Minimum 5-7 year's previous experience in the meat industry, with heavy emphasis on scheduling preferred;
• Detailed oriented and strong mufti-tasking skills.
• Good Knowledge of Production and Inventory Control Processes including Quintiq scheduling system preferred;
• Above average Microsoft Office skills;
• Good understanding of logistics, and the need for Demand Planning;
• Management/Supervisory experience considered an asset;
• Strong data analysis skill with attention to detail and accuracy.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Please note that Applicants will be asked to complete a pre-hire medical and drug and alcohol test. Any offer of employment to the Applicant will be conditional upon passing satisfactory completion of the medical and passing the drug and alcohol test.

Benefits include:

Competitive Wage | Relocation Assistance | Extended Health/Medical Benefit | Group Life & Accidental Death Insurance | Long Term Disability | Vision/Dental Care | Employee Beef Purchasing Program | Voluntary Employee RRSP Contributions | Employer RRSP Contributions | Career Growth and Continued Training

JBS Food Canada ULC

193002A Range Road 150, Brooks, AB, T1R1C6

www.jbsfoodcanada.ca

Phone: 403-501-2223 Fax: 403 501 2239