Production Scheduling Coordinator, 2nd shift Liberty at Farmerfocus

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals.  Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

How this Role Will Be Impactful

This role will assist the Inside Sales Coordinator and Plant Scheduler in planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring the flow of products through the complete production cycle for 2nd shift. As part of the scheduling team, you will maintain production schedules according to customer needs, maximizing effectiveness and throughput in all aspects of the production process. You will also distribute upcoming schedules to team leads and supervisors and communicate with our leadership team regarding the status of existing orders.

Key Requirements:

• Work with production and shipping to track WIP and finished inventory daily
• Work closely with operations and the sales team to optimize mix and overall profitability
• Provide direction on production schedule for both facilities by shift and line (limiting changeovers, maximizing output, coordinating the transfer of both WIP and Finished products to facilities, ship outbound loads, etc.).
• Execute Perfect Order Rate (On Time x Order Fill Rate) of 97.5%

What You Bring to the Role

• A sense of urgency, accountability, and responsibility
• Attention to detail and a drive to get things right the first time
• Positive, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in multiple methods such as phone, email and text.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• An energetic, confident, professional, and team-oriented attitude
• Ability to adapt effectively to workplace changes and new job duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to learn product specifications, customer details and all aspects of production reporting.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work a varied schedule supporting operations across shifts, including late nights and early mornings

Work Requirements and Environment & Reasonable Accommodations Statement

This role is based on-site in Harrisonburg, VA.  Work conducted in our production plants. Occasional travel locally between our locations in Harrisonburg, VA.

Work may require access the production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye-protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area. Must be able to traverse a two-story staircase multiple times per day.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.