Production Scheduler

** The Role **

Production Scheduler owns the day-to-day and week-to-week production schedule. This role turns demand and supply plans into real, executable schedules while balancing labor, materials, inventory, quality, safety, and compliance. You’ll be working with a high number of SKUs, changing priorities, and real-world constraints. We’re looking for someone who can think ahead, stay flexible, and roll up their sleeves when things don’t go to plan .

This role is critical to minimizing inventory risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling profitable growth. The Production Scheduler serves as the central decision-maker for production sequencing, acting as the connective tissue between Sales, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, Operations, Quality, and Compliance.

** Responsibilities **

** Production Scheduling & Execution **

• Own and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all product categories.

• Convert monthly production plans into detailed weekly and daily schedules by department and process.

• Sequence production to optimize throughput, minimize changeovers, and protect quality outcomes.

• Continuously adjust schedules based on:

• Demand changes

• Labor availability

• Material constraints

• QA release timing

• Regulatory limitations

• Establish and maintain routings, run rates, batch sizes, and standard hours for all unit operations.

• Balance line loading across departments and shifts, including overtime planning and resource reallocation.

• Spending approximately 50% of your time on the production floor.

** Cannabis Regulatory & Compliance Scheduling **

• Integrate state and company regulatory requirements into all production schedules, including:

• Batch size limits

• Lot and genealogy dependencies

• Mandatory QA hold and testing timelines

• Quarantine and remediation scenarios

• Coordinate production timing with state traceability systems (e.g., METRC or equivalent).

• Schedule production around:

• State inspections and audits

• Reporting deadlines

• Compliance-driven process constraints

• Proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks related to production timing or sequencing.

** Inventory & Material Planning **

• Monitor and manage WIP and Finished Goods inventory to align with shipment velocity and sales forecasts.

• Build and maintain input allocations based on:

• Inventory availability

• Demand priorities

• Shelf-life considerations

• Confirm material readiness prior to schedule release and escalate shortages or risks compared to 90-day inventory schedule plan.

• Partner with Inventory and Finance teams to ensure reconciliation between AFS (available-for-sale) and state systems

** Demand, Supply & Tradeoff Decisions **

• Review demand forecasts and call out when plans don’t match capacity or constraints.

• Help leadership understand the tradeoffs between:

• SLA (Service Level Agreement)

• Inventory

• Labor cost

• Compliance risk

• Participate in S&OP / planning conversations as the voice of production reality.

• Own schedule changes and escalation when plans break.

** Labor & Capacity Planning **

• Build and maintain capacity models by department and process.
• Identify bottlenecks and work with Operations to improve flow.
• Use historical performance to improve schedule accuracy and labor planning.
• Help translate staffing plans into executable schedules.

** Quality & Release Timing **

• Coordinate schedules with QA for:

• Sampling

• Testing turnaround

• Release timing

• Adjust production plans when quality outcomes change.

• Support continuous improvement tied to yield, quality, and efficiency.

** Systems, Data & KPIs **

• Act as a key owner of scheduling-related systems, including ERP, traceability, and reporting tools.

• Maintain clean, accurate scheduling data across systems.

• Track and report key metrics such as:

• Schedule adherence

• Plan attainment

• Inventory accuracy

• Changeover efficiency

• Production efficiency impacts

• Labor Utilization

• Use data to spot issues early and drive improvements.

• Other duties as assigned

** Qualifications **

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a production environment as a Production Supervisor or similar supply chain and procurement experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook). Tableau & State Tracking systems (METRC, Biotrack, & MJ Freeway) a plus.
• Initiative-taking, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills with commitment to quality work.
• High attention to details and due diligence.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Superior communication and people skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Understands and complies with the state and local rules and regulations, and internal policies and procedures of Green Thumb.
• Consistently operates with an elevated level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Ability to anticipate needs, find alternative solutions and be proactive in achieving desired outcomes.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.

** Additional Requirements **

• Must pass all required background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must possess valid driver’s license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age