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Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle brand CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leader in manufacturing and marketing quality foods enjoyed nationwide. We have beloved brands like Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizzas; bibigo®, Pagoda® Asian-style snacks and we can’t forget Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® pies! We bring families and communities together through great food. Join our team and see the opportunities are real, and the sky is the limit; this isn’t just a job, it’s a seat at the table!

We are hiring a Labor Scheduler at our frozen pizza manufacturing facility in Florence, KY.  This position, under general supervision, is responsible for evaluating labor requirements and assisting in labor scheduling of employees. This role is also responsible for maintaining accurate and up to date data in the system and providing staffing solutions for the best possible business results.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and communicates with all departments to ensure that labor needs for the plant are utilized effectively and efficiently.
• Troubleshoots exceptions that occur during the labor scheduling process. Stays informed of all variables affecting labor schedule, including but not limited to, call-ins, weather related issues, and other special case scenarios.
• Organizes weekly meetings with supervisors on labor schedules, communicates any changes in the schedule to the manager as well as supervisors, and identifies training needs to meet the best possible scheduling results.
• Maintains employee profile (primary jobs, job transfer sets, availability patterns, shifts) and skill matrix data in Kronos system with the help of regular communication with supervisors.
• Communicates with temp agencies and HR to maintain temp employee data.
• Analyzes and reports exceptions within scheduling to Labor Scheduling Manager, assign resources to meet business guiding principles.
• Maintains annual vacation tracker and call-ins for employees.
• Communicates with supervisors and the Labor Manager on approval and denial of vacations.
• Monitors trends on call-ins and regularly communicates with HR team.
• Communicates with Production Scheduler to bring common ground on Production and Labor planning. This includes, but not limited to, adjusting labor schedule if the production schedule changes.
• Communicates with production employees for coverage of shifts based on labor needs.
• Manages part-time workforce, identifies availability of part-time employees and fits them into weekly schedule to obtain optimum results.
• Reports weekly labor scheduling metrics to Labor Scheduling Manager, analyzes trends in the data, recommends changes if necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of related experience
• Proficient with data entry in database tools, Kronos knowledge preferred. Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills, as well as good basic math skills.
• Capable of working with tight deadlines to ensure on- time deliveries.

Compensation and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $58,500 to $97,500 annually with eligibility for a 5% annual incentive bonus, that is based on organizational performance. The pay range represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to educations, skills, work experience, certifications, geography etc. As such, starting pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a strong foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support programs.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin, or other protected class.