Labor Scheduler
Responsibilities
- This position, under general supervision, is responsible for evaluating labor requirements and assisting in the 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.
- 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.
- Responsible to conduct yourself and ensure your subordinates (if applicable) conduct themselves in a manner consistent with company mission, values, code of ethics, policies, and other standards of conduct.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Years of Related Experience: 3-5 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.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is highly preferred
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications associated with the job. An individual must be able to perform all of the duties and responsibilities listed in a fully competent manner to be considered successful in the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties and responsibilities.
EEO Job Category (United States)
Professionals
Tip Eligibility (United States)
Not Applicable
We are a E-verify participant.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Robbinsville, NJ 08691: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- How many years experience do you have in a role where labor scheduling was at least 50% of your daily tasks?
- How many shifts did you schedule for?
- How many employees were you responsible for scheduling?
- Do you have any experience using Kronos or another time/labor scheduling system? If so, what system?
- What is your proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
Experience:
- Labor Scheduling: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
