Production Scheduler Lead

Req ID: 10888

Remote Opportunities: Onsite

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

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Job Summary

The Production Scheduler Lead is responsible for leading the production scheduling function to ensure efficient use of resources, timely execution of the production plan, and alignment with customer demand. This role will lead and develop a team of production schedulers, ensuring consistency in scheduling process. The role collaborates closely with materials planning, manufacturing, procurement, and customer experience to create feasible production schedules that balance capacity, material availability, and customer commitments.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Lead a team of production schedulers, providing coaching, training, and performance management
Collaborate with planners, procurement, and operations to resolve constraints (capacity, material, labor) impacting the schedule
Drive schedule adherence and coordinate with manufacturing to execute production plans on time.
Maintain scheduling tools, systems, and reports
Lead efforts to standardize and optimize scheduling processes and tools

Skills

Procurement / Planning Knowledge
Lean Manufacturing Knowledge
Kanban / MRP knowledge / ERP System Knowledge (SAP, Oracle)
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Advanced Excel and Power BI (data analysis skills)
Strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
APICs Certification (Desirable)

Minimum Experience Required

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
Minimum 5 years of exprience as Production Scheduler Lead or in similar positions.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.

Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Inc. by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Inc.. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Inc. to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search.