Production Scheduler

W2 Contract Role Job Title: Labor Scheduler / Production SchedulerLocation: Chicago, IL 60629 (Onsite)Duration: 6 months contract Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pmLabor Scheduler / Coordinator responsible for end-to-end labor planning for a 500+ employee unionized plant, ensuring schedules align with production plans, labor standards, and union agreements while leveraging systems like Kronos and Indeavor.Labor Scheduler The Labor Coordinator will be part of the Plant Operations Team at the Chicago Bakery and will report to the Labor Manager. The Labor Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that labor schedules are executed according to the weekly production plan including all departments, end to end, in the facility. The labor schedule is developed consistent with the skills and abilities of the people, budgeted labor standards and contractual obligations. The Labor Coordinator acts as a site expert relative to the labor scheduling system including participating in the implementation of Indeavor (labor scheduling system) along with the time management system, Kronos. This position has no direct reports but has responsibility for assigning over 500 core team members their weekly work assignment.What you will bringA desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:Prior experience in a fast-paced unionized manufacturing environmentExperience with labor scheduling systems and methodologiesPrior experience with continuous improvement efforts