Production Scheduler

About the Role

Are you highly organised, detail‑driven, and confident working in a fast‑paced production environment? We’re looking for a proactive Production Scheduler to join our team at our Louth Northfields site on a 6‑month fixed term contract. In this key role, you’ll help keep our manufacturing operations running smoothly and ensure our customers receive the exceptional service DS Smith is known for.

You’ll be responsible for creating and managing production schedules, optimising workflow, and working closely with teams across the site to support efficiency, performance, and on‑time delivery. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within a dynamic operational environment.

Key Responsibilities: (included but not limited)

Health & Safety

• Uphold HSER standards and comply with all legislative Health & Safety requirements.

Operational Planning

• Create and maintain production plans for the corrugator and conversion areas.

• Monitor progress and update schedules as operational needs change.

• Track key planning KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Participate in daily planning meetings.

Material Management

• Monitor paper stocks and manage daily replenishment ordering.

• Complete month‑end paper reconciliation and investigate usage variances.

Stakeholder Management

• Work with the Internal Sales team to align daily customer requirements with production capability.

• Collaborate with Operations on initiatives to improve efficiency and performance.

• Coordinate with Despatch teams to support delivery planning and communicate order status.

About You

We’re looking for someone with manufacturing experience, strong planning and time-management skills, and the ability to make confident decisions under pressure. With solid commercial awareness, excellent communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office (ideally in Excel), and a methodical, detail-focused approach, you perform reliably in fast-paced, customer-driven environments

Minimum Requirements:

• GCSE maths or equivalent. Equivalent planning experience would be taken onboard

• Ability to make decisions in a time pressured environment.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Time management and planning.

• Methodological approach.

• High Attention to detail.

• Excellent IT skills and relevant knowledge of Planning software

• Leadership

Benefits

Additional benefits include:

• 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rated)

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Income protection

• Employee assistance program

• Cycle to work scheme

• Shopping discounts

Location: Louth - Northfields

Working Pattern: On Site – 4 on 4 Off

2 x Days  06:00 – 18:00

2 x Nights 18:00 – 06:00

4 x Off

About us

We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world.  We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. 

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.

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