Title:  Plant Scheduler

Join our Team as Plant Scheduler In this role, you will be responsible for generating the weekly production plan shift by shift, ensuring that monthly volume commitments are met. You will manage the balance of meals across the weekly schedule, coordinate closely with operations to update and align plans, and guarantee service objectives are achieved (attainment, adherence, and volume bias).

You will also oversee weekly volume adjustments, manage carryovers and advances between weeks, and identify solutions to address increases in demand. A key part of this role is ensuring that open stock is minimized and fully integrated into production within the same month, avoiding obsolete inventory and reducing cost impact. This role is essential to ensuring smooth production execution, alignment with service teams, and cost efficiency.

This position does not have direct reports and is based in Bogota

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Production Planning: Develop and manage the weekly production and packaging plan, shift by shift, ensuring alignment with monthly targets.
• Balance Management: Coordinate week-to-week balances and advances, guaranteeing full execution and understanding of the plan across all service areas.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Maintain direct communication with line leaders and service teams to secure adherence to the production plan and daily priorities.
• Open Stock Control: Minimize open stock and ensure it is consumed within the same month to reduce cost impact.
• Performance Alignment: Align service performance indicators (attainment, adherence, and volume bias) with the Product Availability team through DDS3 meetings and continuous monitoring.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Degree in Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• Advanced expertise in Excel.
• Strong leadership skills (required).
• Knowledge of production planning (preferred).

What’s Next

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email la.reclutamiento@kellanova.com

Get to Know Us

We’ve always been driven to unleash the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our iconic, world-class brands at Kellanova include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Mars, Incorporated has acquired Kellanova in a transaction that brings together iconic brands, storied legacies and outstanding capabilities with a view to shape the future of snacking. You can learn more here, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

Let’s shape the future of snacking.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.