Job Description

Job Title: Labor Scheduler

Location: Mitchell, Ontario

About Us:

Welcome to Lactalis Canada – where we take pride in being recognized as one of 2025 GTA's Top Employers! As well as Forbes Canada, Top Canadian Employers for 2025! Our journey revolves around enhancing the lives of Canadians through a rich variety of dairy delights, including some of Canadian’s favourite dairy brands such as like Black Diamond Cheese, Lactantia Milk, Astro Yogurt, Balderson Cheese, and Cheestrings. In fact, we’re proud to say our products grace the shelves of an incredible 94% of Canadian households!

With a 140-year legacy driven by innovation and unwavering quality, we’re seeking like-minded individuals to join us in shaping our next chapter.

About the opportunity:

The Labour Scheduler is accountable for ensuring the availability of staff to meet production requirements and in accordance with applicable policies. The Scheduler ensures integrity of data in the systems and produces various reports and metrics. Also provides ad-hoc support to the site.

The attributes we are looking for:

• Prepare and maintain weekly labour schedules according to production demand, job posting, seniority and the collective agreement. Participate in weekly scheduling meetings with managers, production planners, and supervisors to verify labour demands for upcoming production. Communicate schedule to employees and answer questions, and contact laid-off and on-call employees.
• Perform related scheduling duties such as coordinating time table changes and taking corrective measures, replacement of absent employees by contacting laid-off and on-call employees to fill available position, approving and booking vacation according to the vacation limits per job posting, and preparing and awarding any over time according to the collective agreement. Interact with Human Resources department and supervisors are required.
• Prepare and maintain a training matrix for all employees according to skill and ability indicating training needed or completed.
• Produce reports such as employee time keeping history from the time keeping system (KRONOS), weekly labour report including head count, ratios, and overfill rate per line/per shift.
• Perform administrative duties such as processing documentation for payroll purposes.
• Maintain and develop scheduling system (MS Access) in conjunction with Human Resources, Information Technology, and supervisors.
• Participate in HR projects as required.

What you will bring:

• College diploma in related field such as Business or Operations Management
• Two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in labour and/or production planning in a manufacturing environment
• Strong interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines
• Ability to interact with employees and management
• Proficient with standard office computer technology such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel/Access)

What Lactalis will offer:

Lactalis Canada believes in rewarding its people with the following comprehensive benefits package and perks:

• A Competitive Base Salary
• A Performance-Based Bonus System
• 4 Weeks of Vacation
• Benefits starting day 1
• A Pension Program with an Employer Match at 100% of up to 6%
• Tuition reimbursement plan of up to $3,000/year
• A Volunteer Day to give back to your community
• Learning and Development opportunities
• A commitment to internal career advancement with potential for international mobility

Our ESG commitment:

Our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) roadmap drives our sustainability mission. We aim to positively impact communities and the planet by enabling stakeholders including our people, consumers, customers, suppliers, dairy farmers, government, and industry partners to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of our communities and the planet through all that we do.

At Lactalis Canada, we value our employees as catalysts for positive change. Together, we will create a sustainable future, promote belonging, and make a lasting impact on the world.

Our commitment to DEI:

Fuel Our Culture with Your Uniqueness! Lactalis thrives on the value each person brings. We're dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, inviting personal and professional growth, and embracing everyone's true selves. We're committed to crafting an environment that genuinely welcomes all, reflecting the richness of our people and communities.

Our promise extends to accessible processes and spaces. If you require accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent), please inform our Talent Acquisition team – confidentiality will be maintained.

Note: Lactalis Canada does not conduct credit or background checks through LinkedIn. If required, we'll contact you after signing a Job Offer.

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