Nassau Candy
Production Scheduler / Capacity Planner (Fulfillment)
📍 Hicksville, NY
💰 Salary Range: $70,000 – $90,000
🏭 About Nassau Candy
Nassau Candy is a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty confections, fine foods, and promotional products. Through divisions such as NC Custom, Chocolate Inn, AmuseMints®, and Lanco, we deliver high-quality, customized solutions with speed, precision, and scale.
Our operations environment is fast-paced and execution-driven, with many orders turning in 24–72 hours. We are continuing to invest in talent and infrastructure to support our growth and deliver best-in-class service to our customers.
📌 Position Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Production Scheduler / Capacity Planner to manage daily scheduling and capacity across fulfillment and production operations, including chocolate molding, hand assembly, and packaging.
This is a high-impact, execution-focused role that operates as the central hub between planning and production. The position is approximately 50% on the production floor and 50% at a desk, responsible for building the schedule and ensuring it is executed in real time.
⚙️ Key Responsibilities
📅 Production Scheduling & Planning
- Own the daily production schedule across all fulfillment and production areas (approx. 150+ orders per day)
- Break down work by department, labor requirements, and item type to meet ship dates and priorities
- Sequence work to optimize flow across chocolate production, assembly, packing, and shipping
📊 Capacity Planning & Throughput Management
- Develop and manage capacity models based on labor, work type, and throughput rates
- Balance workload across teams to prevent bottlenecks, particularly between production, packing, and shipping
- Continuously adjust schedules to align with real-time production conditions
🏃♂️ Floor Execution & Real-Time Adjustments
- Maintain a strong presence on the production floor, driving execution and accountability
- Reallocate labor and shift priorities in real time to meet output and service levels
- Ensure production teams are aligned to the schedule and operating efficiently
📈 Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor output, efficiency, and performance using Excel and internal systems
- Improve scheduling accuracy through data analysis and trend tracking
- Identify inefficiencies in workflow, staging, and labor utilization and implement solutions
🤝 Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner closely with Production, Fulfillment, and Customer Service teams
- Ensure clean handoffs and communication across departments to support on-time delivery
- Act as a key point of coordination between planning and execution
✅ Qualifications
- 3–7 years of experience in production scheduling, planning, or high-volume operations
- Background in fulfillment, assembly, or labor-driven manufacturing environments
- Strong understanding of capacity planning, throughput, and labor balancing
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and reporting
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with shifting priorities
- Strong communication skills and leadership presence on the production floor
🎯 What We Offer
- Competitive salary within the $70,000 – $90,000 range
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401(k) with company match
- Opportunity to play a key role in a high-growth, operationally complex environment
- A collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on execution, accountability, and results
📢 Join Nassau Candy
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving operational challenges in real time, and want to directly impact production performance—we encourage you to apply and be part of our continued growth.