UPSIDE Foods · 1 day ago
Master Scheduler & Production Planner
UPSIDE Foods is a cultivated meat company based in Berkeley, CA, aiming to address environmental and public health challenges through sustainable meat production. The Master Scheduler & Production Planner will coordinate production schedules, optimize resources, and ensure workflow efficiency to meet customer requirements.
Alternative ProteinFood and BeverageFood ProcessingMeat and PoultryOrganic FoodSustainability
Responsibilities
Develop and execute daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules in accordance with manufacturing plans and manage updates to the production plan
Create and manage planning meetings with all manufacturing functional groups for alignment and asset allocation
Partner with Supply Chain and work with ERP tools to ensure raw material resupply requirements are met without interruption
Understand current and future capacity/supply/equipment constraints, including planned & unplanned downtime, affecting production by engaging stakeholders throughout the planning process and lead the development of recovery plans
Communicate risks & gaps of current production plans to appropriate stakeholders and develop service, inventory, & tradeoff scenarios by using a planning toolkit to reduce said risks & gaps
Immerse yourself and collaborate with all functional departments by attending meetings, analyzing various reports, and understanding current priorities to ensure the production facility is supporting our current enterprise goals while reducing production delays or product backorders
Develop and analyze forecast performance reports that drive actions on optimization and efficiencies of the production process
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, industrial engineering/operations research or another quantitative field (preferred), or equivalent experience
Demonstrated 5+ years in production planning for a high volume and complex production process
Experience with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred
Carry a continuous improvement & data-driven mindset
Strong communication skills needed to collaborate with stakeholders with flexibility and drive decisions
Great organizational, analytical, and project management skills (role requires juggling long-term projects, daily tasks, and urgent questions)
Ability to independently solve problems in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred
Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
Benefits
Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!
83-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
Pet insurance for your furry family members!
Unlimited PTO
Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities
Company
UPSIDE Foods
UPSIDE Foods is a food tech company that produces and grows sustainable cultured meat.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$581MKey Investors
U.S. Department of AgricultureAbu Dhabi Growth Fund,Temasek HoldingsNorwest,SoftBank Vision Fund,Temasek Holdings
2023-06-21Grant
2022-04-21Series C· $400M
2020-01-22Series B· $161M
Recent News
2026-01-22
Norwest
2025-12-29
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