Job Title: Time & Scheduling Analyst (B15)
Location: Mexico City, Antara Office /Hybrid Mode
Hiring Manager: Sandra Guaderrama
Proposed Hire Date: January 2025 (post Nov 17)
Hiring Panel: R1: TA – R2: Sandy/Shannon – R3: Sam/Michael? (to confirm)
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Job Summary:
The Time & Scheduling Analyst ensures accurate employee time, schedule and qualification data to support operations and payroll. This role performs weekly qualification checks and data loads, maintains employee records for upcoming shifts, monitors and validates schedules/wage tables, delivers continuous improvement analytics (clock in/out, absenteeism, overtime, productivity), and provides tier-1 support to users.
Key Responsibilities:
· Labor Demand Planning.
· Qualifications check & load (weekly).
· Validate employee certifications/qualifications against requirements.
· Prepare and upload qualification data into the HR/time system once per week (or as required).
· Escalate missing or expiring qualifications and track remediation actions.
· Employee data maintenance in Indeavor for next shift (one week), employee base schedule, wage table check, data monitoring and accuracy.
· Maintain and update employee base schedules, pay/wage tables and availability in Endeavour (or the designated scheduling/HRIS) to ensure correct coverage for the next shift(s).
· Verify employee eligibility and status before shift start (assignments, leaves, restrictions).
· Data monitoring & accuracy
· Reconcile schedules, timecards and wage tables to detect discrepancies.
· Maintain data integrity across systems (HRIS, timekeeper, payroll input).
· Run and act on routine audits to reduce timekeeping errors.
· Continuous improvement & analytics.
· Produce regular CI reports and dashboards on clock in/out variances, absenteeism, overtime, shrinkage and productivity.
· Identify trends and propose process improvements to reduce overtime, minimize absenteeism and increase scheduling efficiency.
· Support pilot improvements and document standard operating procedures.
· Tier-1 user support.
· Serve as the first point of contact for time & scheduling system issues (password resets, basic troubleshooting, how-to questions).
· Triage and resolve common user problems; escalate complex issues to Tier-2/IT.
· Maintain a knowledge base / FAQ for common user questions.
· Collaboration and compliance
· Work with HR, payroll, operations and site managers to ensure schedule adherence and regulatory compliance (labor laws, union rules where applicable).
· Support audits and provide records as requested.
Required Qualifications:
· 2+ years in HR operations/timekeeping/scheduling or related operational support role.
· Experience with time & attendance systems (e.g., Kronos/UKG, Workday Leave Absence Module, Indeavor, Dayforce, or similar).
· Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups/XLOOKUP, basic formulas).
· Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
· Good written and verbal communication in English and Spanish; customer-service orientation.
· Ability to work on a shift schedule and meet weekly deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Associate or bachelor’s degree in HR, business, analytics or related field (or equivalent experience).
· Experience in manufacturing environment/sector.
· Familiarity with reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau).
· Experience with labor rules/union scheduling and wage table management.
· Continuous improvement or Lean experience.
Core Competencies:
· Data integrity focus.
· Analytical mindset and problem solving.
· Effective communicator.
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· Time management and ability to meet weekly cadence.
· Team collaboration and escalation judgement.
Cultural Fit:
· Empathy & Care: Acts as a cultural carrier who welcomes and supports new colleagues with warmth and respect.
· Dependability: Reliable, punctual, and consistently follows through on commitments.
· Communication: Clear, concise, and proactive communicator.
· Adaptability: Comfortable with ambiguity and able to adjust priorities quickly.
· Collaborative: Team-oriented and focused on delivering a seamless experience for new hires.
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.