diff --git a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
index 91b560e106c87..82b5294daa191 100644
--- a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@ block_builder:
   [scheduler_grpc_client_config: <grpc_client>]
 
 block_scheduler:
-  # Consumer group used by block scheduler to track the last consumed offset.
-  # CLI flag: -block-scheduler.consumer-group
-  [consumer_group: <string> | default = "block-scheduler"]
-
   # How often the scheduler should plan jobs.
   # CLI flag: -block-scheduler.interval
   [interval: <duration> | default = 15m]
diff --git a/pkg/blockbuilder/builder/builder.go b/pkg/blockbuilder/builder/builder.go
index 61ff6ffcbc782..018ccc1365441 100644
--- a/pkg/blockbuilder/builder/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/blockbuilder/builder/builder.go
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ func (i *BlockBuilder) runOne(ctx context.Context, c *kgo.Client, workerID strin
 		completion.Success = false
 	}
 
+	// remove from inflight jobs to stop sending sync requests
+	i.jobsMtx.Lock()
+	delete(i.inflightJobs, job.ID())
+	i.metrics.inflightJobs.Set(float64(len(i.inflightJobs)))
+	i.jobsMtx.Unlock()
+
 	if _, err := withBackoff(
 		ctx,
 		i.cfg.Backoff,
@@ -292,16 +298,12 @@ func (i *BlockBuilder) runOne(ctx context.Context, c *kgo.Client, workerID strin
 		return true, err
 	}
 
-	i.jobsMtx.Lock()
-	delete(i.inflightJobs, job.ID())
-	i.metrics.inflightJobs.Set(float64(len(i.inflightJobs)))
-	i.jobsMtx.Unlock()
-
 	return true, err
 }
 
 func (i *BlockBuilder) processJob(ctx context.Context, c *kgo.Client, job *types.Job, logger log.Logger) (lastOffsetConsumed int64, err error) {
 	level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "beginning job")
+	start := time.Now()
 
 	indexer := newTsdbCreator()
 	appender := newAppender(i.id,
@@ -505,6 +507,8 @@ func (i *BlockBuilder) processJob(ctx context.Context, c *kgo.Client, job *types
 	level.Info(logger).Log(
 		"msg", "successfully processed job",
 		"last_offset", lastOffset,
+		"duration", time.Since(start),
+		"records", lastOffset-job.Offsets().Min,
 	)
 
 	return lastOffset, nil
diff --git a/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/queue.go b/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/queue.go
index 019ca61a0c487..4758561fd6c2b 100644
--- a/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/queue.go
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ func (q *JobQueue) SyncJob(jobID string, job *types.Job) {
 	case types.JobStatusInProgress:
 	case types.JobStatusComplete, types.JobStatusFailed, types.JobStatusExpired:
 		// Job already completed, re-enqueue a new one
+		level.Warn(q.logger).Log("msg", "job already completed, re-enqueuing", "job", jobID, "status", jobMeta.Status)
 		registerInProgress()
 		return
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/scheduler.go
index d4e8c0935ce68..55ecc066dc582 100644
--- a/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/blockbuilder/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	ConsumerGroup     string         `yaml:"consumer_group"`
 	Interval          time.Duration  `yaml:"interval"`
 	LookbackPeriod    time.Duration  `yaml:"lookback_period"`
 	Strategy          string         `yaml:"strategy"`
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func (cfg *Config) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.Interval, prefix+"interval", 15*time.Minute, "How often the scheduler should plan jobs.")
-	f.StringVar(&cfg.ConsumerGroup, prefix+"consumer-group", "block-scheduler", "Consumer group used by block scheduler to track the last consumed offset.")
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.LookbackPeriod, prefix+"lookback-period", 0, "Lookback period used by the scheduler to plan jobs when the consumer group has no commits. 0 consumes from the start of the partition.")
 	f.StringVar(
 		&cfg.Strategy,