Production Planner

This position handles Production Planning and Plant Support functions to insure our plant runs at a high efficiency as possible high maintaining high standards of quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The most critical qualities for success in this position are soft skills:
• - The ability to work independently
• - Take initiative
• - Remain self-motivated
• This role requires frequent interaction with individuals across different departments and with external partners, so strong communication skills and adaptability will be essential
• Responsible for providing complete and achievable production schedule for a manufacturing location utilizing Microsoft Dynamics AX and approved business processes.
• Ensures production schedule meets customer requirements, respects code date and space limitations while aligning with associated planning activities.
• Prepares and releases the production schedule to the Plant floor in a timely manner.
• Completes and distributes production schedule notes.
• Maintains a forecast in DAX as a tool to help the Purchasing Department strategically purchase.
• Reviews master data set-up and monitor to ensure alignment in production processes. (i.e. for new processes, for process changes) BOMs, Recipes, Resources, Production Versions, other plant floor changes.
• Provides continuous (daily) feedback with manufacturing to ensure scheduling information is kept up to date. Including but not limited to; demonstrated running rates, start times, end times, resources, CIP times, material sequence.
• Sends out reports as it relates to customer demands and in house planning to insure business runs smooth.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the location to connect them to the broader planning community, to support plant activities (manufacturing and warehousing). Acts as the eyes and ears of the planning community, to ensure local issues are addressed.
• Clearly understand all requirements and constraints at plant level for a production plan (consideration of minimum/maximum batch and run sizes, resource assignment, material sequencing on resources, changeover and startup allowances and material availability). Work with planning operations team to ensure accuracy of functional master data. (BOMs, resources, versions, etc.)
• Daily interaction with Supply Network Planning team to ensure long term horizon of planned orders are accurate and representative of capacity constraints.
• Communicate and execute all needed changes to the production schedule for any various "unplanned events".
• Other planning duties as required.
• Orders Fluid to insure supply of Milk and Cream are adequate to support the plant schedule.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Values that align with the company's culture.
• Experience in scheduling/planning with a food manufacturing company preferred.
• Experience with DAX is preferred.
• Strong analytic and technical skills.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, possess high degree of initiative and work well under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively interact with both plant and planning team employees

Plant needs

• Schedule fluids on a weekly basis
• Work with Purchaser to help purchase supplies.
• Gather and file paperwork
• Assist with month end procedures.
• Attend weekly customer planning calls.
• Inputs, ends and researches production orders in DAX.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but high school diploma accepted with some college or equivalent experience
• 2+ years’ experience
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing documents
• Ability to create organized filing system
• Exceptional customer service skills and professional phone manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Overachieving attitude and enhanced work ethic
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of associates and teams

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person