Shop Floor Planner

The LEGO Group is building a 1.7 million-square-foot precision production facility just south of Richmond in Chesterfield, Virginia.

Over the next few years, we’ll be hiring 1,761 people in a range of professional and production positions. The people who join our team will have a unique opportunity to grow with our organization.

Job Description

The Shop Floor Planner plays an instrumental role in the key planning process of the Company, namely Flow of Finished Goods.

This position is responsible to smooth the daily operations without affecting the plan of the next weeks.

Core Responsibilities :

• Ensure the execution by shift / hours of the sequence of the Final pack, Pre-pack and Processing production plan released by the team.
• Re-balance through the week the production plan (Pre-Pack, Final Pack and Processing) in a shift basis to maintain the data in SAP.

Finished Goods Priorities when the plan is released.

• Keep the plan feasible according of production, processing machine utilization follow the pre-pack plan balanced by days in terms of Pre-Pack Change overs.
• Maintain stability in warehouse capacity through Pre-Pack Plan focus only in the current week.
• Provide priorities to production area when an issue arise (absenteeism, maintenance, etc.) providing direction of which production lines need to be prioritized in the shop floor area.
• Advise to Materials Planning in case to have a shortage of material generated by a late delivery by a supplier, adjust the plan based on the best arrival date, advise the latest changes to the production planners.
• Advise to Molding if they need to restock because any deviation such as quality issue, etc. which can generate a high impact on the plan or the operation (shut down).
• Daily follow up with the partners of the deviations which affect to deliver product on time (OTIF, Schedule Adherence, Accomplishment, volume-PCs) identifying the root cause and trigger actions.

Are you up for the challenge?

• 2 years of experience in production planning processes including Inventory Analysis.
• Experience working with SAP, Excel and problem solving methodology.
• Able to work Monday-Friday in 1st shift from 6 am - 2.30 pm.

Join the global LEGO® team

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.