Production Planner

Overview:

This role manages the block production plan for both special making and make-to-stock orders across paper making resources at a SNA manufacturing site. This role equates to the master scheduler for products on a given paper machine or through the required papermaking process route. This position sits at the manufacturing site.

Responsibilities:

Master Production Scheduling

· Optimizing our machine resources through design and implementation of a Master Production Scheduling (MPS) process, managing supply orders through the planned, fixed, and frozen for release process steps.

· Management of scheduling / production bottlenecks by maintaining PM blocks for web and sheet products

· Steering manufacturing requests to most cost effective (manufacturing and distribution) resources and to most cost effective time slots.

· Minimize "lost orders" and controlling order feasibility (meet the required delivery-time and volume)

· Insuring synchronization of APO and MICS to support Available To Promise (ATP) Process

Securing scheduled capacity to achieve inventory service targets.

· Block creation and monitoring from forecast to mill transition with appropriate product mix, profitability and maintaining mill direct program commitments.

· Provide analysis and reporting for Mill Operations Planning including any metrics, KPIs, and identification of improvement initiatives.

Order Status Monitoring and Communication

· Regular communication with all members of Inside Sales, Sales Operations, Mill Planning, Distribution and Operations Planning to monitor backlogs and order status as appropriate.

Inventory Support

· Working with Inventory Planners and Supply Chain leadership to identify, design and implement more efficient and effective inventory service for stock items the Operations Planner supports.

Operations Planning Process Improvements

· Participation in and leading Mill and Operations Planning process improvements.

· Provide and participate in department cross training.

· Participate in specific customer action team efforts

· Support and participate in corporate Lean Six Sigma improvement efforts

Education/Experience

· 1 to 3 years of production scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

· Experience in Supply Chain is a plus

Skills

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Strong analytical skills

· Strong technical writing skills

· Ability to contribute in a team environment

· Ability to prioritize and handle multiple responsibilities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $56,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person