Production Scheduler

Position Title:

Production Planner / Scheduler

Pay Rate:

$60,200 - $ 80,300 (USCORE)

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Non-Exempt Full-Time

Physical Location:

Tracy, CA

The Job You Will Perform:

• In a sheet or sheet feeder facility, plans production schedules, optimizing and balancing customer service and facility productivity.

• Schedules shipment dates, quantities, grade, finish and trim.

• Communicates production planning status daily to order services, sales and facility production personnel.

• Identifies potential problems in meeting schedules and recommends solutions.

• Consults with and advises management on scheduling and production processes and needs.

• Responsible for scheduling machine operations, overseeing, and coordinating all production activity with sales, sales service, and shipping to ensure that orders are being handled properly.

• Utilize KIWI computer systems to schedule corrugator and finishing side of jobs according to job priorities, paper size and related specifications, while working closely with customer service and manufacturing to communicate production status, required resources, manage overruns, shortages, ship and delivery dates.

• Reschedule workflow when there are machine breakdowns, productivity slowdowns, changes in customer order, or materials shortage.

• Maximize plant throughput while balancing customer requirements and manufacturing capability.

• Responsible for managing the roll stock forecasts and interfacing closely with Customer Service, Containerboard and roll stock vendors for purchasing needed roll stock in alignment with sales forecasts.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• High school diploma or GED.

• Three to five years of manufacturing or production planning experience in the corrugated industry.

• Able to work independently, manage multiple tasks and conflicting priorities.

• Action oriented

• Customer focus

• Drives results

• Functional/technical skills

• Instills Trust

• Manages Complexity

• Plans and aligns

• Resourcefulness

• Time management