Production Planner

Position Summary: The Production Planner is responsible for managing and communicating the production schedule for the Mishawaka facility while balancing consumer demand plant capacity and component availability.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be the primary point of contact between the Supply Chain Planning group at headquarters and the Mishawaka facility.
• Create adjust and maintain the production schedule to keep the facility running efficiently based on customer demand information from Supply Chain Planning operational needs and component constraints.
• Ensuring the necessary systems are kept up to date and the data integrity of those systems.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the other working groups and departments throughout the organization that have an interest in the Mishawaka Production Schedule.
• Communicate production schedule to effected groups at the Mishawaka and be available to answer questions and adjust the schedule as needed.
• Communicate and work with raw material planner and inventory specialists regarding schedule changes and challenges affected by or that will affect raw material and packaging demand or orders.
• Coordinate rework repack and regrind that need to be carried out by the operations group.
• Verify production has been reported correctly and either correct issues or communicate issues to those responsible for making the correction.
• Be involved in finding the root cause of inventory variances and system issues and the solutions for those issues.
• Communicate about production schedule competition to specific groups as needed.
• Be the point person for packaging releasing and issues at the Mishawaka facility.
• Supervise the Junior Planner
• Other duties as assigned

Workplace Safety:

• Completes safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
• Participates in mandatory safety trainings and adheres to all safety policies
• Required to report all safety issues near misses and injuries

Quality & Food Safety:

• Completes quality & food safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
• Participates in mandatory food safety and quality training program requirements
• Preserves the integrity of the BRC system through adherence to the policies and procedures outlined. Takes actions necessary to resolve food safety and quality system deficiencies
• Required to report food safety and quality system failures and take actions necessary to preserve the BRC system.

Position Requirements:

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with production planning systems
• Proficient in MS Office software with an emphasis on excel.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Business or other related field or high school diploma with 5 years of planning and scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment

Work Environment:

• 24 hour 5 days a week operation.
• Combination of plant and office environment.
• Occasional exposure to elements such as odor noise heat cold dust and chemicals.
• Regularly required to sit stand bend and lift up to 50 pounds.