Shipping and Scheduling Manager

Weyerhaeuser is seeking a Shipping and Scheduling Manager for the Natchitoches Engineered Wood Products manufacturing facility located in Natchitoches LA. The Shipping and Scheduling Manager will develop and execute the detailed production scheduling at the facility as well as the coordination delivery and inventory of raw materials. This individual will lead the Shipping Department in achieving safety quality and shipping goals. This individual is responsible for safely planning coordinating and maintaining operational schedules. This position reports to the Mill Manager and is a member of the Leadership Team.

Key Functions:

• Provide daily leadership and oversight of hourly Shipping employees

• Ensure the safe and efficient execution of work

• Ensure proper job and safety rules are understood and followed by team

• Role model safe work practices and lead safety and other team meetings

• Ensure appropriate incident investigation and follow-up resolution

• Project needs and balance labor resources to ensure continuous improvement in safety quality and production

• Onboard and train new team members

• Actively involved in assigning work

• Performance Management-support coach and provide timely feedback and direction to employees

• Encourage innovation

• Support retention and recognition initiatives

• Understand the process flow and provide solutions to issues

• Coordinate activities with Maintenance team and proactively collaborate to address concerns

• Customer focus to ensure orders are produced and shipped on time on budget and meeting specifications

• Strong knowledge of products coatings and machine operations to efficiently plan product runs

• Frequent review of inventory and production to ensure accuracy and resolve issues

• Develop and maintain rework priorities for order completion

• Proficient in use of computer software programs used for scheduling and reporting

• Respond quickly to changing customer requests machine production issues quality issues and transportation issues

• Timely communication with customer service on issues

• Must communicate and work well with operators shippers engineers product development truck lines etc.

• Creates manual production orders per replenishment signals for full unit cuts

• Provide leadership in work scheduling order release schedule revisions lead team meetings

• Execute implementation and development activity of longer-term Shipping process refinements

• Contribute to the budgeting process and accountable for overtime management

• Demonstrate skills in the leadership competencies of character & capability communication & collaboration and inspiring teams to get results

• Other duties as assigned

• A Bachelors degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a supervisory and/or key leadership role
• Work related experience in leading and ensuring compliance with safety initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal skills written verbal and electronic communication skills
• Strong planning scheduling and organizational skills
• Intermediate knowledge of production systems
• Experience in basic care maintenance
• Demonstrated ability to raise performance by building and maintaining positive relationships with all associates through coaching development and instilling a continuous improvement mind-set
• Demonstrated results in achieving and sustaining business goals.
• Working knowledge of business and financial concepts.
• Hands-on experience working with optimizing systems.
• Must be detail- and accuracy-oriented.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment wearing PPE.
• Flexible work schedule as required.

About Weyerhaeuser

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. Were serious about safety driven to achieve excellence and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart talented people who are passionate about making a difference.
We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.

What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program and we are targeting a salary range of $82500-$123800 based on your level of skills qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan which includes medical dental vision short and long-term disability and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism sponsor a host of diversity networks promote mentoring and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our companys 401k plan which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of addition after being employed for six months eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join stay and thrive with our team.