2nd Shift Wave Planner — Optimize Production Schedules

Perdue Farms; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx

401(k) with employer match

Critical illness

Accident insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Optional group life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Perdue Foods is seeking a Wave Planner for the 2nd shift in Prince George, VA. You will ensure production schedules are accurate, release to production, and maintain product/customer data in the Warehouse Management System to keep orders moving and delivered on time.

Responsibilities include generating daily work plans, coordinating with leadership and supply planners, monitoring SAP/Allocations, and managing shelf-life updates. Overtime may be available with a target wage of $20–$30 per hour.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing, math and analytical skills.
• Minimum of 3 months prior and related experience.
• High School or equivalent is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Generate WPL schedule or Production Planned Workload daily.
• Strategically wave plan orders to the production lines based on product availability.
• Monitor product availability in SAP and in Allocations Report.
• Communicate with leadership management team on trailers needed to complete schedule in production.
• Communicate with supply planners on order number and quantity changes.
• Manage age code and sell-by updates as orders are planned for production.
• Make necessary changes to reflect on shelf-life.
• Communicate with WPL and Warehouse management team on timed dock outs.
• Monitor product being received in dock out completion order.
• Make mock order entries based on product shortages and production changes.
• Rotate inventory in allocations using catalyst systems by using the FIFO principles.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
• Determine which product to load by using basic reading, writing, and analytical skills.
• Correctly process data entry instructions.
• Must be able to direct workflow for timely processing of product.
• Supervisors and Leads are available for items not covered in normal operations.
• Higher approval is required for any deviations from SOP.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Math

Analytical skills

Education

High School diploma (beneficial)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Perdue Foods is seeking a Wave Planner for the 2nd shift in Prince George, VA. You will ensure production schedules are accurate, release to production, and maintain product/customer data in the Warehouse Management System to keep orders moving and delivered on time.

Responsibilities include generating daily work plans, coordinating with leadership and supply planners, monitoring SAP/Allocations, and managing shelf-life updates. Overtime may be available with a target wage of $20–$30 per hour.