Lead Production Trainer

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.; North Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits starting day 1

Competitive pay

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. is seeking a Lead Production Trainer in New Jersey to drive daily production planning and training on the shop floor.

You will schedule volumes and mix to meet lead-time obligations for Home Depot and manage finished goods inventory to align with plant requirements. You will collaborate with production, logistics and extrusion teams, prepare daily and weekly reports, and support training programs for PIT equipment and production scheduling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; associate degree in supply chain, business administration, or related discipline preferred.
• Must be fluent in English, bi-lingual in Spanish or Creole a plus
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience in a planner role, preferably in manufacturing environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills required
• Demonstrates a detail-oriented mindset, sense of urgency, and takes responsibility for escalating critical roadblocks to achieving tasks.
• Knowledge of MS Office suite, heavy emphasis on Excel
• Experience with ERP systems (IBM Infofloa plus)
• Requires the ability to work semi-independently as well as collaboratively to achieve tasks, work on projects, and meet company goals
• Must be customer-focused and comfortable interacting with all members of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze custom and stock manufacturing calendars daily through ERP calendar management and scheduling adjustments to meet customer lead times and OTIF metrics.
• Evaluate current stock inventory and target inventory levels against demand to identify stock shortages and firm replenishment orders.
• Support walks-out order process for special orders such as engineering tests, customer requests, and stock orders to rebalance labor and plant cadence.
• Oversee and manage customer, customer service, and sales team communications for expediting, cancellations, and status updates.
• Act as the primary liaison for the plant with preferred customer to manage order entry, adjustments, shipping updates, and any other daily communication that arises.
• Generate and format daily and weekly operational reporting
• Collaborate cross functionally with production, logistics, and extrusion teams to manage customer needs
• Support quarterly physical inventories
• Assist and support training programs for PIT equipment and Production scheduling training.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

English fluency

Customer focus

Detail oriented

Strong communication

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in supply chain or related

Tools

MS Office

Excel

ERP systems (IBM Infofloa)

Job description

CornerstoneBuilding Brands is aleadingmanufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and Repair & Remodel (R&R) markets. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Cornerstone Building Brands’ broad, multi-channel distribution platform and expansive national footprint includes more than 18,800 teammembers at manufacturing,distributionand office locations throughout North America. Corporate stewardship and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)responsibilityare embedded in our culture. We are committed to contributing positively to the communities where we live,workand play. For more information, visit us at cornerstonebuildingbrands.com .

Job Description

Job Description:Lead Production Trainer

The Lead Production Trainer at Cornerstone Building Brandsis responsible fordaily production planning andtraining.Reporting directly to theProduction Control Supervisor, this roleplays a critical role in the organization; it is responsible for contributing to the daily cadence on the shop floor by scheduling the right volumes and mix while ensuring that our contractual lead time obligations are met for our primary customer, Home Depot. In addition, the role manages our finished good inventory levels to meet our fiscal responsibilities by scheduling the proper mix ofsku’sto support our local and inter-plant requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze customand stockmanufacturing calendarsdailythroughERP calendar managementand scheduling adjustments to meet customer lead times and OTIF metrics.
• Evaluatecurrent stock inventory and target inventory levels against demand toidentifystock shortages and firm replenishment orders.
• Supportwalksout order process for special orders such as engineering tests, customer requests, and stock orders to rebalance labor and plant cadence.
• Oversee and manage customer, customer service, and sales team communications forexpediting, cancellations, and status updates.
• Act as the primary liaison for the plant with preferred customer to manage order entry, adjustments, shipping updates, andany other daily communication thatarises.
• Generate and format dailyand weekly operational reporting
• Collaborate cross functionally with production,logistics, and extrusion teams tomanage customer needs
• Support quarterly physical inventories
• Assistand support trainingprogramsfor PIT equipmentand Production scheduling training.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Pay Range : $22-$26/hr

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High school diplomarequired; associate degree in supply chain, business administration, or related discipline preferred.
• Must be fluent in English, bi-lingual in Spanish or Creole a plus
• Minimum of 1 to 3 yearsof experiencein a planner role, preferably in manufacturingenvironment
• Strong oral and written communication skillsrequired
• Demonstrates adetail-orientedmindset, sense of urgency, and takes responsibility for escalating critical roadblocks to achieving tasks.
• Knowledge ofMS Office suite, heavy emphasis onExcel
• ExperiencewithERPsystems (IBMInfofloa plus)
• Requires the ability to work semi-independently as well as collaboratively to achieve tasks, work on projects, and meet company goals
• Must becustomer-focusedand comfortable interacting with all members of the organization.

Additional Information

• Healthcarebenefits startingonyour first day of work
• Competitive pay
• Generous PTOand paid holidays
• Employee discount programs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where welive, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. You can find the Equal Employment Opportunity Poster here . You can also view Your Right to Work Poster here along with This Organizations Participation in E-Verify Poster here .If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action planfor protected veterans or individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or [e-mail]. If you have a disability and you believe that you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or [e-mail]. This email is used exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails received for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.