Production Planner

Alleguard; Monticello (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

Retirement Program (401k)

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Vacation and Holiday Pay

Job summary

Alleguard in Monticello, AR is seeking a Production Planner to plan, prepare, issue, and control production schedules coordinating with material requirements to ensure a smooth, timely flow of approved materials.

You will analyze orders, manage inventories, communicate delays, and drive efficiency while maintaining quality and safety standards. Join a growing team dedicated to protecting customers through reliable production planning.

Qualifications

• Plan and control production schedules.
• Coordinate with materials planning to ensure timely supply of inputs.
• Monitor and adjust schedules to maximize efficiency and minimize waste.
• Maintain accuracy of production data and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and plans production activities to improve efficiency.
• Establish short and long-term production schedules for the plant.
• Analyze back orders, current orders, and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan, and schedule the production operations.
• Develop the firm production schedule and communicate to appropriate production leads and management.
• In charge of establishing block and fabrication molding schedules that complement the operations schedule; molding tailored logs for certain customers in order to reduce waste.
• Maintain reports for production planning activities and sequences.
• Analyze delays and interruptions and accordingly adjust production schedule to meet deadlines.
• Communicate plans, production delays, and upcoming risks to the Plant and Production Manager.
• In charge of performing inventory cycle counts as required monthly, quarterly, and yearly for the Plant.
• Communicates the production schedule and any potential problems with scheduling, operations, transportation, and sales.
• Other duties assigned as needed or required

Skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Forecasting

Communication

Analytical thinking

Job description

Come join a leader in the Protective Packaging Industry! At Alleguard, we’re built from the ground up to expand and shape our customer’s businesses. We understand the diversity of challenges that customers are facing across different industries, from confidence in their supply chain to needing the latest innovations at their fingertips. These challenges are also opportunities, and whether our customers are in construction, protective packaging, cold-chain or other industries, we are relentless in seeing around corners, and going the extra mile to help their business succeed.

Position:Production Planner

Job Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, preparing, issuing, controlling production schedules, and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements. Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed. Ensures establishing the short- and long-term schedule in order to maximize efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and plans production activities to improve efficiency.
• Establish short and long-term production schedules for the plant and others.
• Analyze back orders, current orders, and upcoming orders to prioritize, plan, and schedule the production operations.
• Develop the firm production schedule and communicate to appropriate production leads and management.
• In charge of establishing block and fabrication molding schedules that complement the operations schedule; molding tailored logs for certain customers in order to reduce waste.
• Maintain reports for production planning activities and sequences.
• Analyze delays and interruptions and accordingly adjust production schedule to meet deadlines.
• Communicate plans, production delays, and upcoming risks to the Plant and Production Manager.
• In charge of performing inventory cycle counts as required monthly, quarterly, and yearly for the Plant.
• Communicates the production schedule and any potential problems with scheduling, operations, transportation, and sales.
• Other duties assigned as needed or required

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the production requirements.
• Prior experience as a production planner in the industry preferred
• Good understanding of the industry market trends and conditions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Strong regard for product quality and safety standards
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous and diligent

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our customers.

Our benefits package offers eligible team members access to:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Program (401k)
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Alleguard Company Values

• Safety - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
• Trust - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
• Integrity - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
• Collaboration - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem-solving, and partnership.
• Growth - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
• Accountability - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

We’re a dynamic, high-growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard.

Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers.

Alleguard’s employee-centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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