Production Planner

Quest Financial; Stone Mountain (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Financial in Stone Mountain, GA is seeking a Production Planning Scheduler to manage foam, straw, cutlery and other lines in a fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on role requiring multitasking across lines and SKUs to meet production and customer commitments.

You will coordinate with corporate planning and customer service, optimize equipment utilization, and communicate deviations to plant leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field is required.
• 5 years of supervisory/management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment are preferred.
• Experience with plastics, EPS, consumer products or high-speed production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedule foam, straw, cutlery and other specialty production lines; may include extruder lines.
• Collaborate with corporate planning and customer service to implement timely schedules.
• Maximize equipment utilization and communicate deviations to department heads.
• Supervise production team members, supervisors, and managers to optimize priority lines on the floor.
• Coordinate procurement and inventory of materials to meet customer service goals.
• Negotiate and place orders for raw materials and parts; manage supplier relations.
• Maintain GMP, food safety, HACCP and SQF compliance and report non-compliance.
• Assist Production Manager as a secondary backup as needed.

Skills

Scheduling

Multi-line scheduling

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in technical field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

My client, a manufacturing company in Stone Mountain, is hiring a Production Planning Scheduler.

This is a very hands on role in a fast paced environment.

Must have experience with scheduling multiple lines and multiple SKU's.

• ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Responsible for scheduling foam production lines, straw lines, cutlery lines, and all other specialty product lines. May include extruder lines.
• Works closely with corporate planning and customer service to implement timely schedules within the plant.
• Plans production activities in such a way to maximize equipment utilization. Communicates plans and significant deviation from plans to department heads in order to adjust activities meet production and customer requirements.
• Works closely with production team members, supervisors, and managers to maximize priority lines; presence on production and warehouse floor; reviewing production lines to maintain customer commitments.
• Monitors order flow and works with sales to prioritize constrained capacities in order to most efficiently meet market demands.
• Works with corporate planning to maintain inventory levels such as to meet customer service goals.
• Coordinates the procurement of the following materials on an annualized basis; foam beads, plastic pellets, boxes and bags and other miscellaneous manufacturing raw materials.
• Procurement at the local level including such items as inks, machine & maintenance repair parts.
• Recommends purchasing policies and procedures within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Proposes and places purchase orders for raw materials based on current inventory and production schedules. Ensures adequate inventory of raw materials.
• Establishes and approves sources for repair and maintenance materials and supplies. Receives quotations and secures bids. Negotiates blanket orders for raw materials, supplies and service contracts.
• Coordinates and controls receipts and acknowledgements of materials, supplies and services with corporate Accounts Payable.
• Arranges for sale of scrap, obsolete or surplus materials.
• Regularly meets with key suppliers to review cost improvements, price trends, saving on freight costs.
• Oversees general administrative efforts such as proper filing of printed purchase documents, documentation with corporate and regular data transmissions.
• Champions various teams as deemed necessary
• Attends meetings as required.
• Maintains housekeeping standards by keeping a clean work area at all times.
• Adheres to all good manufacturing practices (GMP), food safety, HACCP and SQF process requirements; rectify and/or report any and all non-compliance to Management or the SQF practitioner immediately.
• Acts as secondary backup for the Production Manager(s) in their absence.
• Supports all current and new product demands.
• Works with all other departmental areas to maintain productivity and plant initiatives.
• Partners with STM leadership to ensure team collaboration including training methods that leads plant productivity. May participate in required audits.
• EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field desired.
• 5 years of previous supervisory and/or management experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Previous plastics or EPS, consumer products, or other high-speed production industry experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving skills, and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts and methodologies a plus.
• Hands on management style with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mechanical/technical aptitude.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English in order to complete job specific paperwork.
• Ability to work independently and function as a team member.
• Good planning and organizing skills.
• REQUIRED EXPEREINCE/SKILLS:
• Ability to follow directives with leadership, managers, supervisors, ensuring productivity and target levels are sustained.
• Ensures all company policies and procedures including manufacturing and safety policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• Collaboration with plant and safety leadership.
• Ability to complete mandated new manufacturing training on equipment to maximize output efficiencies.
• Ability to prioritize, extract analytical data, present, and execute projects.
• Takes an active approach in proactively resolving complex issues in line scheduling.
• Supports all current and new product introductions.
• Flexible in work schedule when meeting operational efficiencies in a 24/7 work environment.