Production Planner & Logistics Coordinator

Case Farms, Inc.; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Case Farms, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to plan daily production schedules and guide the production team to meet customer needs, working closely with plant and sales management.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in production planning or scheduling, strong analytical and communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and up to 10% travel; experience with Excel and data analysis is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in production planning and/or scheduling.
• Strong management and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work within team concepts.
• Ability to understand complex customer/production issues, derive solutions, and communicate to all levels of management.
• Must be able to solve basic math problems.
• Competency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Database and accounting skills are a plus.
• Some travel may be required, less than 10%.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily production schedule with plant and sales management.
• Provide guidance to the production team in tactical plans to meet customer needs.
• Analyze current customer base sales and determine the best courses of action.
• Work closely with plant management day-to-day for best service practices to customers.
• Resolve problems concerning customer issues, transportation, and logistics systems.
• Analyze the financial impact of the current sales mix, make modifications as needed, and recommend changes to senior management.
• Actively check and verify processes and order progress on the production floor.
• Sell excess residual product as needed.
• Coordinate with R&D staff on samples and new product runs for samples.
• Work both in the plant and office environment to verify production and adherence to specs & plans.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Database basics

Accounting basics

Job description

Case Farms, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to plan daily production schedules and guide the production team to meet customer needs, working closely with plant and sales management.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in production planning or scheduling, strong analytical and communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and up to 10% travel; experience with Excel and data analysis is preferred.