Production Planner/Scheduler

Leprino Foods Company; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Leprino Foods is seeking a Production Planner for its new cheese and whey manufacturing facility in Lubbock. This role ensures the availability of finished goods, manages raw materials, and collaborates with production teams. Candidates should have a degree in Supply Chain and at least three years of related experience.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Bonuses

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness programs

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Profit-sharing plans

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, production planning or related fields.
• Technical background in food technology, food science, or chemistry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate production schedules to meet customer orders.
• Optimize production planning to ensure finished goods availability.
• Collaborate with production teams for profitability and smooth transitions.

Skills

Production Planning

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Equivalent experience in Product Management

Job description

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For our state-of-the-art 600+ person cheese and whey manufacturing facility in Lubbock, TX, Leprino is seeking a Production Planner. We pride ourselves on our vision to be the "world's best," which drives us to work harder, invest more, and innovate continually.

Leprino Foods broke ground on the $1 billion facility in summer 2022. The plant is set to become operational in 2025 with Phase 1 and fully operational by 2026 with Phase 2!

Summary Description:

The Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for creating accurate and timely production schedules and product management instructions to ensure the availability of finished goods to meet customer orders or for shipment to other facilities. This role manages raw materials, pallet inventories, work orders, and scheduling reprocessed products. It also ensures incoming milk and packaging materials meet Leprino guidelines and directs outgoing cream appropriately.

• Forecast sales, establish safety stocks, minimum production levels, and lead times using systems to meet customer orders.
• Ensure the availability of milk supplies to fulfill customer orders within service requirements.
• Optimize production planning amidst changing shipping requirements to ensure finished goods are available upon demand.
• Collaborate with plant production teams to determine blending and scheduling for profitability and smooth product transitions.
• Maintain proper inventory levels of raw and packaging materials to meet production needs.
• Monitor raw and packaging material integrity and identify potential receipt issues.
• Implement effective inventory rotation and management processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Product Management, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, production planning, or related fields.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical background in food technology, food science, dairy science, microbiology, or chemistry.
• Dairy or cheese manufacturing experience.
• Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing.

At Leprino, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can thrive. We base employment decisions on talent, experience, skills, and knowledge, regardless of personal characteristics.

OFFERING YOU IN RETURN:

A chance to join a global team passionate about producing high-quality products that nourish families worldwide. We reward hard work with competitive salaries, bonuses, comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, tuition assistance, paid time off, and profit-sharing plans. Your contributions will be recognized and valued as you help advance our company and serve our customers.

OUR STORY:

Founded over 70 years ago by Jim Leprino, starting with mozzarella in Denver, we’ve grown into the world’s largest mozzarella and lactose producer and a leader in whey protein. Owned by the Leprino family, our goal is to be the "World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company." Join us on this exciting journey!