Production Scheduler

Smurfit Westrock Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock Company is seeking a Production Planner/Scheduler to create production schedules that maximize plant throughput, minimize cost, and ensure on-time delivery within specifications.

You will coordinate daily with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping; track orders; adjust plans; and develop capacity reports to support the IBP process. APICS certification preferred and 1-5 years in a process manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• APICS certification preferred.
• 1-5 years’ experience in a process manufacturing environment (scheduling preferred).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to plan and organize workload.

Responsibilities

• Create daily production schedules across multiple shifts.
• Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary.
• Coordinate with production, customer service, logistics, maintenance, and shipping.
• Maximize asset utilization and minimize costs through schedule management.
• Generate capacity plans and reports to support the IBP process.

Skills

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Planning ability

Organization skills

Education

APICS Certification

Job description

TheProduction Planner/Scheduleris responsible forcreating production schedules for manufacturing that safely and efficiently maximize plant production and minimizes cost to produce a quality product within specifications to customers. Their goal is to employ adequate service levels and product available to customers while being the liaison to the Customer Support, Supply & Operations Planning processes.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock:

Schedule production across multiple shifts to include:

• Establish daily production plan(s)
• Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary
• Maintain superior customer satisfaction through on-time if full delivery
• Daily coordination with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping
• Responsible for ensuring maximumutilizationand efficiency of all assets, including:
• Maintain flexibility to makeoptimumuse of assets
• Help control business cost through schedule/mix management
• minimize freight costs through disciplined schedule management
• minimize paper waste and paper substitutions
• minimize downtime, change orders, andmanpower
• Optimize the network through proactive ordermanagementflexing between locations and assets resulting in increased throughput, decreased cost to serve and maximum service
• Create andmaintainreports for above responsibilities ensuring alignment to goals
• Generate machine capacity plans as part of the Demand & Supply Planning Process
• Analyze machine run metrics to ensure availability is consistent with demand
• Manage and update the speed and availability data by machine that drive the supply demand model in support of the IBP process
• Report capacity allocation by account for those where capacity is reserved
• Collaborate with all functional business units to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives
• In sold out cycles, work w/ CustomerSupportand Inventory management to maximize sales order/replenishment and execute customer priorities.
• Inunder soldcycles, work with Customer Support, Demand, and Inventory management teams toidentifyopportunities to optimallyutilizeavailable capacity.
• Maintain standards, rules, exceptions, and customer tolerances
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager that fall within the scope and level of role

What you need to succeed:

• APICS Certification Preferred
• 1-5 years’ experience in a process manufacturing environment (scheduling preferred)
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to plan and organizing workload

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training withnumerouslearning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.