Wave Planner

Radial Inc.; Avon (IN); Hybride; USD 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career advancement

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance & disability

Employer HSA funding

Fertility & Adoption benefits

401K matching

Generous PTO

Educational assistance

Résumé du poste

Paxon is seeking a Wave Planner to optimize distribution within the FC using WMS, coordinating workload across the facility, and ensuring efficient order fulfillment. The role emphasizes prioritization, communication, and teamwork in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in a warehouse or distribution setting, with strong PC skills and familiarity with RF scanners. This onsite position offers opportunities for advancement within a global logistics network.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years’ experience in a warehouse, distribution or manufacturing environment.
• Wave planning/expediting experience preferred.
• Initiative and willingness to take on responsibilities.
• Attendance and punctuality with consistent reliability.
• Observes breaks and time limits.
• Follows instructions, takes responsibility and meets overtime needs.
• Sets and achieves challenging goals with motivation.
• Professionally communicates information and directions.
• Demonstrates accuracy, quality and continuous improvement.
• Meets productivity standards and strives to improve.
• Adheres to safety procedures and reports hazards.
• Strong time management, communication, listening, writing and processing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills and sense of urgency.
• Understanding of DC operations.
• Experience with Microsoft applications and PC skills.
• Knowledge of warehouse layout and area supervision.
• Visual acuity to read labels and operate RF scanners; clear hearing.

Responsabilités

• Distribute work across the labor pool using WMS to maximize efficiency.
• Maintain priorities and expeditor communications with outbound supervision.
• Evaluate issues and improve wave planning processes.
• Multi-task in a fast-paced DC environment.
• Investigate workflow issues and coordinate with DC operations.
• Communicate issues and directions to associates clearly.
• Assess and improve work processes for efficiency.
• Perform all duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Connaissances

WMS knowledge

Prioritization

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Time management

RF scanners

Microsoft Office

DC operations

Outils

WMS software

RF scanners

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

At Paxon, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As part of Bnode, we offer the opportunity to build your career in a growing international organization while staying connected to the people, teams, and communities that make each local business unique. Together we do more. We are committed to nurturing a compassionate, respectful and encouraging environment to build an inclusive culture for one another. Join our team, advance your career, and be you – because you belong here. We currently have an exciting opening for a Wave Planner. Paxon is a global logistics network backed by local solutions. We offer DTC and B2B fulfillment, onsite fulfillment, omnichannel connection, returns and reverse logistics, transportation management, and commerce solutions – delivered as one operational backbone. Click here to learn more about Paxon.

Role Summary:

The Fulfillment Wave Planner uses the FC Warehouse Management System (WMS) to distribute work across the available labor pool in the FFC, in the most efficient manner possible. The inflow (client orders) and release of 'picks' is distributed across the physical FFC and the process path (single, multi, ship alone) using software, mathematical computation, and continuous communication in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Wave planners need to have a strong understanding of priorities and manage expeditor to know priorities and expedite accordingly.
• Effectively communicates with outbound supervisors.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of WMS wave planning software is needed to evaluate issues and to maximize efficiency.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Investigate and Solve workflow issue using knowledge of all DC operations.
• Effectively communicates issues and directions to associates.
• Evaluates work processes for efficiency.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.
• Follows all safety guidelines and performs in a safe and careful manner.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in a warehouse, distribution or manufacturing environment.
• Previous wave planning/expediting experience preferred.
• Initiative – Volunteers readily; Seeks increased responsibilities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
• Observes time limits for breaks and lunches.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Works required overtime when needed.
• Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals.
• Communication – provides information and direction in a professional manner. Role model for associates.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to improve.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Strong time management, communicating, listening, writing and processing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills and strong sense of urgency.
• Needs to have a good understanding of DC operations.
• Experience with Microsoft applications and strong PC skills.
• Knowledge of the warehouse layout and the supervisor in charge of each area.
• Must possess visual acuity to read labels, RF scanners and to maneuver throughout facility.
• Must be able to hear and understand verbal instructions.
• Must possess the capability to walk or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel and grasp products.

Travel

This position is not remote. Travel is not required.

Benefits

• Opportunities to develop and explore career advancement
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid life insurance and disability, employer HSA funding
• Family planning coverage, including Fertility & Adoption benefits
• 401K matching after 6 months with immediate vesting
• Generous PTO
• Educational assistance and more!

Paxon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual’s status in any other group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Paxon is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]. We will work to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online.

Radial is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Radial is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]. We will work to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online.