Manufacturing Project Planner

About the role

The Manufacturing Project Planner supports the smooth and efficient operation of the production processes and projects within our food manufacturing facility to continuously improve the plant metrics (OEE, Downtime, Leaker Rate, Attainment, etc.). This role involves supporting the operations management team in coordinating daily production schedules, managing production/CI projects, data collection, redzone system updates/maintenance, redzone learning application content creation/coordination, and owning the document control process within production.

Responsibilities

• Support Continuous Improvement and front line Operations Management team in data collection allowing for the identification of opportunities to improve production efficiency and reduce waste.
• Partner with members of CI and R&D to work on small projects.
• Maintain accurate records of production output, downtime, labor tracking, and staffing performance within the ERP system as requested.
• Keep all Manufacturing Execution Systems (Redzone) updated with latest information providing approved relevant information to employees as requested by Operations Leadership.
• This includes maintaining and updating all TVs in the production area, creating production related checklists, creating learning content and partnering with other departments for coordination on their respective learning content.
• Liaison between supply chain team and front line operation to coordinate daily and weekly production schedules for front line operation.
• Partner with preassigned third-party staffing agencies to execute the onboarding, training, attendance tracking, and hours approval for all temporary production employees required by production and support teams.
• Monitor and manage the availability of indirect materials and supplies for the operations team.
• Liaison between warehouse supervision and supply chain teams for scheduling of deliveries and work delegation when direct supervision is not available as requested.
• Administer smock distribution, manage locker assignments for both full-time and temporary staff and order operational supplies.

Experience & Skills we value

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• 2+ years of experience in a production environment or similar role within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production processes, document organization, and resource management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in production ERP software (Dynamics 365 preferred), Redzone (preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and regulations (e.g., HACCP, FDA) is a plus.
• Problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing issues.

Nice to have and/or you'll learn

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• BA in Business, Operations, or related field