Mgr - Operations Planning I

About the role

Manage all operations planning functions including raw materials, production scheduling, Inventory and shipping/receiving ensuring the plant meets all customers' service expectations. Scope for this Operation Planning Manager role is a small sized facility with typically 200 or less employees and low to mid-level complexity.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.
• Works in conjunction with the EHS Manager to establish and maintain all policies and programs to assure a safe working environment.
• Interfaces with customer service and sales functions to prioritize demand and ensure plant capacity requirements will meet customer expectations.
• Identify and implementing cost savings initiatives.
• Ensures company is in compliance with all applicable safety storage and transportation regulations as required.
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives in support of planning goals and enhanced manufacturing efficiency.
• Handles all elements of supervision including selection, salary planning, training, recognition, discipline, and performance appraisals. Utilize Performance Management techniques in maximizing development.
• Maintains a safe work environment; attends required training, identifies and reports hazards; wears required PPE for position; and is accountable for self as well as co-worker safety.
• Communicates unexpected delays to Customer Service.
• Reviews the backlog on assigned machines frequently and works closely with the Production Planners to help balance the backlog.
• Communicates daily with the Manufacturing Supervisors on the current and upcoming schedule required for assigned machines.
• Oversees maintenance of optimum inventory levels to ensure timely delivery of customer requirements while maintaining minimal carrying and transportation costs.
• Analyzes and prepares Production Planning reports such as back log reports, rerun reports, etc. as required on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Attends daily and weekly Manufacturing Production Meetings to provide backlog information to manufacturing and reviews any Production Planning concerns.
• Monitors the scheduling of orders on assigned machines to ensure that we will meet the scheduled ship date to our customers.
• Reviews and analyzes aged inventory reports and creates action plans for reducing these inventories.
• Acts as a backup for the scheduler, material planner, and logistics supervisor.
• Supervises the management of the logistics functions as well as oversee the storage, disposition of all purchased raw materials and finished goods.
• Coordinates and assists with technical and manufacturing to resolve manufacturing issues as needed.
• Coordinates with manufacturing and technical to assure good manufacturing processes are maintained.
• Analyzes and prepares monthly Pareto charts and root cause analysis for missed production order dates.
• Participates in cross departmental meetings and focus groups to improve overall plant efficiency.
• Works on overall plant cost savings projects as needed.
• Responsible for all planning issues, acts as a backup for all Buyer/Planner functions.
• Maintains progress of key orders and identifies delays.
• Acts as a resource to calculate/estimate footage and supply requirements for projects and other orders.
• Acts as a resource to develop economic order quantities and purchase materials and supplies related to production.
• Captures and maintains accurate data for BOMA such as: routings, production standards, machine & order status, etc.
• Updates data and provides feedback and training as necessary.
• Analyzes and prepares monthly reports for on time deliveries, capacity analysis, variance reports, and inventory reports.
• Coordinates MRP System data information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis on business, operations management or a related field.
• APICS and/or operations and supply chain certification preferred.
• A minimum of 1 years prior supervisory/leadership experience.
• Three (3) plus years of experience in a manufacturing role, a production planning role or a manufacturing support position, or equivalent experience in Production Planning/scheduling or Operations Management.
• Demonstrated functional experience in the related discipline of operations planning, material management and Customer service.
• Leverage lean six sigma training. Green Belt certification or willingness to obtain such certification upon acceptance of role.
• Experience in flexible packing industry is preferred.
• Computer literacy, specifically with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, ERP and Outlook).

What We Value

• Drives Vision & Purpose
• Strategic Mindset
• Sets Priorities & Drives Results
• Customer Focus
• Cultivates Innovation
• Attracts & Develops Talent
• Engages People & Teams

What We Want From You

External training and/or internal seminars in leadership, safety, quality, problem solving techniques and other related materials management training.