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Scheduler/Production Planning

ND Paper · Sturtevant, WI · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Let's examine posting: It includes sections: Position Summary, Compensation, About Us, Key Responsibilities & Expected Results, Qualifications And Skills Required, Success Profile (30/60/90/6-Month Milestones), Physical Requirements & Work Environment, Attributes for Success, ND Paper Benefits. We need to map to allowed headings: About the role (maybe corresponds to Position Summary + About Us?), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (maybe Physical Requirements?), Qualifications (Qualifications And Skills Required), Skills (maybe part of Qualifications?), Benefits (ND Paper Benefits), Pay (Compensation), Schedule (Schedule Flexibility? maybe schedule info). We must only include sections if they have real specific content. Let's extract content: Position Summary: "The Scheduler is responsible for translating the plant's order book into a daily production schedule that maximizes corrugator utilization, minimizes setup churn, and delivers on customer commit dates. This role sits at the intersection of customer demand, corrugator capacity, and converting line availability — and the decisions made here directly determine whether the plant runs efficiently or reactively. ND PKG operates a 98" Fosber corrugator with full converting lines. Corrugator scheduling is the highest-leverage scheduling function in the plant: run sequence, board combination efficiency, and setup frequency have a direct impact on utilization, waste, and on-time delivery. The Scheduler reports directly to the General Manager and coordinates daily with Customer Service, Production, and Shipping." That's substantive. About Us: description of ND Paper, etc. That's substantive. Compensation: "The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At ND Paper, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate." That's about pay but no specific numbers. It's still substantive content about compensation. According to rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state compensation info, albeit vague. So we can include a Pay section with that content. Key Responsibilities & Expected Results: many bullet points. We'll put under Responsibilities. Qualifications And Skills Required: list of required and preferred. We'll split maybe into Qualifications and Skills sections? The instruction says we can have sections Qualifications and Skills. We have content for both. We'll put required qualifications under Qualifications, and preferred skills under Skills? Or we can combine. But we need to follow headings: Qualifications, Skills. We'll allocate. Success Profile (milestones) maybe could be part of Responsibilities or maybe not needed as separate heading; but we have no specific heading for milestones. Could be part of Responsibilities or maybe we can omit if not fitting headings. Since we only allowed those headings, we should not create extra headings. We can embed milestones under Responsibilities or maybe under About the role? Probably better to put under Responsibilities as part of expected results. Physical Requirements & Work Environment: we can put under Requirements? Actually Requirements heading could cover qualifications? But we have Qualifications and Skills separate. Requirements could be physical requirements. We'll put physical requirements under Requirements. Attributes for Success: maybe could be part of Qualifications or Skills? Not sure. Could be omitted or placed under Qualifications? But it's more about soft skills. Might fit under Skills. We'll include under Skills. ND Paper Benefits: we have benefits description. So Benefits section. Schedule: there is "Schedule Flexibility Primary day shift position. Early start times may be required to release the corrugator schedule before production begins." Also maybe schedule info elsewhere. So we can include Schedule section with that. Now we must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce sections in logical order: About the role (Position Summary + About Us?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's craft content. About the role: combine Position Summary and About Us? Might be too long but okay. However About Us is about company, not role. Could be separate but we don't have heading for About Us. Could put under About the role as company overview. Acceptable. Responsibilities: list from Key Responsibilities & Expected Results. We'll convert each bullet to
  • . Ensure we keep all details. Requirements: Physical Requirements & Work Environment content. Qualifications: Required qualifications list. Skills: Preferred experience + Attributes for Success + maybe other skills. Benefits: ND Paper Benefits description. Pay: Compensation description. Schedule: Schedule Flexibility content. Let's extract each. Position Summary text: We'll keep as paragraph. About Us text: "ND Paper is a leading manufacturer of high-quality pulp, paper, and packaging products in the United States, generating over half a billion dollars in annual sales. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited – the largest containerboard producer in the world – ND Paper is part of a global network committed to excellence and innovation. With two integrated pulp and paper mills in Rumford, Maine and Biron, Wisconsin, a packaging plant in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and two sheeting facilities in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia, the ND Paper family produces nearly one million tons of products annually. Our 1,100 dedicated employees are the heart of our operations, and we are committed to fostering positive work environments where individuals can advance and thrive. At ND Paper, we are investing in our future, and that starts with our staff." Now Responsibilities bullet list: - Demonstrate safety as a core value and establish a safe work environment by actively leading the safe execution of work. - Corrugator Scheduling * Build and release the daily corrugator schedule with sufficient lead time for the shift supervisor to prepare — target release before shift startup * Sequence corrugator orders to maximize run length, minimize setup count, and optimize board combinations across flute profile, liner, and medium changes * Manage corrugator capacity against order demand — flag capacity constraints to the General Manager before they become delivery misses * Balance short-run and long-run orders across the week to prevent setup fragmentation on any single shift * Adjust schedule in real time when corrugator downtime, quality holds, or order changes disrupt the plan — communicate changes immediately to Production and Customer Service * Coordinate reworks into the production schedule - Converting Schedule * Schedule converting lines (flexo folder gluers, die cutters, stitcher, bundler, bander) in coordination with corrugator output and converting line capacity * Sequence converting orders to minimize changeover time and maintain flow from corrugator to finished goods * Ensure converting schedule aligns with customer ship dates and Shipping's daily load plan * Coordinate with Production supervisors on converting line availability, downtime, and priority changes * Coordinate reworks into the production schedule - Order Management & Customer Commit Dates * Own the commit date for every order in the system — if a date is at risk, the Scheduler identifies it first and escalates proactively * Coordinate daily with Customer Service on new orders, expedites, and customer-driven date changes * Provide Customer Service with realistic lead times for new orders based on current capacity and backlog — do not allow unrealistic commitments to be made without scheduling input * Flag orders that cannot be met on current commit without schedule disruption; escalate to General Manager with options, not just problems - Expedite Management * Evaluate all expedite requests for feasibility before Customer Service commits to the customer * Identify the schedule displacement caused by each expedite — what order moves out to accommodate the pull-in, and who needs to know * Track and reason-code all expedites: customer-driven, plant-driven (quality), plant-driven (downtime), carrier-driven * Report expedite volume and drivers to the General Manager on a weekly basis - Metrics & Reporting * Track corrugator utilization, setup count, average run length, and schedule attainment on a daily basis * Maintain a weekly scheduling report for the General Manager covering utilization trend, expedite rate, and schedule stability * Identify patterns in scheduling fragmentation — excessive setups, short average run lengths, or repeat expedites on the same accounts — and surface them with root cause analysis * Provide data to Quality and Production to support waste reduction efforts tied to setup and run-length optimization - System & Data Integrity * Maintain order data accuracy in KIWI — ship dates, quantities, specifications, and board combinations must be current at all times * Ensure the scheduling system reflects actual production status — completed orders closed, partial completions updated, holds flagged * Identify gaps or workarounds in KIWI that reduce scheduling effectiveness; escalate system issues to the General Manager - Cross-Functional Coordination * Owns ordering of roll stock * Ordering temps as needed, with GM approval * Participate in daily production standup — communicate schedule priorities, anticipated constraints, and any changes from prior day * Coordinate with Maintenance on planned downtime windows — build PM and repair windows into the schedule rather than reacting to unplanned outages * Coordinate with Shipping on daily load plan and outbound priorities — schedule must align with carrier pickup windows * Support Quality's waste reduction efforts by optimizing run sequencing to reduce setup waste and trim loss We need to keep as list items; sub-bullets can be nested
    • but spec says use
      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It didn't forbid nested lists. We'll keep simple: each bullet as
      • . For sub-bullets we can also
      • but maybe we keep them as separate
      • with indentation via text. Simpler: just flat list. But we need to preserve all substantive info; flattening may lose hierarchy but still preserve text. Acceptable. We'll produce a
          with each responsibility as
        • . We'll include the main headings inside the li text? Could embed bold? Not needed. We'll just list each bullet as separate
        • . Might be many but okay. Now Requirements: Physical Requirements & Work Environment: "Work Environment Office setting located within or adjacent to the manufacturing plant. Daily presence on the production floor is required. Standing/Walking Regular standing and walking to conduct floor audits, verify schedule execution, and identify production issues. Lifting Requirements Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety glasses and steel-toed footwear are required when entering the production floor. Schedule Flexibility Primary day shift position. Early start times may be required to release the corrugator schedule before production begins. Working Conditions Onsite at corrugated box plant" But note Schedule Flexibility also appears later; we might duplicate. We'll keep Schedule Flexibility under Schedule section, not under Requirements. So for Requirements we exclude Schedule Flexibility line. Thus Requirements paragraph: "Work Environment Office setting located within or adjacent to the manufacturing plant. Daily presence on the production floor is required. Standing/Walking Regular standing and walking to conduct floor audits, verify schedule execution, and identify production issues. Lifting Requirements Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety glasses and steel-toed footwear are required when entering the production floor. Working Conditions Onsite at corrugated box plant" Now Qualifications (Required): "2+ years of production scheduling experience in corrug
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