Site Scheduler

Job Description

Job Description

As a Site Scheduler, you communicate with customers to take and enter customer orders, and schedule production lines to meet customer orders, while optimizing line efficiencies and warehouse space. At our company, Associates take pride in maintaining our high standards of quality products and our positive team culture. We’re also proud to be recognized as an America’s Safest Companies by EHS Today.

We Offer

• Peace of Mind: We’ve been in the community for over 50 years & offer job stability through market uncertainty!
• Rewards: Be recognized for your expertise & rewarded for your contribution!
• Advancement : We prioritize promote-from-within!

You Will

• Be responsible for reporting food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action
• Serve as primary contact to our local customers, receiving orders and entering them into the computer
• Acts as liaison between Customers, Conversion, Quality, and Logistics representatives
• Be responsible for the scheduling of the production lines based on the Business Demand Plan, customer orders, production line availability, and sales forecasts
• Communicate with customers regarding issues and complaints, and coordinate actions with Quality representatives
• Utilize the SAP computer system for inventory verification and production planning
• Optimize inventory levels while minimizing changeovers
• Formulate long term production plans for dedicated lines to plan and account for the building of inventory
• Communicate with Finished Goods and Logistics personnel to utilize minimal warehouse space and prepare for any necessary inventory builds
• Review raw material needs with Raw Material Planner to ensure adequate inventories
• Coordinate outbound customer shipments with Logistics personnel
• Provide input regarding site capacity and sourcing of production alternatives as needed
• Assist with physical inventories as needed
• Participate in customer visits and dialogues to improve production and quality deliverables
• Has the authority to place product on hold and make schedule changes
• Perform other duties as assigned

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related work experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Familiarity with computer applications - SAP experience is beneficial
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment

You'll Earn

• $50,000-$60,000, based on qualifications and experience

As a Plastipak Associate, you receive a benefits package offering the following:

• Wellness Programs
• Health Insurance Coverage, including Medical, Dental & Vision
• EAP, Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance: Short-Term & Long-Term
• Accidental Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) Plan, with Company Matching Contribution & Profit Sharing feature
• Paid Time Off - 80 hours within 1st year & subsequent increases
• Paid Company Holidays
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Caregiving via Care.com
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program
• Travel Assistance
• Employee Discount Programs

Plastipak is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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