WestRock
Production Planner - North Tonawanda, NY
The Opportunity:
The Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for creating production schedules for manufacturing that safely and efficiently maximize plant production and minimizes cost to produce a quality product within specifications to customers. Their goal is to employ adequate service levels and product available to customers while being the liaison to the Customer Support, Supply & Operations Planning processes.\u202F
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
Schedule production across multiple shifts to include:
Establish daily production plan(s)\u202F
Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary\u202F
Maintain superior customer satisfaction through on-time if full delivery\u202F
Daily coordination with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping\u202F
Responsible for ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency of all assets, including:\u202F
Maintain maximum possible total product availability\u202F
Maintain flexibility to make optimum use of assets\u202F
Help control business cost through schedule/mix management
minimize freight costs through disciplined schedule management\u202F
minimize paper waste and paper substitutions
minimize downtime, change orders, and manpower
Optimize the network through proactive order management flexing between locations and assets resulting in increased throughput, decreased cost to serve and maximum service
Create and maintain reports for above responsibilities ensuring alignment to goals
Generate machine capacity plans as part of the Demand & Supply Planning ProcessAnalyze machine run metrics to ensure availability is consistent with demand\u202F
Manage and update the speed and availability data by machine that drive the supply demand model in support of the IBP process\u202F
Report capacity allocation by account for those where capacity is reserved
Collaborate with all functional business units to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives\u202F
In sold out cycles, work w/ Customer Support and Inventory management to maximize sales order/replenishment and execute customer priorities.\u202F
In under sold cycles, work with Customer Support, Demand, and Inventory management teams to identify opportunities to optimally utilize available capacity.\u202F
Maintain standards, rules, exceptions, and customer tolerances\u202F
Perform other duties as assigned by manager that fall within the scope and level of role\u202F
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor\u2019s degree\u202FPreferred
APICS Certification Preferred\u202F
1-5 years\u2019 experience in a process manufacturing environment (scheduling preferred)\u202F
Strong analytical skills\u202F
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively\u202F
Ability to plan and organizing workload
\u202F
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
The Opportunity:
The Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for creating production schedules for manufacturing that safely and efficiently maximize plant production and minimizes cost to produce a quality product within specifications to customers. Their goal is to employ adequate service levels and product available to customers while being the liaison to the Customer Support, Supply & Operations Planning processes.\u202F
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
Schedule production across multiple shifts to include:
Establish daily production plan(s)\u202F
Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary\u202F
Maintain superior customer satisfaction through on-time if full delivery\u202F
Daily coordination with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping\u202F
Responsible for ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency of all assets, including:\u202F
Maintain maximum possible total product availability\u202F
Maintain flexibility to make optimum use of assets\u202F
Help control business cost through schedule/mix management
minimize freight costs through disciplined schedule management\u202F
minimize paper waste and paper substitutions
minimize downtime, change orders, and manpower
Optimize the network through proactive order management flexing between locations and assets resulting in increased throughput, decreased cost to serve and maximum service
Create and maintain reports for above responsibilities ensuring alignment to goals
Generate machine capacity plans as part of the Demand & Supply Planning ProcessAnalyze machine run metrics to ensure availability is consistent with demand\u202F
Manage and update the speed and availability data by machine that drive the supply demand model in support of the IBP process\u202F
Report capacity allocation by account for those where capacity is reserved
Collaborate with all functional business units to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives\u202F
In sold out cycles, work w/ Customer Support and Inventory management to maximize sales order/replenishment and execute customer priorities.\u202F
In under sold cycles, work with Customer Support, Demand, and Inventory management teams to identify opportunities to optimally utilize available capacity.\u202F
Maintain standards, rules, exceptions, and customer tolerances\u202F
Perform other duties as assigned by manager that fall within the scope and level of role\u202F
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor\u2019s degree\u202FPreferred
APICS Certification Preferred\u202F
1-5 years\u2019 experience in a process manufacturing environment (scheduling preferred)\u202F
Strong analytical skills\u202F
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively\u202F
Ability to plan and organizing workload
\u202F
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.