Production Scheduler

Career 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.

This position is located onsite at the Bradenton, FL Corrugated Container facility.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock:

* Schedule and plan production across multiple shifts within a corrugated manufacturing facility.
* Establish daily production plan(s)
* Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary
* Maintain superior customer satisfaction through on-time delivery
* Daily coordination with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping
* Responsible for ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency of all assets, including:

* Maintain maximum possible total product availability
* Maintain flexibility to make optimum use of assets
* Help control business cost through schedule/mix management
* Minimize freight costs through disciplined schedule management
* 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 Process
* Analyze machine run metrics to ensure availability is consistent with demand
* Manage and update the speed and availability data by machine that drive the supply demand model in support of the IBP process
* Report capacity allocation by account for those where capacity is reserved
* Collaborate with all functional business units to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives
* Work w/ Customer Support and Inventory management to maximize sales order/replenishment and execute customer priorities,
* Work with Demand, and Inventory management teams to identify opportunities to optimally utilize available capacity.
* Maintain standards, rules, exceptions, and customer tolerances

What you need to succeed:

* Bachelor’s degree - Preferred
* 3+ years of production scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment - Required
* Demonstrated successful track record of effective planning, organizing and problem-solving
* Ability to maintain complex records and to assemble and organize data
* Possess strong collaboration skills with stakeholders across functions
* Ability to set priorities, achieve deadlines, and manage multiple tasks at the same time
* Demonstrates strong organizational, analytical and time management skills
* Possess strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver messages to customers and employees
* Ability to use computer and related software programs (JDE, CMMS, etc.) to accomplish assigned tasks
* Intermediate working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

What we offer:

* Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
* Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
* An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
* Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!
* A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.