What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduling Assistant position at Calumet?
Who are we?
At Calumet we deliver innovative specialty products trusted by companies across the globe. We are the foundation to everyday essential products that help millions of people live and thrive. We are headquartered in Indianapolis and have numerous production locations in the US. We are customer focused and utilize our values of collaboration and entrepreneurship to grow the business. We offer a dynamic, high-performance environment where team members can have real input and impact on our business. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, treat the business as if it is your own and add value accordingly, come see why we’re Calumet Proud!
PURPOSE AND ROLE:
The purpose of the Scheduling Assistant is to assist the Production Scheduler with daily administrative tasks and record keeping. The Scheduling Assistant will serve as a backup of the Production scheduler in performing planning and scheduling operations, as well as monitoring inventory levels to meet customer demands.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Able to perform all essential Production Scheduler responsibilities
- Assists in managing SAP MRP program to determine orders that need to be produced
- Creates work orders in SAP for Purchasing to order raw materials
- Assist in maintaining daily and monthly production reports
- Confirms receipt of raw materials for production schedule and if not in stock follows up with purchasing for delivery date
- Communicates order fulfillment to Customer Service and Sales
- Works with Blending Department to ensure blends are timely to align with production schedule and bulk orders
- Works with Production Manager and/or Supervisor on priority of work orders
- Ensures labels for production are printed to distribute with work orders
- Prints and prepares production order packets
- Files completed production orders.
- Audits completed production order packets for completeness.
- Prints bulk order BOL’s and requisite paperwork
- Must comply with all plant safety guidelines
- Additional duties as assigned
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Associate or bachelor’s degree is a plus
- 1 year of related administrative experience
- Proficient in SAP MRP System or another similar ERP system required
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
- Multi-dimensional skills regarding current planning and expanding to anticipate future needs of the organization
- Good Organizational skills
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills
- Ability to make good decisions using sound judgement within a short timeframe
- Good computer skills including SAP and Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook.
Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer including disability and veteran. All offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.