Packaging Planner

General Information

The Planner - Packaging manages the supply and disposal of packaging material, in cooperation with package suppliers or waste management companies.

Your Responsibilities:

• Plan and organize schedules with package supplier to provide production with packaging material in-time / in-sequence.
• Cooperate with MRP Planner in production or supply chain to align schedules respectively.
• Execute all respective administrative activities (i.e. ordering materials, maintaining database information, etc.).
• Coordinate the transportation, re-use or disposal of packaging material.
• Execute respective administrative activities with involved service providers.
• Returnable Packaging Management: Oversee returnable packaging before shipping to reduce expendable packaging and track in/out history by ship-to location.
• Shortage Prediction and Management: Provide advanced notice of packaging shortages based on production schedules, creating and managing packaging accounts effectively.
• Container Tracking and Coordination: Implement daily one-for-one container tracking in partnership with receiving/shipping teams and follow up with customers as needed.
• Debit Review and Dispute Resolution: Examine customer debits for container returns or packaging issues and dispute where necessary.
• Container Maintenance: Coordinate the repair, disposal, and replacement of damaged containers to maintain optimal operational efficiency.
• Corrugated Packaging Management: Monitor plant-level corrugated packaging levels, place regular orders and maintain a fleet of totes based on launch and volume changes.
• Container Audit: Audit the use of containers in the plant, ensuring compliance with packaging instructions and addressing issues with Plant Management.
• Packaging Development: Assist packaging engineers in developing new packaging solutions for material launches, providing feedback on volume changes and necessary purchases.
• WIP Packaging Strategy: Support the development of new WIP packaging and fleet calculations, ensuring coordination with industrial engineering for purchases.
• Instruction Audits: Conduct daily audits of packaging instructions, provide team feedback on errors, and collaborate on developing WIP packaging instructions for outside processing.
• Container Return Management: Ensure proper return of containers from outside processing to maintain packaging integrity.
  
  

Your Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree or High school Diploma with demonstrated experience.
• 2 years of experience in Packaging and Dunnage Coordinating.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with Microsoft office (excel, word, and power point).
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship.
  
  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, have close visual acuity, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to maneuver objects, tools. The employee is occasionally required to walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, bend, push, pull, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

This position is required to know and understand the current specifications and procedures of the Quality Policy as well as the Safety and Environment Policy. This position is expected to abide by Schaeffler's Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures while contributing to the achievement of company goals and objectives. In addition to the duties listed above, the position holder must carry out tasks assigned by the supervisor that are essentially related to this position's duties. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the position holder for this job and is not intended to create an employment contract. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Classification: SG9

We look forward to your application.

Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Schaeffler Motion Tech US

Ilse Gonzalez