What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at United Petfood Producers USA Inc.?
Job Title: Production Planner
Location: Mishawaka, IN
Department: Operations
Job Type: Salary
About United Petfood:
United Petfood is a private label producer of high-quality dry & wet pet food, biscuits and snacks. We are a Belgian family business with 25 high-tech pet kitchens in Europe and the US.
Joining us, means joining an international, passionate and driven team with one common goal: a healthy planet filled with healthy pets! But it doesn’t stop there: we truly care about building encouraging, supportive, long-lasting partnerships, both inside as well as outside of our fast-growing family company. By only working with the very best ingredients and most innovative technology available, we ensure a spot in which you can grow, bloom and make thousands of pets happy worldwide!
Position Summary: The Production Planner is responsible for managing and communicating the production schedule for the Mishawaka facility while balancing consumer demand, plant capacity, and component availability.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Be the primary point of contact between the Supply Chain Planning group at headquarters and the Mishawaka facility.
- Create, adjust, and maintain the production schedule to keep the facility running efficiently based on customer demand information from Supply Chain Planning, operational needs, and component constraints.
- Ensuring the necessary systems are kept up to date, and the data integrity of those systems.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the other working groups and departments throughout the organization that have an interest in the Mishawaka Production Schedule.
- Communicate production schedule to effected groups at the Mishawaka and be available to answer questions and adjust the schedule as needed.
- Communicate and work with raw material planner and inventory specialists regarding schedule changes and challenges affected by, or that will affect raw material and packaging demand or orders.
- Coordinate rework, repack, and regrind that need to be carried out by the operations group.
- Verify production has been reported correctly and either correct issues or communicate issues to those responsible for making the correction.
- Be involved in finding the root cause of inventory variances and system issues and the solutions for those issues.
- Communicate about production schedule competition to specific groups as needed.
- Be the point person for packaging releasing and issues at the Mishawaka facility.
- Supervise the Junior Planner
- Other duties as assigned
Workplace Safety:
- Completes safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
- Participates in mandatory safety trainings and adheres to all safety policies
- Required to report all safety issues, near misses, and injuries
Quality & Food Safety:
- Completes quality & food safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
- Participates in mandatory food safety and quality training program requirements
- Preserves the integrity of the BRC system through adherence to the policies and procedures outlined. Takes actions necessary to resolve food safety and quality system deficiencies
- Required to report food safety and quality system failures and take actions necessary to preserve the BRC system.
Position Requirements:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with production planning systems
- Proficient in MS Office software, with an emphasis on excel.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or other related field or high school diploma with 5 years of planning and scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment
Work Environment:
- 24 hour, 5 days a week operation.
- Combination of plant and office environment.
- Occasional exposure to elements such as odor, noise, heat, cold, dust and chemicals.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer: United Petfood Producers USA Inc. is an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.