Production Scheduler

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Join the PAK. The Visual Pak Companies are aligned with many of the largest consumer product companies in the household, personal care, automotive and food product industries.

30 years of consistent growth with no end in sight is a testament to our best-in-class workforce as the foundation for our collective success. The Visual Pak is looking for innovative and dedicated achievers who are encouraged to keep a healthy work/life balance to join our team.

The Production Scheduler develops and manages the production schedule, maximizes utilization of company resources, and ensures customer demands are met in a timely manner. This role is responsible for daily production reporting that is to be provided internally and externally.

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• Create and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on the demand and availability of key resources.
• Monitors and adjusts production schedules based on operational performance, material availability, or changes to the Master Schedule.
• Coordinate delivery of raw components needed to meet production schedule.
• Review production schedule and work orders to determine staffing needs and machine runtime to best utilize company resources while meeting customer demand.
• Conduct daily scheduling/production meetings.
• Work closely with Production leadership to ensure effective and efficient workflow from the beginning stages to outgoing shipments to the customer.
• Input, monitor and maintain accurate data within internal company MRP system and external customer MRP systems (Navision, SAP, others).
• Act as liaison between planners and the plant to relay key data, execute orders and meet delivery dates.
• Reviews material inventories on a daily basis and report to production planners of shortages found and/or production shortages.
• Interacts with and acts as a liaison between Business/Customer partners and Planners in regard to all Supply Chain activities.
• Prepares daily, weekly and monthly internal production/data reports.
• Develop improvements to increase the efficiency of the scheduling process.
• Provide resolution to production capacity constraints.

• Demonstrates strong time management skills when creating schedules and working with production and planning to ensure the timely delivery of customer goods/demand.
• Displays exceptional attention to detail when overseeing production & scheduling plans to maximize plant efficiencies while meeting customer demand.
• Utilizes critical thinking and creative problem solving skills effectively to provide resolution to production capacity constraints.
• Operations schedule attainment >95%.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Paid time-off
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Subsidy
• Childcare Resources
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Discounts

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field preferred
• Applicable equivalent progressive work experience in lieu of educational training.
• APICS certification a plus

2 years

• Relevant and progressive scheduling experience in the liquid filling industry is highly desired.
• Procurement knowledge
• Can pivot among multiple competing priorities, projects, and resources, while maintaining accuracy under pressure.
• Practiced good judgment and risk management.
• Has self-direction and self-motivation to achieve individual performance expectations.
• Honed analytical capacity; translates into meaningful reports and business options.
• Outstanding problem-solving, decision-making, prioritization, organization, and detail conscientious.

• Exceptional skills with Microsoft Office required, very strong Excel skills
• Proficient knowledge of MRP/ERP – EDI system;
  Microsoft Navision a plus, or another relevant ERP system necessary

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