reg production planner - Taylorsville, NC , USA, United States - Paragon Films

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Regional Production Planner & Scheduling Coordinator evaluates and monitors Paragon

Film's production efforts for their assigned plant to maximize profitability and production efficiency. This role works

collaboratively with multiple departments within their plant and the organization to form a collaborative relationship to

work toward achieving overall delivery of finished goods to customers in the timeliest and most cost-efficient manner.

Duties are performed under established policies and procedures.


RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Schedules sample production, maintains sample inventory based on the Sample List.
• Assist the Production Manager with the resolution of issues to determine optimum solution. Inform relevant

parties of schedule and/or deviations notification of necessary items for lead time purposes.

• Schedules product production on lines to achieve maximum efficiency and product output.
• Gains and maintains a working knowledge of the production process and line capabilities and ensures scheduling

conflicts are held to an absolute minimum.

• Schedules production efforts to reduce scrap and downtime, works to identify and avoid unnecessary laborintensive requirements, schedule products on the optimum lines with consideration given for configuration and

change over requirements. works hand in hand with plant Production Manager to ensure decisions are being

made to lead to optimal production and cost results.

• Maintains appropriate inventory levels and makes purchase decisions based on market fluctuations, sales and

production needs.

• Negotiates purchases of raw materials with company approved vendors and places orders within set monetary

limits, controls expenditures within limits of Production Planning budgets.

• Ensures scheduled products are supported by the necessary raw materials and packaging inventory.
• Ability to recognize and address quality related issues, assists with quality check orders per Sales, Customer

Service and/or Quality requests.

• Assists production and quality departments in assuring quality check orders are communicated and released in a

timely matter, communicates concerns and quality of raw materials with appropriate vendors and work towards

resolution.

• Schedules product to meet projected Sales requirements ensuring required inventory is maintained for certain

products, works with sales trends to ensure we are optimizing our production capabilities.

• Reviews truckload/LTL report to ensure truckload goals are met in order to maximize shipping labor efforts and

assist with maintaining profit margin.

• Coordinates any schedule changes with Production, makes adjustments to shipping schedule, minimizing

deviations to accommodate special issues and the ability to discern the issues which require a change without

jeopardizing ideal schedule scenarios.

3500 West Tacoma, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

• Coordinates efforts and goals of appropriate departments to optimize Paragon's overall position through

appropriate Production Scheduling.

• Responsible for determining the most efficient plant to maximize load and maintain service.

Requirements


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITY

• Proven ability to successfully handle fast paced, quick decision-making situations.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships between internal and external customers.
• Ability to multi-task and perform multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
• Superior interpersonal abilities, ability to interact with and advise diverse personalities through tactful, mature, and flexible communication and relationships.
• Demonstrated reasoning abilities and sound judgment.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and in writing.
• Able to independently and creatively utilize problem solving skills and available resources to arrive at desired outcomes.
• Ability to establish credibility and be decisive while recognizing and supporting the organization's goals and objectives.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Specialized training and/or experience as related to plastics and/or manufacturing in areas of Position Specific Essential Functions, preferred.
• Bachelor's in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business preferred.
• From one(1) to two(2) years' experience gained through increased management positions within discipline, preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk, see or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stoop, stand, walk and climb stairs.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up t0 10 pounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. (Typical office/administrative work environment.