Distribution Planner & Scheduler

Weyerhaeuser • Houston, TX

8d • $54,000 - $81,000

About The Position

Weyerhaeuser's Wood Products is leading the world's structural framing market with innovative products, systems, and services for use in a variety of residential, light commercial and home improvement applications worldwide. We're looking for people who can contribute, grow, think, dream and create! We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards innovation. Our associates are the real reason we've been in business for over 100 years. Their skill and ingenuity have made Weyerhaeuser one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of wood products in the world with multi-billion dollar annual revenues.
Our focus is as much on building our people as on building the business. We are committed to creating an environment where individuals can flourish, where diversity is encouraged and where our communities are supported. We seek out achievers, leaders and visionaries. In return, we offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and outstanding career development.
This position is part of Distribution organization and reports to the local Operations manager.
We manufacture and sell an innovative collection of proven structural framing materials to the residential, multi-family and light commercial markets, and provide seamless building solutions, from design to installation to support. This team moves fast, works smart and never stops pushing to be and stay number one in the industry.
Find out more about Weyerhaeuser at www.weyerhaeuser.com and learn our Story here: https://youtu.be/c2R_lQ7wo0A

Requirements

• Forklift capable with solid understanding of distribution
• Proficiency in SAP
• Forklift certified and able to load/unload and pull orders as needed
• Prior experience with building materials distribution
• Prior experience scheduling work

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree is preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepares operations plans for the day
• Establishes the appropriate production time for customer orders, in collaboration with Sales.
• Releases work to ensure that batch size is consistent and work flow is smooth, with minimal distractions
• Supports analysis and identification of replenishment items (MRP)
• Schedules engineered lumber packs for production, considering promise date, delivery schedule, lead times, cutter capacity, product series and customer ranking
• Utilizes optimizer tool to schedule and release production orders to engineered lumber cut team, which may also include some manual production processes.
• Regularly reviews all necessary changes to production orders, before releasing to team
• Creates manual production orders, once our replenishment team signals the need for full unit cuts
• Provide caring leadership and support for operations associates in the areas of work scheduling, order release, schedule revisions, and lead team meetings
• Use regular communication with sales to coordinate the daily work schedule for operations.
• Drive safety culture and support the scheduling of equipment maintenance when needed

Benefits

• Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $54,000 - $81,000 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 5%25 of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
• Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
• Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5%25 of your base salary.
• Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees