Planner Production

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Bakersfield, CA

About The Position

The Planner Production provides accurate, short-term, capacity-constrained production plans for Filling Lines and the Mix Plant. The role ensures plans are feasible, properly sequenced, and aligned with available resources, materials, and GMP requirements. It requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective cross-functional communication to maintain uninterrupted material and production flow. The planner develops detailed production and mix plans, maintains work orders and planning tools, tracks inventory and material flow, and coordinates with internal teams and external suppliers. The role also monitors plan attainment, identifies risks and performance opportunities, and supports readiness for new product launches. The employee works in a fast-paced environment and regularly works around others, wet or humid conditions, high noise, mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment, and potential allergens including nuts.

Requirements

Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
Strong negotiation and communication abilities.
Leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of planning cycles, costing, and optimization.
Ability to manage workflow from planning to delivery.
Results-oriented and able to work under pressure.
Strong presentation and documentation skills.
Two or more years of relevant operational experience at market or business level is useful in manufacturing or planning, including at least one of MPS, DRP, or MRP.
Basic understanding of how master production and detailed production decisions affect execution and other Supply Chain KPIs.
Knowledge of customer service, distribution requirement planning, factory operations, co-packing or co-manufacturing, finished-goods inventory management, raw and packaging materials management, or Supply Chain KPIs.
Sales and Operational Planning experience, including scenario planning, supply risk assessment, and alignment with demand and manufacturing.
Trusted and reliable, with strong judgment.
Clear communicator who is open to feedback.
Detail-oriented, with strong prioritization skills.
Business-wide perspective beyond the scope of the role.
Solution-driven and adaptable, with a leadership mindset without formal authority.

Responsibilities

Create feasible production plans within the detailed planning period, accounting for capacity, labor, materials, and product-family sequencing established by the long-term planner.
Develop realistic Mix Plans that meet factory requirements and comply with batching, CIP, and GMP constraints.
Create and maintain factory and mix planning Work Orders in JDE, ensuring all changes flow through the planner.
Conduct daily reviews and weekly planning meetings with relevant functions and distribute meeting minutes.
Establish a four-week production plan with minimal changeovers and zero downtime.
Establish a two-week Mix Plan that supports all products scheduled for the current and upcoming week.
Track and update daily inventory; identify risks and rescheduling needs based on carrier lead times.
Maintain planning tools, align periodically on efficiency with the supply planner, and ensure standard operating procedures are current.
Support buyers in tracking material flow through work order adjustments; plan and communicate run-outs to operations.
Manage bulk orders to support smooth arrival and unloading and minimize detention caused by space or receiver availability.
Update and highlight Work Orders daily in planning tools, ensuring schedule adherence, quantity accuracy, and documentation of changes.
Integrate CIP cycles, production shutdowns, and preventive maintenance into the detailed plan.
Monitor new products to ensure mix and production readiness for on-time launch.
Identify potential issues within the planning horizon, assess risks, and provide actionable solutions.
Communicate daily and weekly updates to maintain alignment with cross-functional partners.
Highlight demand increases or decreases and communicate their impacts on material requirements.
Adhere to Froneri procedures and standards and maintain 5S in the planning workplace.
Update material planning parameters in the system as needed.
Track and report Mix Attainment weekly, monitoring planned versus actual KPIs.
Identify opportunities to improve factory performance within the planning period.