Planner Scheduler

Amcor•Mankato, MN

9d•$64,700 - $89,000

About The Position

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Requirements

Bachelor or Associate Degree with an emphasis on business courses preferred or equivalent years of related work and experience
2+ yrs. manufacturing/scheduling experience preferred
ERP competency desired; SAP preferred

Responsibilities

Demonstrates safety leadership by complying with all safety rules, policies, regulations and procedures; participating in safety programs, and encouraging employee involvement from all employees in all safety activities.
Develops economic order quantities and purchases materials and supplies related to production.
Responsible for inventory of raw material, semi-finished and finished goods.
Responsible for all planning issues.
Responsible for recording reasons for missed shipments.
Works with vendors to expedite PO’s and STO’s to expedite production orders to meet customer demands
Advise management of capacity constraints and/or underutilization across machine centers.
Contracts and maintains the sale of regrind material.
Knowledge of procedures, work instructions and associated forms as required.
Other projects/duties as assigned.
Participates in and/or supports continuous improvement initiatives and knowledge in facilitating Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Coordinates and orders material requirements by using the ERP System.
Responsible for master schedule for plant production equipment.
Revise production schedules, when required, due to backlogs, labor or material shortages, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, production, customer service

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)