Planning Supervisor

Carboline•Columbus, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Planning Supervisor effectively plans and coordinates the daily, weekly, and monthly production requirements for the facility. Duties include reviewing production and associated work schedules while conferring with other department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates, pre-batching raw materials for the mixing process, supervising the flow of material in and out of the plant, ensuring data integrity of the Electronic Warehouse Management (EWM)and Material Execution System (MES) software, overseeing process order management and closure, as well as tracking and reporting plant performance and metrics.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in planning, purchasing, or scheduling.
A minimum of one-year supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ERP and other software including but not limited to MES, EWM, etc.
Strong organization, planning, prioritization, and time management skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both in verbal and written form.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, procurement, logistics, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Nice To Haves

ISO knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise daily operations and production planning and scheduling to optimize the flow of raw materials, supplies, and equipment from initial procurement to the final disposition and fulfill material requirements for volume, cost, and scheduling business operations.
Oversee planning and scheduling of production operations and analyze new orders to plan and prepare. Ensure that a master schedule is prepared and updated regularly to ensure timely order shipments.
Oversee shipping, packaging, and warehousing functions to ensure shipping, receiving, and cycle counting requirements are met.
Lead the scheduled production planning meeting with shipping, supervisors, customer service and purchasing to discuss any issues or process changes including staffing and equipment.
Use material requirement plans to ensure the required flow of materials is maintained.
Coordinate procurement, warehouse, logistics, packaging, shipping and distribution operations and staffing to enable workflows crucial to the flow of materials.
Troubleshoot and resolve operational roadblocks.
Develop master schedule to prepare short-range plans for the plant production areas.
Manage process orders from planning to closure and ensure the data integrity of related systems (SAP, MES, EWM, etc.).
Follow progress of production, anticipate, or investigate major causes of delays, and ensure that corrective action is taken.
Manage the pre-batch process including the preparation, weighing, and staging of raw materials in advance of the mixing process.
Analyze and adjust slow-moving and obsolete inventory monthly.
Develop manpower loading requirements based on production guidelines.
Create and maintain all new material codes in SAP.
Ensure data integrity of all BOMs (Bill of Materials) and Material Masters in SAP.
Oversee all facility level purchasing to ensure that sufficient resources, raw materials, and equipment are onsite to meet short and long-range schedules.