Plant Scheduler

J&J Snack Foods•Carrollton, TX

About The Position

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”. POSITION SUMMARY: The Plant Scheduler will create plant schedules to ensure customers are satisfied with exceptional product service levels, as well as driving costs down by designing efficient plans that maximize Plant Operations resources. This position will also help meet all business objectives resulting in increased Shareholder Value.

Requirements

High School graduate, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
5 years’ experience in manufacturing, Supply Chain strongly preferred
Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point and/or Access) to analyze data and trends. Ideally have had recent exposure to a modern enterprise system similar to SAP, JD Edwards, etc preferred.
Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs
Strong problem-solving skills
The ability to work well within a team to satisfy sales as well as plant operations
Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability
A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible
Strong analytical and decision-making skills
Highly self-motivated, results oriented, driven

Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Create the daily plant production schedule using the Working Plan.
Work with Materials and Purchasing to verify components are available to produce as needed.
Communicate with production and be attentive to their needs.
Familiarity with allergens and changeover requirements
Prioritize lines based on available labor.
Create and update work orders in JD Edwards.
Use Plant MRP in JD Edwards to investigate material availability.
Work with offsite PL’s to assist in managing accurate FG inventory.
Contribute to the efficiency and safety of the plant with well-designed schedules.
Provide purchasing with 6 weeks of work orders to help guide PO submissions.