Production Planner

GAF • Newton, KS

8d • $60,000 - $82,500

About The Position

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

About GAF - Newton, Kansas Newton is a vibrant Kansas community founded in 1871 on a spirit of work, from its earliest days as a railroad, agriculture and cattle drive hub. With a population of about 20,000, Newton and neighboring North Newton features an active arts community, three National Historic Districts, a variety of museums, trails, restaurants, shops and attractions, Bethel College, award winning school districts, a championship golf course, first-class convention center and many other amenities. This collaborative region is close to dynamic Wichita and may be the next best place for you to call home, in GAF’s newest “Field of Dreams!”

New Plant, New Opportunities If you haven’t been part of a greenfield startup, now is your chance. GAF is the North American leader in residential roofing materials. We are honored to be constructing our newest shingle manufacturing facility in Newton KS and hiring is underway as we build our initial plant leadership team. Due to our investment in training and the development of employees, you will have the opportunity to travel to our other locations, engage with peers, support the hiring of plant staff and participate in the design and construction of the facility. Expect your first years to be rewarding and challenging with an amazing team fully supporting you. You will wear many hats during the construction and commissioning phases of the project, and ease into your steady role over time.

Job Summary We are looking for a Production Planner who will be responsible for the finite scheduling of all Master Schedules provided by Corporate Supply Planning Group. The Incumbent will build and organize an efficient finite production schedule on a weekly to bi-weekly basis that maximizes production efficiency while minimizing raw material and work-in-process inventory, changeover costs and satisfy customer demand and honor scheduled ship dates. The incumbent will manage all raw material receivers, including the receipt in the ERP system, the review of any discrepancies and resolution of issues when problems arise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) coupled with 2 - 4 years of demonstrated experience in production planning in a high volume manufacturing operation.
• Demonstrated advanced communication and analytical skills along with organizational skills; intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with an ERP system.
• Proficiency to learn new systems and processes and be able to work effectively with team members from all levels of the organization are required.

Nice To Haves

• Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD)-APICS would be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain Plant's finite production schedules on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis that balances production efficiency, raw materials and WIP inventory, and customer service.
• Maintain communication with Production, Shipping, Purchasing, Corporate Supply Planning, to provide a free exchange of information and ideas about scheduling plans so that necessary changes can be made smoothly to meet overall objectives.
• Maintain ongoing communications with supervisors, unloading employees Stillyard operations, Supply Planning, and Buyer regarding schedule changes.
• Maintain required raw materials inventories and order quantity with the most economical costs of delivery, storage and obsolescence while ensuring timely delivery adequate supplies are on site.
• Perform or assist with physical inventory counts of raw material and finished product as needed.
• Participate in planning and establishing overall production objectives based on customer demand and sales forecasts.
• Lead weekly meetings to review planned schedule.
• Initiate discussions with vendors concerning plan forecast material needs to ensure adequate manufacturing and delivery lead time for suppliers.
• Trace and expedite shipments to ensure Plant operations are not impacted by delayed shipments, Monitor and coordinate shipments in such a way that railroad demurrage and the cost penalty associated with truck delivery is kept to a minimum.
• Order and maintain inventories of production and office supplies staying within expense budgets.
• Assist Accounting with month-end inventory counts for all raw materials and finished products.
• Resolve issues when needed.
• Entry of Raw Materials Receipts and verification of accuracy of receipts.
• Resolve discrepancies from amount ordered to amount received.
• May create monthly TNRCC Emission Report and Waste Manifest: collecting required documents, and file.

Benefits

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
• We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.
• competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level