Production Planner - Litho
About The Position
The Production Planner – Litho is responsible for scheduling, purchasing, and planning to support efficient, cost-effective, and timely manufacturing operations across Golden West Packaging Group. The role coordinates folding carton production at the Sacramento and City of Industry facilities and corrugated production orders at Sacramento. It translates customer demand into executable production schedules, secures raw materials, and develops forward-looking capacity and inventory plans. Working with Plant Managers, Client Services, production leadership, suppliers, and other stakeholders, the position balances service, quality, machine utilization, material availability, inventory investment, and profitability. The planner oversees workflow and expedites day-to-day scheduling of plant material flow, production, and shipments. The role also monitors work progress and on-time deliveries, compiles reports on work in progress, inventory, costs, and production issues, and manages scheduling to align orders with operational goals and profitability.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 5 years of highly complex scheduling or planning experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of multi-machine manufacturing scheduling, production planning, materials forecasting, purchasing coordination, and inventory control.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
- Analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs among service, capacity, cost, and inventory.
- Ability to use production, ERP, or scheduling systems and spreadsheets to maintain data, analyze demand, and report performance.
- Effective organization, prioritization, communication, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Understanding of manufacturing workflow, logistics, quality requirements, and continuous-improvement principles.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree or higher in business, accounting, or engineering.
- Corrugated or folding carton experience.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain daily, weekly, and rolling production schedules across applicable machine centers and facilities, aligning order priorities with committed ship dates.
- Sequence work based on capacity, material readiness, changeovers, trim efficiency, labor availability, preventive maintenance, and operational constraints.
- Monitor work in progress, backlog, schedule adherence, and potential bottlenecks; adjust priorities and communicate changes promptly.
- Coordinate with Client Services and Plant Managers regarding rush orders, delays, late shipments, maintenance windows, and delivery commitments.
- Assess capacity and backlog and recommend overtime, alternate production sequencing, or other recovery actions when required.
- Forecast, calculate, and coordinate purchasing requirements for roll stock and corrugated sheets by grade, size, and production demand.
- Place and track material orders; coordinate with suppliers on quantities, lead times, pricing, and on-time delivery.
- Maintain accurate raw material inventory records, support FIFO practices, and resolve transaction, usage, or data-entry discrepancies.
- Balance material availability against excess inventory, carrying cost, scrap, and stockout risk; identify shortages and escalate supply constraints.
- Review supplier invoices for pricing and quantity accuracy before forwarding them to Accounts Payable under established approval procedures.
- Develop and maintain a rolling one-month production and material outlook using demand forecasts, open orders, inventory, supplier lead times, and available capacity.
- Plan plant workflow and material flow from order release through production and shipment, identifying constraints and proposing practical solutions.
- Analyze consumption trends, inventory positions, work in progress, and order backlog to support resource and purchasing decisions.
- Track and report operational indicators, including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, machine utilization, trim efficiency, waste, and inventory performance.
- Recommend improvements to planning processes, standard workflows, freight and loading coordination, throughput, and manufacturing cost efficiency.
- Partner with Operations, Client Services, Purchasing/AP, Quality, and suppliers to maintain accurate information and resolve execution issues.
- Follow safety and quality procedures, participate in required training, comply with company policies, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
- Employee Assistance coverage, including dietary and nutritional services, retirement planning, and support services.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid time off.
- Employee referral program.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Friendly, team-based, supportive work environment.
- Competitive total compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
