Production Scheduler / Planner

Baxters North America Inc • Salem, OR

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About The Position

The primary objective of this role is to provide the finite scheduling function for the BNA manufacturing facilities located in Cincinnati, OH, East Bernstadt, KY, and Salem, OR. This role is essential for driving overall supply excellence in customer service and inventory management, working within the framework of the BNA S&OP+ process and the manufacturing site capacities and capabilities. The position involves utilizing ERP tools to implement supply chain and scheduling strategies to provide the most cost-effective supply solutions. Additionally, the role contributes to total supply chain cost management and operational control, making trade-off decisions related to current and future portfolio development while providing functional expertise in the current business operations scheduling.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or associate degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Engineering, or related field required; food manufacturing preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Finite Scheduling function required; food manufacturing preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience in an operations lead or supervisor role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ERP systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on work quality and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Receive and implement the MPS plan from BNA’s Central Planning team, verifying accuracy of horizons, and assigning weekly volumes to daily schedules within the ERP.
• Maintain a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule within the framework of the BNA S&OP+ guidelines.
• Evaluate manufacturing rates, capacity utilization of assets, and production value streams to ensure optimized schedules that balance requirements across the network with a total cost mindset.
• Partner with BNA Planning team and Site Operations team to enable optimal cost solutions related to execution of a supply plan.
• Communicate resource capacity constraints or crewing recommendations to relieve bottlenecks and ensure sufficient supply.
• Recommend supply chain solutions and update daily schedules working closely with Planning and Procurement teams (BNA and Site SC team).
• Provide schedule attainment and other reporting to drive overall supply chain effectiveness through a continuous PDCA cycle.
• Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the site or segment assigned for supply chain KPIs and overall plan adherence.
• Develop scheduling strategies to provide Continuous Improvement (CI) of site output, inventory, and cost.
• Interface primarily with BNA Supply Planning, Factory Value Stream Managers, Plant Managers, Procurement Team, and Warehousing/Logistics staff.
• Develop and execute a weekly process of plan review, constraint management, and convert to daily schedule requirements (0 to 4 weeks).
• Ensure requirements are maintained for medium-term horizon (up to 12 months).
• Identify critical constraints and bottlenecks presented in the plan and partner with the BNA Planning team to create solutions supporting excellent customer service.
• Assist in schedule, rate, and capacity reviews for new customer project volumes and timing, including ramp-up plans and learning curves.
• Develop optimum scheduling strategies for optimal cycle pattern sequencing.
• Assist Planning with measurement and documentation of BNA KPIs; establish weekly/monthly supply chain performance reports and KPI dashboards.
• Review with Operational team schedule adherence and request CI actions where performance is less than standard, working with the Site Industrial Engineer and Value Stream Managers.
• Foster timely and positive communication links to and from the BNA Planning team.
• Review and report slow-moving and obsolete material risk and coordinate local corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production and supporting departments to ensure the food safety and quality of our products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees