Production Scheduler

International Paper•Tracy, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In a sheet or sheet feeder facility, this role plans production schedules, optimizing and balancing customer service and facility productivity. The Production Scheduler is responsible for scheduling shipment dates, quantities, grade, finish, and trim. This role communicates production planning status daily to order services, sales, and facility production personnel. The Production Scheduler identifies potential problems in meeting schedules and recommends solutions, and consults with and advises management on scheduling and production processes and needs. This role is responsible for scheduling machine operations, overseeing, and coordinating all production activity with sales, sales service, and shipping to ensure that orders are being handled properly. The Production Scheduler utilizes KIWI computer systems to schedule corrugator and finishing side of jobs according to job priorities, paper size and related specifications, while working closely with customer service and manufacturing to communicate production status, required resources, manage overruns, shortages, ship and delivery dates. This role reschedules workflow when there are machine breakdowns, productivity slowdowns, changes in customer order, or materials shortage. The Production Scheduler maximizes plant throughput while balancing customer requirements and manufacturing capability. This role is responsible for managing the roll stock forecasts and interfacing closely with Customer Service, Containerboard and roll stock vendors for purchasing needed roll stock in alignment with sales forecasts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three to five years of manufacturing or production planning experience in the corrugated industry.
Able to work independently, manage multiple tasks and conflicting priorities.
Action oriented
Customer focus
Drives results
Functional/technical skills
Instills Trust
Manages Complexity
Plans and aligns
Resourcefulness
Time management

Responsibilities

Plans production schedules, optimizing and balancing customer service and facility productivity.
Schedules shipment dates, quantities, grade, finish and trim.
Communicates production planning status daily to order services, sales and facility production personnel.
Identifies potential problems in meeting schedules and recommends solutions.
Consults with and advises management on scheduling and production processes and needs.
Responsible for scheduling machine operations, overseeing, and coordinating all production activity with sales, sales service, and shipping to ensure that orders are being handled properly.
Utilize KIWI computer systems to schedule corrugator and finishing side of jobs according to job priorities, paper size and related specifications, while working closely with customer service and manufacturing to communicate production status, required resources, manage overruns, shortages, ship and delivery dates.
Reschedule workflow when there are machine breakdowns, productivity slowdowns, changes in customer order, or materials shortage.
Maximize plant throughput while balancing customer requirements and manufacturing capability.
Responsible for managing the roll stock forecasts and interfacing closely with Customer Service, Containerboard and roll stock vendors for purchasing needed roll stock in alignment with sales forecasts.