Production Analyst - AL

Business Unit Overview

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for leading an accurate and timely work order closure process in order to efficiently run manufacturing functions and supporting financial systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pull work order variance reports daily, ensure variances are investigated and are within established parameters to ensure proper close of work orders in the JD Edwards ERP system
• Leverage data and work with inventory function to ensure cycle counts are completed to reflect usage is accurate
• Ensuring materials are correctly assigned to work orders, execute processes to ensure appropriate product is completed according to customer specifications
• Lead process on work order completion, resulting in work orders completed in a timely and accurate manner; key functions leverage this information to complete month-end close processes
• Pull and analyze data, and determine solutions, to continually improve usage-to-completion work order process to drive to zero-based waste
• Identify bill of material discrepancies that lead to work order variances
• Partner with operations to develop and execute on weekly KPI reporting, providing visibility to key stakeholders throughout the organization
• Other duties, as assigned
  
  

Education and Experience Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution
• 3 years previous experience working with detailed processes and data
• Previous experience with advanced Microsoft Excel functions (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, text-to-columns, etc.)
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed
  
  

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Advanced education in Business, Inventory or related field
• 2-years work experience in purchasing, inventory control, or related field
• Ability to work independently and with others in a team environment
• JD Edwards software programs preferred
• Demonstrated organizational skills & the ability to work on multiple high priority projects
• Extensive Knowledge regarding the Manufacturing Scheduling Process
• Understanding of the Bill of Materials structure and concepts
• Must be able to read multiple reports and identify potential issues i.e production reporting or inventory quantity errors.
• Effective written, verbal, & interpersonal communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to strongly multi-task, organize, and prioritize
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  
  

Physical Requirements: Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to lift up-to 34 pounds for 3 hours per shift
• Must be able to lift up-to 50 pounds 3 hours per shift
• Must be able to balance, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop, walk, stand, and reach above shoulders for 3 hours per shift
• Must be able to sit for 7 hours per shift
• Must be able to reach, grasp, and use fine motor skills for 6 hours per shift
• Must be able to push and pull for 1 hours per shift
• Must be able to feel for 3 hours per shift
• Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of written or spoken word and distinguish object or equipment visually