Production Scheduler

Description

Position Summary:

You will have broad responsibility to manage and coordinate production schedules, material planning, and finished goods inventory control for various Brook Whittle sites. Achieve material control objectives, on-time shipment targets and finished goods stocking levels.

Your leadership will be key in establishing Brook & Whittle as a leader in production efficiency from proof of concept to delivery of printed labels. You will collaborate with leadership and operations to implement strategies and initiatives to ensure materials and resources are available at the optimum time for efficient production and on-time shipments to our customers. Additionally, a key responsibility of this role will be to drive continuous improvement initiatives across the entire value stream.

Essential Functions:

• Daily multi-site creation of production schedules utilizing assigned scheduling system.
• Develop and implement best practices for the production scheduling and production planning.
• Analysis of production scheduling system, defined work paths, tact times/rates crewed capacities and machine capacities to assure proper routing of orders, based on job/estimate specifications for optimal production.
• Compare various production paths utilizing available equipment and defined work paths for best cost containment and highest OTS (On Time Shipping) possible.
• Proactive collaboration with Sales, Account Management, Purchasing and Manufacturing to assure that materials and production processes are in line to support Quality, OTS, and Cost.
• Proactive communication to customer service and leadership on any order delays, critical changes, internal trials, or customer approvals.
• Recommend/Communicate staffing & capacity plans to optimal inventory levels across the supply chain and support the proactive management of those levels to achieve targeted customer satisfaction as well as mitigate inventory exposure.
• Monitor material inventories, tracks progress of production and reviews factors that affect schedules, ensuring that the schedule is aligned with current sales.
• Collaborate with various production groups to ensure plans are executed and capacity or other constraints are identified and resolved.
• Participate in cross functional teams as assigned to help drive continuous improvement.
• Develops action plans with team members as needed for problem resolution.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain and Production planning
• Excellent leadership skills – Dynamic, Leadership Savvy, Relationship-building skills, Drive and Passion, Execution Rigor, Influencing Expectations, Clear and Effective Communication, Accountability Management and Group facilitation skills.
• Independence, creativity and good judgment, positive attitude, and an innovative spirit
• Communication—must be able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal forms, and at all levels in the organization.
• Demonstrated proficiency in time and project management.
• Results orientation - must deliver results.
• High energy and ability to handle conflict.
• Proven process improvement and change management skills.
• Effective coaching and mentoring skills.
• Mastery of a variety of Lean & Continuous Improvement initiatives would be a plus.

Requirements

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Must be able to pass drug screen and background check

Company Paid Benefits:

• 10 paid holidays
• Starting 2 weeks vacation at an accrued rate
• Paid sick/personal days
• MDLive – Telemedicine*
• Life insurance*
• Long term disability insurance*
• Employee assistance program (EAP)*

Company Offered Benefits:

• Dental*
• Vision*
• 401(k) – first of the month after 90 days of employment – auto-enroll at 3%
• Short term disability*
• Voluntary life insurance*
• Flexible spending account – health care and/or dependent care*
• Critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and accident insurance*
• Company Subsidized Benefits:
• Medical*

* Benefit will be available on the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment** Benefit will be available after 90 days of employment

About Us:

Brook & Whittle Ltd. is one of North America’s leading Sustainable Labeling Solutions providers, producing pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging for many of the nation’s leading brands. The company serves multiple consumer markets, including Personal Care, Beverage, Food, Nutraceuticals, Wine & Spirits, and Household Chemicals. The company’s rapid growth can be attributed to its world-class staff of employees and its commitment to sustainability, print innovation, and the latest technological advancements. Wouldn’t it be cool to go into a store, pick up a product and say “we make that label!”Our culture is first and foremost one of collaboration and teamwork. We hold ourselves to high professional, ethical, and fairness standards. We have zero tolerance for anything less. We celebrate our diverse workforce and reward good performance through our recognition program, advancement opportunities, and our compensation structure.We believe people are our greatest asset. Thus, we highly value individuals of strong character with drive, ambition and creativity. Relationships are our cornerstone whether it be clients, vendors or co-workers. We are the best at what we do and are looking for an exceptional individual to join our growing organization.

AAP/EEO Statement

Brook & Whittle LTD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Brook & Whittle complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.Brook & Whittle expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Brook & Whittle LTD’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
 

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000