What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Scheduler position at PRETIUM?
Role and Responsibilities:
- Lead the production scheduling at Pretium Salt Lake City, Utah - USA, improving the end-to-end production planning process, optimizing capacity constraints, and mitigating supply chain disruptions or relevant sales demand variations.
- Track daily Production Attainment KPI, discussing how to improve this metric with the operations team, especially with the plant manager and production supervisors.
- Eliminate overproduction (additional finished goods quantity not requested in the production work order) and consolidate as much as possible the number of production work orders released by the production line.
- Comply with the production scheduling freeze process and reduce unnecessary mold and tooling changeovers.
- Seemly balance and transfer sales demand from Salt Lake City manufacturing site to another Pretium site as needed, aligning clearly and in advance the requirements with the sales, operations, inventory management, and quality teams.
- Review and improve the utilization of the production planning module in the IQMS ERP.
- Keep updated on the asset (machine) information available in Salt Lake City (current or new ones), including molds, tooling, or any other additional equipment.
- Adhere to the safety policy and respective operations procedures.
How Will You Be Measured? Main KPIs - Key Performance Indicators:
- Production Attainment
- Customer On-Time and In-Full (OTIF)
- Projects implemented according to scope, time, cost, and quality.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business Administration. Other disciplines or education may be considered with 3 years of proven production planning experience.
- Leadership experience managing production planning for several finished goods assets.
- Knowledge in Microsoft Suite (Excel - Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, PowerPoint, and Word) is a plus.
- American Production and Inventory Control Society certification (APICS / currently called ASCM - Association for Supply Chain Management) is desired (CPIM - Certified in Planning and/or Inventory Management, and/or CSCP - Certified in Supply Chain).
- ERP experience, especially in IQMS, and business intelligence system knowledge like Microsoft Power BI, or Tableau.
- Project Management Professional - PMP and/or Six Sigma Black Belt certified is an advantage.
- Fluency in English and a second language as Spanish, is a differentiator.
Leadership Competencies:
- Team Player
- Positive attitude and sense of urgency.
- Challenge the status quo, always striving for better solutions.
- Ability to plan, develop, and coordinate multiple projects.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
About Pretium Packaging:
Pretium Packaging is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications with small to mid-sized production volumes. Pretium offers a variety of sustainable packaging solutions with consistency, quality, and cost-effectiveness in mind. We listen to what our customers need, and then apply our expertise in the form of market insights, the latest bottle and closure technology, sustainable packaging options, unparalleled quality management, and outstanding customer service. Our customers know they can always count on Pretium to provide the kind of innovative packaging solutions that will enhance their products’ brand identity and enable them to meet their sustainable packaging objectives.
Our production facilities use the latest software, automation, and quality assurance protocols to deliver creative, cost-effective, and reliable products to our customers. From prototype development through production scale-up to consistent on-time delivery, we strive to exceed expectations at every turn. For our customer’s convenience, we maintain a deep inventory of popular molds and a wide selection of everyday stock container options that can significantly cut down on lead time to market. For more information please visit our website at Pretium Packaging | Manufacturer of Sustainable Rigid Packaging.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
