Production Planning Scheduler
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We cultivate a work environment that listens to our team members, nurtures potential, embraces diversity, and values innovative thinking. As a leader in the seafood industry, we know that the key to our success is based on the commitment to excellence displayed by each of our team members.
Summary
The Production Planner Scheduler is responsible for contributing to the optimization of our production processes, enhance our supply chain efficiency, and play a crucial part in our commitment to delivering high-quality products to our customers. The Production Planner Scheduler will play a key role as the bridge between category managers and processing plants, ensuring a smooth flow of information and effective coordination between sales demands and production operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fully embrace and live the Pacific Seafood Diamond Philosophy – Teamwork/Productivity/Quality/Excellence. Consistently doing your best and always striving to do better at all times.
- Generate SAP forecasts by product groups or SKU.
- Build and maintain production plans aligned with forecasts and demand plans.
- Load planned independent requirements as needed for daily and weekly activities.
- Execute and monitor Material Requirements Planning (MRP) globally and for our plants.
- Manage the conversion of planned orders to production orders from MRP.
- Create, modify, release, and monitor production orders plants daily and throughout the day.
- Review completed production orders for issues and address them promptly.
- Analyze inventory by product category and warehouse locations.
- Run customer-specific and internal inventory projection reports for Sales and Sales Operations.
- Analyze supply needs to reduce excess inventory and collaborate with the sales team strategies.
- Recommend and monitor inventory targets (Safety Stock) and adjust production orders as needed.
- Ensure batch inventory values are correctly maintained and resolved as required.
- Manage work center capabilities based on feedback from operations at sites.
- Collaborate with Category Managers to intake demand and forecast and load them into the system.
- Coordinate with Buyers on material delivery dates from suppliers and ensure alignment with production schedules.
- Communicate and coordinate inter/intra plant inventory transfers as necessary.
- Work with transportation teams to align schedules with order completion.
- Execute systems inventory transfers as needed, including packaging and supplies.
- Use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor capacity by work center and to track on-time shipping percentages.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of two – four years of related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of refrigerated and dry cargo movement.
- Familiar with shipment terms.
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in related field.
- Previous experience using ERP/MRP systems in a production environment.
Pay Range: $68,134 - $84,486 Annually
Total Compensation
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
- 401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
- Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.