About this role
The Production Planner is responsible for the daily Scheduling of all Work Orders within the Kozy Shack Turlock Operations Site and optimizing daily production. The Production Planner will conform to the required GMP and Safety procedures and follow all verbal and/or written instructions of the Operations Manager, Quality Control and Corporate Planning Team.
This role is at a Dairy Foods manufacturing facility for Land O’Lakes, creating dairy products that stand for real, simple goodness. We believe there’s power in every drop of milk our farmers produce, and by improving production and finding innovative uses for that milk, we add a little good to people’s lives.
Job Duties:
Demand Planning – Collaborate, manage and align demand planning processes to meet KPI's and overall business objectives. Effectively use and maintain the current demand planning system. Troubleshoot, research and resolve issues as they arise. Lead, identify and implement continuous improvement of processes and systems of the production floor. Meet or exceed performance goals and objectives
Sales and Operations Planning - Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning and others to support the S&OP Demand Planning process for the site.
Inventory Planning – Manage and maintain Demand Planning system to deliver accurate long term and short terms forecasts for the production planning team. Contribute to inventory strategy goals by improving Forecast Accuracy and Bias.
Manage and work with raw materials vendors, this includes packaging, sugar, rice, milk volumes to ensure we have a balanced min/max level.
Business Team Support – Collaborate with business partners on product line activity to improve metrics. Track new product launches and product discontinuations and assist business teams in their decision making. Optimize promotions, events, and other causal factors
Adjust schedules and move work orders as needed to optimize the production run while meeting sales demands.
Schedule the following weeks schedule each week, utilizing the Master Planning Schedule sent out by Corporate Planning team. (Weekly)
Lead the meeting on YTD PO Spend vs. Budget Review (weekly)
Work with Sourcing on Planning Milk and other ingredient requirements necessary for daily production. Ensure these adjustments are communicated effectively to the production teams.
Update and Review the Volume data Daily to analyze trends. Lead discussions to improve performance as required.
Perform deep dive analysis of waste factors and lead improvements with the Operations Team, and incorporate the production teams into these discussions
Physical and time demands:
This position will require a mix between office work and a production floor presence
Will need to be able to work in a cold environment where temperatures can vary from 32° to 98° degrees.
On occasion, business demands may require some employees to work overtime.
Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent
Experience with Supply Chain Planning, Operations Management, and/or Supply Chain Management
Quantitative skills; ability to analyze data.
Preferred Qualifications:
Be knowledgeable with JD Edwards, Microsoft software (Excel Expert), new scheduling tools
Preferably have Vorne data (OEE) experience
Be knowledgeable of production requirements and limitations of production teams and understand how to optimize the production teams.
Salary Range:
$70,800-$106,200
(In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges)
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.
Land O'Lakes does not use Automated Decision-Making Technology, as defined by California law, to substantially replace human decision-making or make significant decisions about applications for employment or contracting opportunities.
Other facts
About Land O'Lakes
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and ag retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners.
Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
What you'll do
- The Production Planner is responsible for daily scheduling of work orders and optimizing production at the Turlock Operations Site. This includes demand planning, inventory management, and collaboration with various teams to meet business objectives.
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