Job Duties
Job Summary
The Production Specialist will plan and establish production schedules for the facility while balancing production capacity with sales and order demand. They will work with management to create and maintain a long-range "build plan" forecasting production levels for the coming three-month period. The Production Specialist is a leader who will embrace change and lead our scheduling efforts to new levels of competitiveness.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Plan and schedule all production activities
Maintain level and efficient capacity loads through all work centers, utilizing resources and tools in the ERP system
Make recommendations to the Production Manager to adjust resources as required to balance work center demand with overall manufacturing capacity
Coordinate and communicate with Manufacturing, Project Management, Engineering, and Purchasing to assure optimum manufacturing economies are met while maintaining exceptional responsiveness to the customer requirements
Create and release job work orders for travelers to production
Review daily production capacity and level load jobs to optimize resources
Create and maintain build plan based on current Sales backlog and forecasted orders
Monitor new project startups to ensure adherence to the Project Launch schedule as defined by Project management
Performs other related duties as assigned
Plan, maintain, and monitor work order releases to the plant considering work center capacities, manpower, and availability of materials to ensure that the required products are completed on time
Make recommendations to adjust resources to balance existing and planned workloads against available capacities
Schedule jobs upon receipt of travelers from the engineering
Release a weekly plant schedule by the work center using the Shop Load Detail Report from Vantage
Print the schedule for each work center and distribute it to the respective supervisor
Print a total plant schedule for wood and metal distribution to respective Production Managers.
Report job status and scheduled shipments in weekly production meetings
Monitor and analyze work canter loads
Create reports to show imbalance and make suggestions to manage and balance work center loads
Adjust work center capacities to reflect plant personnel changes
Work with Production Managers and Supervisors to verify data collection through Labor edit report
Manage the job completion cycle by completing jobs daily
Analyze collected labor and material transactions upon job completion and identify any issues. Review and resolve issues with Production Managers. Prepare a weekly report of candidates for job closing
Balance WIP report weekly
Check for shipping errors, data entry errors, and valuation errors
Qualifications
5 years experience in an operations role in a manufacturing environment, consumer environment industry preferred
3 years scheduling specific experience in a manufacturing environment, consumer environment industry preferred
Strong understanding of ERP software
Proficient in the use of MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and Outlook
Ability to express oneself professionally utilizing both verbal and written communications
Ability to work independently
Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate within a muli-departmental team
Must be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
Salary Pay Range: $45,000 - $65,000 annually dependent on experience*
*pay range may be adjusted depending on cost of living
Bonus/Incentive Pay
Annual performance bonus opportunity based on Company and specific business unit ROI and PBOP achievement criteria and individual job responsibility and performance.
Benefits currently offered to our employees:
Medical insurance
Health savings account with company contribution
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) plan with company match
Paid vacation and holidays
Stock purchase program with employee discount
Educational reimbursement
Wellness programs and challenges
Other supplemental benefits
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Universal Forest Products and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Experience Required
5 - 20 years
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$11.41 / Hourly
Postal Code
56264
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R21910
Job Benefits
Not specified