Plant Scheduler - Philadelphia Macaroni Company

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Summary

To provide and maintain the daily production schedule, gather and report the data necessary to determine the efficiency of plant operations. Coordinates shipping of finished goods and all inbound trucks. Drafts the shipping schedule for PMC - GF, to ensure strict compliance with customer's need through the integration of forecasting, delivery dates, and inventories and scheduling. Expedites the shipment of finished goods to customers on time at the best possible cost.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Determines customer's needs via orders
• Prepares and updates production schedule
• Monitors usage of additives, inventory, and production schedule
• Generates purchase orders and schedules deliveries accordingly
• Tracks and compares pricing of raw materials
• Monitors inventory reports and maintains inventories, daily, to meet production scheduling needs
• Assists with inventory tracking and counting of all products
• Maintains a minimum and maximum stock level of pallets
• Maintains perpetual inventories
• Reports packaging inventory to Packaging Manager

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience

Skills

Ability to read, write and interpret documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers. Ability to speak with vendors in a professional manner. Ability to define problems, collect data, establishes facts and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Required to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds, with a maximum distance required to carry 50 pounds of 100 feet at least 75% of the time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, push/pull, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms and walk up to 1/3 of the time; Sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time; talk or hear 1â„2 the time

Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Have the ability to perform all above tasks in an environment of 90 degrees F or greater up to 50% of the time.

Safety Responsibilities

Be able to work and perform tasks related to warehouse safety. Be able to wear appropriate hearing protection for part of the shift. To be able to work safely in and around equipment at all times. Be able to operate a forklift in a manner that conforms with the OSHA standards.

Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.