Scheduled Days & Hours: Monday-Friday, 8a-5p/finish

Wage: $27-30 per hour

Ideal Candidate Criteria: Experience as a Production Planner in a food manufacturing or similar environment.

Job Duties: The PRODUCTION PLANNER will work with the plant manager regarding all aspects of the production schedule.

• Managing the scheduling and timeliness of the production process.

• Scheduling production and monitoring the production process for problems.

• Handling production disruptions and productivity problems.

• Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management.

• Finding ways to improve productivity and reduce costs.

• Tracking/trending of data collected.

• Working with and leading cross functional teams to optimize the schedule and to create efficient production schedules that meet customer demands, accommodate maintenance and shutdowns.

• Participate in continuous improvement efforts.

• Ensures timely and appropriate response to customer and sales production requests.

• Monitor the overall situation, including incoming orders, supply chain problems, market changes, and inventory issues to minimize the impact on production.

• Evaluate the workforce needs and schedule and work collaboratively with Plant Management and HR to make sure we align our workforce capacity with customer demand.

Skills Needed: Good speaking, reading and writing skills in English for paperwork and computer training purposes. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook; good data entry skills.

Benefits:

• On day one - excellent medical, dental, vision, employer paid long-term disability, and life insurance (free up to $50k). Various additional optional insurance offerings available.
• Flexible Benefits account (FSA) for medical and dependent care
• Generous PTO (Paid Time Off) allowances plus holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Advancement and growth opportunities
• Employee events and activities
• Employee gifts on birthdays & milestone anniversaries
• Safety bonuses and prizes
• Employee assistance program

Hollandia Dairy is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer