Production Planner/Scheduler

Essential Functions: The Planner/Scheduler within AEX requires technical and interpersonal skills essential to teamwork. Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Sequence and track all Oracle Jobs for mill production.
• Evaluate each job to ensure they are properly sized and sequenced for downstream production flow loading; practices are correct and properly routed before releasing jobs to production.
• Work in concert with Operations to sequence jobs into the production line ups that optimize customer critical needs and promise performance task dates.
• Manage job completion and ensure customers’ needs are properly satisfied.
• Own the load list and ensure alignment of the mill to the transportation schedule.
• Provide necessary status updates for Supply Chain and Production management.
• Create shortage, trial and sample jobs as needed.
• Apply finished goods overage and salvage from production overage to reduce costs.
• Prioritize work and production in a changing environment to fulfil customer demand as well as the needs of the production department.
• Process change orders to job tickets.
• Support the Planning department in various other tasks to improve our overall performance.
• Provide accurate input to financial forecasts.
• learn production flows and apply reasoning and deduction to draw conclusions regarding delivery.
• Support weekly calls with customers for order status.