Production Planner

JOB TITLE: Production Planner

REPORTS TO: VP-Operations

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. To plan an integrated production schedule to maximize the business objectives of Avlon.

2. Use demand signals such as forecasting data, historical sales, and sales orders to maximize company sales while eliminating operational waste by scheduling the efficient use of production lines and equipment.

3. Schedule production for specified products and production lines, understanding all physical and crewing constraints on the lines.

4. Monitor stock daily avoiding stock outs and overstocks where possible.

5. Monitor the daily availability of materials challenging as necessary when materials are not available as required.

6. Capacity balancing of products across lines using ERP setup to ensure lines are not overloaded.

7. Understand forecasts for specified products, monitor accuracy and challenge where necessary.

8. Management of scheduling all pre-blend and sub-assembly activities on site.

9. Meet with production supervisors each day, ensure that through this meeting and other communication, the factory is aware of any plan changes and potential issues.

10. Coordinate product launches effectively to eliminate unnecessary line downtime and material waste.

11. Ensure required reports and KPIs are generated at the necessary frequency, monitored and utilized correctly.

12. Take an active part in continuous improvement of all operations.

13. Know and understand corporate objectives, targets, priorities and due dates.

14. Be respectful of all Avlon employees, strive to build team concepts and communication bridges to facilitate process flow.

15. All other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's in business or related field, 2 years' experience preferably in liquid batching, A strong demonstrated graps in statistics.