Senior Production Planner

Purpose of Position:

This position is responsible for creating weekly production plans and daily production schedules that will achieve a 99.5% or better order fill rate. Individuals in this position must analyze actual customer orders vs. estimates and ad pulls to manage capacities of more than 13 different operations. They have to direct and influence plant supervision on a daily basis without direct control in order to effectively execute their plans.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage weekly production plan to maximize the use of each plant and operation while effectively filling customer orders. Differences in actual orders versus the estimates will change the overall product availability and plans will have to be adjusted daily.
• Work with marketing and/or commodity sales to make same week adjustments in sales to better manage the incoming meat. Plan for the cooked plant requirements, make sure enough product is available in order for cooked plants to operate efficiently.
• Direct plant supervision on how to respond to changes in customer orders and unplanned equipment downtime. Instruct plant weigh and price rooms on customer order priority and manage finished goods inventory to reduce rework/loss due to shelf life. This requires constant communication with plant and NCDC supervision to understand what is in inventory, what is being returned and what is still required to fill the order so adjustments can be made.
• Create daily production schedules for the assigned processing plant using the information from the weekly production plan. Ensure that schedule does not exceed capacities while minimizing frequency of changeovers and need for overtime.
• Maintain 12-week processing volume planner for the assigned plant. Adjust weekly/daily processing volumes to match current demand, achieve target bird weights, and minimize the need for scheduled overtime. Requires close communication with Live Scheduling to ensure all changes are accounted for and adjustments are made in the field.
• Communicate supply/production related issues with CSR’s/Sales to make sure customers are aware of any shortages or other potential issues. Instruct CSRs on order allocation to ensure we maintain control of any supply shortages.
• Evaluate actual customer orders vs. estimates to identify to trends that may require adjustments to longer term planning.

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