Job Title

Production Planner & Scheduler

About Us:

Anchor Glass Container LLC, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with five, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container LLC strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do – creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating – we do with the customer’s best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!

Anchor Glass in an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Summary

The Production Planner & Scheduler establishes production schedules for multiple manufacturing sites/machines and finds innovative, cost-effective means to improve production output by partnering with Plant Operations, Engineering, Commercial and Sourcing.

MAIN POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and implement production schedules to meet customer demand with agreed customer service levels that optimizes equipment utilization, furnace utilization, job changes and inventory levels.
• Monitor production needs through weekly review of work orders, forecasts, inventories, current shipping trends and historic shipping performance to ensure production is scheduled appropriately to satisfy customer requirements, control inventories and maximize utilization of company assets. 
• Identify and resolve short/long term capacity and supply gaps by utilizing and improving current tools.
• Lead schedule conflicts resolution by preparing and presenting innovative options that maintains an advantaged cost position and provides flawless customer service.
• Coordinate equipment requirements as items are transferred between plants to meet production schedules.
• Work with Logistics team to optimize freight and warehouse cost.
• Support commercialization activities and ensure flawless customer service.
• Develop planning/scheduling standards and training plan.
• Leads execution of supply chain projects. This includes creation of the project team and scope, monitoring progress, managing stakeholders, resources and budget.
• Responsible for developing long-term and short-term supply and demand planning strategy for all manufacturing plants.
• Responsible for daily and monthly reporting of operational capacity review based on demand forecast changes
• Supports continuous improvement of relevant business processes.
• Support the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process to ensure alignment of current demand with manufacturing capacity as well and future demand and long-term capacity planning.

EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/operations/supply chain management/mathematics or similar degree.

5 or more years of work experience in scheduling/production planning or similar role in supply chain and operations.

Supply chain/operations certification a plus, such as American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), (CPIM).

Experience performing analysis, determining root cause and initiating improvements to prevent repeat occurrences.

Experience in production planning, material requirements planning, inventory management, project management or supply management processes.

Good cross functional skills; ability to work through conflicting objectives to achieve desired results.

Continuous Improvement mindset.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Proficient in PC based applications (such as Microsoft Office products, Windows 10, Smartsheet etc).

Understanding of ERP and advanced planning systems such as JD Edwards.

Project Management Certification, Six Sigma or Agile Certifications a plus.