Job Description

Now hiring! Come work at a place to build your future and be an integral part of a fast-paced, safety-oriented, and growing industry! We are an ESSENTIAL employer that is ACTIVELY HIRING at our Westfield, MA facility!

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement, and Impact.

The safety and health of our team is our top priority. ProAmpac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you.

We are actively seeking a Production Scheduler to join our growing team. If you are looking for a new opportunity with a leading packaging company, ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• 11 paid company holidays

• 401k with company match

• PTO

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings

• Company-provided life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Wellness program – living a healthy lifestyle can get you a discount on your health insurance premiums AND other incentives

Position Summary

Responsible for the development and communication of an executable production schedule to meets customer service goals, while enabling machine productivity.

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develops schedule for work centers finding the right balance between customer deliveries and production efficiency.

• Ensures through schedule development that all orders are completed on time and communicates any unexpected delays to Customer Service.

• Communicates with Manufacturing, Customer Service, and Planning regarding scheduling issues, priority orders and other special instructions.

• Ensure effective implementation of Production Control Department procedures.

• Confirms sufficient materials are available to support production schedule, schedules un-allocated WIP and FG materials to orders

• Commitment, awareness and involvement pertaining to ISO (policy, standards, procedures, etc.) and food safety practices (GMPs, procedures, etc.) are requirements of all employees.

• Trains in other areas of supply chain and provides back up support during absences and periods of peak activity

• Proactively work on becoming an expert on the scheduling tool which will allow the user to leverage systems functionality to develop a sound operational schedule.

• Understands and follows all safety policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of Shop Floor Database software; Microsoft Office internet software; ERP software.

• Expert knowledge Green Pepper and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

• Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies

• Ethical Conduct

• Problem Solving/Analysis

• Technical Capacity

• Communication Proficiency

Work Environment

Work primarily in a climate controlled indoor environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Hearing protection, safety shoes and vision protection required.

This role operates in a professional office environment that requires some exposure to a manufacturing environment. Employee is rarely exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels and hot/humid environmental conditions in the manufacturing area during extremely hot summer months.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with emphasis in Operations Management or Supply Chain and two to five years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Prior experience in a ProductionScheduling role and prior experience utilizing Production Scheduling software preferred

• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, and Outlook email and calendar capabilities.

• Maintains strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.

• Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)

• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.

• Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Area of Interest: Administrative Support
Department: Scheduling-4400
Shift: Day Shift

ProAmpac is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled.