Scheduler, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  NC
  - Hickory (2) - Hickory, NC 28601
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Travel Percentage:
  None
• Job Shift: First Shift
• Job Category:
  Manufacturing

• Schedule Corrugator / Production machines effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Ensure waste numbers are minimized by creating a smooth and seamless production schedule for each department in the plant, side trim accountability.
• Coordinate daily and production scheduling and transportation needs – morning & afternoon.
• Ensure on-time delivery of raw materials to meet press dates based on customer orders.
• Generate monthly forecasts based on previous year performance and information from the Sales Team.
• Serve as a liaison between the Production Department and CSR/Sales Department to communicate customer needs and current production abilities.
• Manage in a goal-oriented environment to deliver target results in the areas of safety, reliability, cost, quality, productivity, and employee engagement.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Regular and predictable attendance.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, manuals, regulations, and codes.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, percentages, proportions, area, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems as well as interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience in a corrugated scheduling department and/or box plant operation.
• Excellent computer and data entry experience and accuracy.
• Efficiency with MS Office:
  Word, Excel, Outlook.