Labor Planning and Forecasting Manager Job Los Angeles area,California USA,Manufacturing / Production

Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travelers around the globe.

Job Summary

The Labor Planning and Forecasting Manager is responsible for all the local activities related to the labor planning and labor scheduling on the long and short term of the assigned unit(s).

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:
Main

Duties and Responsibilities:

Productivity planning
Provide input and validation for the long term production planning and scheduling
Provide updated information for the labor planning process short and long term
Provide input and validation for the long-term rosters.
Responsible for labor planning, scheduling, and rostering for long (12 weeks) and short term (1 week)
Assist Operations leaders to assemble employee schedules based on demand. Optimization of short and long-term shift patterns and rosters.
Work with cross-functional leaders to develop and maintain a skill matrix, including FTE efficiency
Daily line up sheet generation per subsection using STLT
Assist Operational leaders with the information needed to conduct daily labor meetings. Daily call-out management (logging and sourcing)
Definition of labor rules and flexibility in collaboration with HR
Accountable for regular shift bidding preparation and timely submission to adjust the shift bids better to volume
Ensure shift briefing protocols are followed, including attending shift briefings according to a “random” pattern
Ensures that weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Daily OPRS maintenance (actuals for EMMs, flights, meals, hours; weekly forecasted hours and FTE’s per weekly schedules)
Responsible for overtime control reduction by enforcing supervisor accountability and schedule exception control (Top overtime amounts by employee, discrepancy amount per employee)
Responsible for training department heads and supervisors on management tools and procedures
Participate in the weekly forecasting meeting
Assist operational leaders in Maintaining annual vacation tracker

Qualifications

Education:

Degree in Engineering, preferably in Industrial Engineering or Business with a focus on Supply Chain

Work Experience:

3+ years work experience in a lean manufacturing environment, preferably in labor planning and rostering, operational planning, operational Key Performance Indicators follow up or finance controlling

Job

Skills:

Capable of working in an autonomous way
Capable of working under pressure with tight deadlines
Staff planning and rostering
Self-motivated and proactive
Flexible and change-minded. Willing to learn and implement new processes and procedures.

Technical

Skills:

(Certification, Licenses, and Registration)

APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
Advanced IT knowledge (Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, and SharePoint)
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and Management Information Systems
Sound knowledge of production planning, labor planning, standard costing, and daily reporting
Very good knowledge of union rules and labor laws
Proficient with lean manufacturing environments

Language / Communication

Skills:

Fluent in written and verbal English language. Knowledge of a second language is a plus

Job Dimensions Geographic Responsibility:

North America

Type of Employment:

Full-time

Exemption Classification:

Exempt

Travel %:

10-25% outside of 50 miles

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

Normal office environment

Gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job