Production Planner

Production
Planner - Personal Care Contract Manufacturing

Evergreen Innovations , located in Minneapolis, MN , is a leader in the personal care contract manufacturing industry. The company makes a wide variety of personal care and home care products for several well-known consumer brands. We are a company of motivated and collaborative people who have a passion for the work they do, and a desire to contribute to the success of our company and customers.

We are currently seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our team and contribute to our continued growth. This role is responsible for developing short- and long-term plans for the Operations team to execute. The Production Planner also works directly with our customers to provide timely communication and ensure inventory availability to support demand .

• Create and maintain production schedules for our two primary production activities, compounding and filling, based on customer demand, facility resources, and inventory availability
• Execute and communicate changes in schedule due to material delays, machine downtime, or changing customer demand
• Act as the primary point of contact with customers to accept orders, provide order updates, and ensure inventory availability for customer supplied components
• Facilitate recurring meetings with customers to share information on upcoming production and alignment of required inventory to support schedules
• Work within our ERP system to enter orders, create and schedule work orders, and update as information and schedules change
• Provide information to the Operations Manager on how many lines will be run daily to support labor planning and company revenue goals
• Develop a strong understanding of production equipment and resources to contribute to production planning process
• Maintain visual scheduling boards in conjunction with Operations team
• Confirm inventory is available for operations to be successful in executing the production plan
• Assist Quality in creating and executing change controls to update internal paperwork to align with customer specifications and changes

• Experience in production scheduling or supply chain in manufacturing
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and inventory management
• Track record of creating and improving processes
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Excel
• Action oriented and proactive
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
• Prior experience in customer facing role

• 5+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Retirement Plan with company match
  
  Prior experience in customer facing role