Production Planner

About:

Silgan Dispensing is a global manufacturer of packaging solutions that help brands enhance lives. Our broad portfolio of trigger sprayers, pumps, fine mist sprayers, and closures are used by iconic brands for personal care, beauty, fragrance, home, garden, and healthcare markets.

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the Silgan Dispensing team includes approximately 6,000 employees across North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. We are proud to have created a diverse workforce that is innovative, sustainably focused, respectful, inclusive, driven to excel and customer-oriented - held together by the belief that we are best when we work as One Team.

Our culture of engagement, collaboration and accountability is what enables us to be the dispensing partner brands rely on to grow their business.

Responsibilities:

• Create and publish production schedule of assigned product lines and coordinate with Operations on successful execution.
• Maintain detailed MRP component build schedules to maximize manufacturing up-time for Dispensing manufacturing & vendor reliability.
• Communicate with Silgan personnel in a timely, clear, efficient, and appropriate method regarding all aspects of parts supply including delivery status, production schedules, lead times, revisions, and OTIF calculations.
• Place orders and act as primary contact with manufacturing subcontractors and assigned vendors to support manufacturing plan.
• Analyze and input customer provided forecasts with customer service, sales and manufacturing to best utilize production capacities.
• Manage schedules and capacity to achieve service level targets while maintaining inventory objectives.
• Interface with all company disciplines to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Assist development & support integration of new SAP solutions.
• Collect/build/publish planning data as required to help improve manufacturing performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a manufacturing related field.
• 5-7 years' experience in a high volume, repetitive manufacturing organization min as a planner/buyer.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a Team environment.
• Time management and organizational skills are essential.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, SAP, etc.
• SAP planning experience and/or APICS certification is a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to lift and/or move 35 lbs.
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the production floor.
• Physical requirements include but not limited to sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, stooping, crouching, color determination and grasping.

Pay Range: $60,000 - $75,000

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.