Scheduling & Production Planning Manager

Monday through Friday 8 am - 5pm.

Build your Career with an Industry Leader Multi-Color Corporation is now the world's largest prime label and packaging supplier. Join the new MCC and you will have the opportunity to become part of an organization that has been committed to excellence and industry leadership for over 110 years. The Scheduling/Production Planning Manager is responsible for providing technical level leadership, creating and maintaining the production schedule to ensure jobs are completed in accordance with the agreed upon dates while assisting in capacity analysis. They assist in establishing continuity in our production process and help ensure all jobs get processed. You will communicate the schedule and any changes to the plant, management and customer service. You will be responsible for the creation of the production specs for individual jobs and to ensure jobs are shipped out in accordance with the agreed upon ship dates. You will also serve as a liaison between the floor and the hub. In this role you must be current with industry trends and the plant's capabilities to understand the most efficient ways to schedule jobs. An ideal candidate is someone with a background in printing, manufacturing or scheduling, a relationship builder, is reliable and hardworking, and has a desire to grow their career with us! Why work at MCC:

• Compensation based on experience of candidate
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

Essential Functions & Responsibilities: Create the production schedule to ensure jobs are produced efficiently and in a timely manner.

• Load new jobs into the schedule and position them so all jobs will ship on time and the presses run as efficiently as possible.
• Check that stock will be available for scheduled start.
• Once you have a stock arrival date, assign a promise date for each job. The promise date is when you expect the plant to have the job ready to ship based on requested date, stock arrival and production availability.
• Check that plates are made & mounted in advance of press start.
• Block out down time on presses. Block out vacation time for press and finishing operators.
• Adjust the press efficiency and job run speeds as needs to keep the schedule accurate.
• Adjust work orders to match production changes asked by the production floor
• Remove or add work centers to production jobs as needed.

Communicate the schedule to Production, Management and Customer Service.

• Communicate changes to the floor for "break in orders" to be sure they are ready for press when needed and the work moves smoothly to the next department.

Work with Purchasing/Procurement to ensure raw materials and material stock is arriving as needed. Communicate any knowledge you have about upcoming work with Purchaser.

• Lead the morning materials and scheduling meeting.

Master Estimates (Approved method of manufacturing an item or group of items)

• Create master estimates for repeat items or product types
• Add any relevant notes that are needed each time produced
• Make updates to master estimates as needed
• Purchase dies as needed

Production Job (through hub order processing)

• Create production job using either a sales estimate or master estimate as the basis
• Maximize make ready efficiencies on press by combining like items into one production run taking into consideration:
• New vs. repeat item
• Customer required dates
• Based on knowledge of product and equipment, create production job with proper work centers and layout
• Add any relevant notes that are needed for this production run
• Review works instructions for completeness and accuracy
• Create job jacket for the production job and forward to plate dept.

Change Orders

• Receive change order request from customer service
• Make the required change in the product estimate and reconfirm the production job (pushes change to purchasing and scheduling)
• Update the requirements to match the changes made
• Advise CSR that change has been completed

Back to Production

• All back orders receive a new job number
• This individual is involved in the creation of the back order and any specific notes associated with it

Must have a working knowledge of MSExcel. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; achieving certifications, establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Attends meetings both in person and/or online as necessary, and provides input and perspective as the site's scheduling Subject Matter Expert (SME) Learn proactively to grasp facility capacity restraints and requirements. Create and support a culture of relentless pursuit of continuous improvement, instill high performance. Review production levels and offer suggestions on how to modify based on backlogs, lead times, & efficiencies. Provide volume, production, product, and business unit reporting metrics as needed. Participates in special projects and may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Multi-Color has been around for almost 100 years, and we pride ourselves on our high level of excellency. Every team member of Multi-Color is expected to treat all associates respectfully and professionally. Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Below are the minimum requirements of the education, experience, knowledge, and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• An ideal candidate is someone with a background in high volume and complex flexographic and/or digital printing and finishing, and scheduling/planning.
• Requires a high school diploma, GED or equivalent experience. Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in scheduling/estimating or related preferred.
• Must have manufacturing experience. Printing industry experience highly preferred.
• Exhibits a safety-first attitude in all that is done, from proper personal protection equipment compliance to keeping the work environment safe and hazard-free. Compliance with all workplace and safety standards required.
• Ability to work independently in an office and manufacturing environment.
• Sound reasoning skills and risk assessment abilities in order to make production and/or scheduling decisions that will directly impact the customer.
• Exhibits a safety-first attitude in all that is done, from proper personal protection equipment compliance to keeping the work environment safe and hazard-free. Compliance with all workplace and safety standards required.
• Detail oriented and can focus for long periods of time.
• Adaptable and capable of modifying practices and handling new assignments smoothly.
• Capable of working in a team environment and alone with a high sense of urgency.
• Self-starter with the ability to build and foster vital relationships.
• Possess skills to prioritize, multi-task, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting Relationships:

• This role reports directly to the site GM

MCC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. MCC is an equal opportunity employer.