Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Plan daily production schedule with plant and sales management.
- Provide guidance to the production team in tactical plans to meet customer needs.
- Analyze current customer base sales and determine the best courses of action.
- Work closely with plant management day-to-day for best service practices to customers.
- Resolve problems concerning customer issues, transportation, and logistics systems.
- Analyze the financial impact of the current sales mix, make modifications as needed, and recommend changes to senior management.
- Actively check and verify processes and order progress on the production floor.
- Sell excess residual product as needed.
- Coordinate with R&D staff on samples and new product runs for samples.
- Work both in the plant and office environment to verify production and adherence to specs & plans.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent of experience in production planning and/or scheduling.
- Strong management and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work within the team concepts.
- Ability to understand complex customer/production issues, derive solutions, and communicate to all levels of management.
- Must be able to solve basic math problems.
- Competency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Database and accounting skills are a plus.
- Some travel may be required. Less than 10%.
Physical Requirements:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, if applicable.
- Sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping.
- Lifting ¬ may involve periodic moving/lifting of heavy items exceeding 25 lbs.
- May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
- May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
- May be exposed to wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
- May be exposed to dust, feathers, and chemicals used in the poultry processing facility.
- The candidate must have the capacity to remain calm, considerate, and tactful in unforeseen situations.
Case Farms is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Case Farms participates in the E-Verify system and uses tools made available by the federal government to confirm employment eligibility of all team members. Persons offered employment are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.
