Production Planner

Our Business:

1440 Foods is a sports and active nutrition company on a mission to energize people to unleash their potential with a focused portfolio of accessible, great-tasting health and wellness brands: Pure Protein® nutrition bars; and Body Fortress® high efficacy protein powders; MET-Rx® high-performance meal replacements.

Recruiting Overview:

Are you interested in serving as the central point of contact for production planning? 1440 Foods is looking for a Production Planner to analyze the inventory supply and demands for products and create an appropriate production plan to best meet customer requirements while balancing company objectives. As part of a broader Planning team, the ideal person will work closely with supply planning, materials planning, manufacturing, and supply chain, while providing leadership throughout the planning process.

Job Summary:

The Production Planner will be responsible for developing and executing production plans that optimize cost, efficiency, and capacity while meeting business needs.

Job Responsibilities:
• Develops operations production plans to balance the supply forecast with cost, efficiency, and capacity constraints.
• Develops and communicates daily master production schedule based on business needs.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities to reduce costs.
• Continuous development of inventory strategies to determine cost-effective use of inventory investment while maximizing inventory turns and meeting service level targets.
• Identify and communicate any gaps/exceptions to supply plan, including proposed remediation options & recommendations.
• Coordinate product supply remediation activities and perform root cause analytics on service & inventory defects for assigned categories.
• Serve as Production planning subject matter expert on a variety of cross-functional project teams.
• Collaborate and execute supply chain continuous improvement projects.
• Partner with Supply Planners and Maintenance team to ensure key KPIs are met.
• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Track and report KPI's for production planning function to broader team.
• Process and schedule downtime requests from cross-functional departments including Engineering and R&D
• Collaborate with Materials Planning to ensure raw material supply plan meet production needs.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
• Proficient to expert user of Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of supply chain and/or manufacturing principles and environments.

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm, initiative, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and willingness to adapt to changing circumstances.

Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related discipline
• 3+years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain or food production industry
• 3+ years of experience production and/or material planning.
• Experience with ERP software, Atlas/John Galt preferred. **

Work Environment:**
Exposure to both the office setting and food manufacturing facility.
• Significant amount of time working at a computer station
• Occasional visits to various areas of the manufacturing floor
• Must wear required PPE while in all manufacturing areas.
• Moving parts and machinery are present in the plant. **

Physical demands:**
• Frequent sitting, standing, or walking.
• Occasional ability to lift to 50lbs.
• Noise levels will vary; higher noise levels exist while in the manufacturing areas.