The Converting Scheduler’s core responsibility is to schedule production in a way that optimizes equipment utilization and on-time customer orders. Works closely with shipping, production leaders, sales, and customer service to prioritize work orders and customer requirements. Communicates schedules and schedule changes effectively. This position will report to the Customer Service Manager, Texas, and is based in our Fort Worth, TX plant.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and update production schedules to ensure continuous plant operations and prevent machine downtime. Communicate production schedules based on customer orders, deadlines, and sheet inventory.
• Monitor incoming sheets and materials for Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston plants to ensure supply for upcoming production; follow up with vendors on late orders.
• Lead production meetings for Dallas and Fort Worth; attend for Houston.
• Compare shipping and production backlogs with production schedule and update lineup accordingly. Communicate to team. Use backlogs and other information to identify production priorities and create lineup for each machine.
• Other duties, as assigned
• Uses judgment and synthesizes information from multiple sources to order sheets and other raw materials for all Texas sites. Identifies and communicates any other inputs (e.g. labor, timing) that limit needed production capacity or impact priorities. Manages WIP inventory and accuracy.
• Uses multiple systems (CTI, Excel) to create and inform schedules for both converting equipment and hand labor.
• Communicate with customer service, sales, shipping, and production to provide updates on issues impacting production, such as machine breakdowns, late shipments, expedited orders, or lack of supplies.
• Ensure waste is minimized through scheduling of seamless production handoff between departments. Identifies production bottlenecks and collaborates with operations leaders to resolve.
• Communicates accurately, effectively, and proactively to build relationships and trust with stakeholders to allow rapid problem-solving when required. Escalates issues as needed.
• Collaborates with production, shipping, sales, and customer service to ensure current and accurate information is used to inform inventory levels and strategies.
• Lead by example in conducting analysis of root cause and seeking to prevent future issues. Where root cause is cross-functional, collaborate with others on solutions.
• Review prior day reports to ensure orders were successfully delivered by carriers and received by customers.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• GED/equivalent; Associate’s in a quantitative field preferred.
• Experience working on the production floor with a cross-functional team
• 3+ years of planning/scheduling experience, preferably in the converting industry.
• Excellent complex problem-solving skills
• Exceptional communication and teamwork/collaboration skills

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Excellent critical thinking and prioritization skills. Ability to gather and organize information and manage multiple, often rapidly shifting, priorities. Strong understanding of how interrelated factors impact production and priorities.
• Understanding of the importance of accurate and up to date data in all regards – inventory, schedules and capacity limits, customer priorities, etc.
• Action and task oriented; collaborator and team player

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values – Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence – have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions and service for our customers. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco.

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.