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Compass Minerals America Inc. Planner Production in Lyons, Kansas
Description
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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops, while supporting sustainable agriculture. Additionally, the company is pursuing development of a sustainable lithium brine resource to support the North American battery market and is a minority owner of Fortress North America, a next-generation fire retardant company. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
Summary: This position is responsible to establish a plan that meets Salt requirements, ensures plan is communicated to all production supervisors, compares expected results to actual and takes corrective measures as required. Also is responsible to coordinate inbound rail shipments with logistics. This position reports to the Salt Plant Manager and works closely with logistics.
Essential Job Functions: Include but are not limited to the following:
(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)
Directs daily production.
Provide SKU items and tonnage requirements daily for production.
Coordinating daily shipments.
Determine daily rail shipments.
Pick orders to be loaded.
Coordinate with rail manager/logistics on empty railcars.
Coordinate requirements of the truck shipping schedules.
Shipment order processing.
Gather orders loaded during off shifts and insure proper paperwork is attached.
Manage open order report and late shipment report.
Work with customer service and sales on smooth order processing.
Give assistance when needed for special situations.
Inventory of finished goods accuracy.
Perform weekly counts of assigned warehouse area.
Correct inventory discrepancies by inventory adjustments.
Assist as needed with quarterly cycle counts.
Food grade warehouse upkeep.
Maintain accurate inventory of food grade, and make inventory adjustments if needed.
Finished goods product rotation.
Coordinate a plan for product rotation.
Follow-up and maintain plan with warehouse operators.
Input accurate distressed counts into E1.
Dispose or recycle of written off product.
E1 issues and training.
Input adjustments and inventory transfers.
Double-check and finalize production entries for issue and discrepancies.
Bulk inventory management in E1.
Month end requirements.
Assist in month end cycle counts for finished goods and raw materials.
Coordinates all rail movements within the site with rail manager.
Develops a weekly/monthly railcar forecast based on Salt forecast.
Maintains and communicates rail salt plant car loading statistics to determine efficiencies and opportunities.
Maintains and communicates production performance vs. Salt plan.
Develops daily/weekly production plans for Salt products.
Ensures ERP system is up to date and used effectively in the planning process.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience:
BS degree in a technical discipline and/or equivalent experience .
Practical experience demonstrating the ability to effectively establish, track and continuously improve upon production plans.
Must work in a team setting.
Preference will be given to candidates with planning experience in a heavy industrial setting.
Background must include the ability to work effectively with complex spreadsheets and ERP systems.
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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Compass Minerals is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, an
Job: Operations
Primary Location: US-KS-Lyons
Work Locations: Lyons, KS USA 1662 Avenue N Lyons 67554
Organization: Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Day Job
Req ID: 25000012