Production Planner

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring for a Production Planner for our paper mill in Crossett, Arkansas!

The Production Planner ensures that the supply chain is functioning as planned and looks for areas of continuous improvement.

They should demonstrate a strong understanding of basic supply chain concepts: inventory control, schedule optimization, supply replenishment, and lean manufacturing.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Crossett Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

With more than 500 employees, Crossett strives to lead the tissue and towel business.

Since 2019, our team has invested more than $250 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

What You Will Do


* Create and manage finished goods and vital material systems master data to facilitate uninterrupted material flow processes.


* Manage Finite Schedule including breaking master schedule into daily planned orders, maintain and manage to "end of run," upkeep of last planned order against over/under runs.


* Ensure last planned order matches the last planned shipment and manage SKU transitions.


* Manage Paper Machine Scheduling including scheduling multiple grades, balancing planned downtime with converting draw, maintaining paper balance.


* Manage Vital Supplies including developing and maintaining Bill of Materials; manage master supply agreements in SAP (schedule-line functionality), vitals ordering process, and serve as the main vendor liaison to watch "automated" balance and correct for over/under runs and to ensure adjustments are made for exceptions (over, shortage, damage, or rejects).


* Manage Inventory Accuracy by performing or managing cycle counts and inventory adjustments.


* Manage trailer issues with shipping & transportation including trailer size issues, carrier assignment, and carrier pool.


* Application of Principled Based Management techniques to improve supply chain processes through root cause problem identification and elimination.


* Stay current on best-in-class supply chain techniques and processes and applying this knowledge to keep Georgia-Pacific on a continuous innovation path.


* Skill/Capability/Ownership building for supply chain functions with other team members.


* Ensure team understands and manages to success against supply chain metrics.


* Provide expertise on IT supply chain functions of SAP, ICPAQS, E80, etc.


* Collaborate with master scheduler & manufacturing engineers on line capabilities, rates, and progressions.


* Understand and manage long-term converting & paper mill production needs.


* Collaborate with cross-functional teams at the facility and with corporate resources.


* Solve business problems and trouble-shoot to prevent problems.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* A minimum of 5 years of experience in a supply chain role or manufacturing ro...