Production Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Ventek Solutions (Ventek) is a leading manufacturer specializing in engineered shape molded foam components, protective packaging, and multi-material assembly solutions. The organization helps customers address complex challenges in product protection, component light-weighting, insulation, and design simplification. Ventek’s services span a variety of industries, including construction, automotive, electronics, medical, and more. Ventek Solutions leverages creative design, thoughtful engineering, and meticulous program management to deliver customized solutions. Ventek operates 8 plants in the US and Mexico with corporate headquarters in Charleston, SC.

In 2024, Black Diamond Capital Management acquired the Protective Solutions segment of Sonoco Products Company, rebranding the business as Ventek Solutions LLC. This acquisition encompassed the existing manufacturing footprint along with the embedded design engineering, program management, and commercial resources. As Ventek Solutions, we are dedicated to maintaining our advanced capabilities in creative design, thoughtful engineering, meticulous program management, operational excellence, and unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.

This position will be located at Ventek Solution's Shelbyville, KY plant and report to the plant supervisor.

Production planner / scheduler is responsible for creating schedules for all production lines EPP in the Ventek Shelbyville plant. Working with production management to determine appropriate production days and times, the production scheduler will consider many factors such as equipment specifications, customer demand and raw material availability. Continually striving to improve efficiency, the schedulers participate in weekly meetings with plant production manager and supervisors to identify opportunities. Most tasks involve keeping and updating records and information. It is the job of the production scheduler to ensure smooth operations throughout the production and distribution life of Ventek products.

The essential functions of the position include :

• The safety and health of employees take precedence over all duties of this job.
• Utilize ERP to view material movement; quantities on order and current balance on hand to ensure materials needed by the production team are on hand.
• Review order requests submitted by Customer Service and provided ship dates.
• Utilize ERP to receive all raw materials and other supplies.
• Responsible for performing, tracking, and reporting daily cycle counts of all finished goods inventory.
• Includes monitoring production rates and checking inventories.
• Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products : Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine the status of assigned projects.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Other duties as required.
• Ability to push, pull, lift and / or carry up to 25 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Ability to frequently bend, stand, stoop and grasp.
• Ability to manipulate small parts on a consistent basis.

Physical demands of the position :

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job, unless such accommodation imposes an undue hardship on the Company.

Qualifications :

Work Environment :

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 exposed to moving mechanical parts in a production environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Temperatures inside the plant can fluctuate between hot and cold according to seasonal changes. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is required in the production department and other designated areas.

The above description only includes the essential functions and duties which are considered material to the proper identification and classification of the job and is not a limitation of or a restriction upon duties or work requirements that may be inherent in the job. The information listed should not be interpreted to include all details required in performance of the job or other related duties that may be assigned.