About the job
Avery Dennison Corporation is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Planner specializing in Flexographic Printing to join our dynamic team in Miamisburg. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this pivotal role will involve conducting business analyses and research pertaining to Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Logistics. Your focus will be on Planning, Scheduling, and Inventory/Material Control activities, driving process improvements, and preparing insightful reports, graphs, and charts to enhance operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
Health & Safety: Ensure a safe working environment for yourself, colleagues, and manufacturing systems.
Continuous Improvement: Evaluate existing processes and implement strategies to enhance product quality, minimize waste, and eliminate non-value-added activities. Champion safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaboration: Support team members in achieving departmental and site objectives through cross-functional collaboration. Engage in team decision-making and assist with project work and special requests.
Functional Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain, and report on production and financial metrics to bolster productivity and efficiency.
Utilize advanced analytical skills to analyze data, trends, and forecasts for strategic planning purposes.
Assist in planning shipping logistics from the manufacturing site.
Create operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure product quality meets established specifications. Serve as the master production scheduler, addressing any supply chain constraints that may affect the production schedule.
Analyze and determine material requirements to maintain optimal inventory levels.
Sequence fabrication, assembly, and other manufacturing operations for production workers.
Plan detailed operations based on engineering orders and releases.
Prepare shop work orders for material processing and coordinate with schedulers to meet specifications and timelines.
Conduct cost analyses to identify the most effective scheduling, inventory, production, distribution, and transportation options.

