Major Responsibilities:
●Review production cards/job tickets received from Customer Services with attention to special instructions, board grade, size, and routing requirements.
●Order corrugated sheets from approved mill vendors, or pull and allocate in-stock (stock sheet) inventory, to fulfill production orders in the most cost-effective and least-waste manner.
●Verify vendor limitations, minimum order quantities for specific board grades/combinations, and confirm all vendors used are approved vendors.
●Check incoming sheet receipts against the production card (purchase order, sheet size, board grade, scoring, quantity ordered vs. received) and release production cards to the floor once verified.
●Enter and verify vendor receivers in the production/scheduling system (Amtech or equivalent) and post customer-supplied material receivers to the production card.
●Identify, tag, and process non-conforming board material (HFD tag, Raw Material Quarantine), complete Return to Vendor (RTV) documentation, and reorder material as needed to keep the job on schedule.
●Maintain records of vendor non-conformances and supplier performance (Supplier Corrective Action Requests, RTV/Vendor Nonconformance logs).
●Confirm all tooling required to run each job — printing plates, dies, ink, and any other job-specific components — is on hand, correct, and inspected before the order is released to production.
●Maintain and organize tooling (plates, dies, and related components), including proper storage, labeling, and inventory tracking so tooling can be located quickly for scheduled jobs.
●Check ink inventory against upcoming scheduled jobs and place ink orders with suppliers as needed to ensure adequate supply for print runs.
●Line up and schedule machine centers for all orders, adjusting the production line-up as necessary to meet changing customer requirements and priorities.
●Attend morning production meetings; review all orders in process and confirm delivery schedules with the team.
●Review the backlog daily and flag/expedite “HOT” orders needed for shipment the next day.
●Move multi-operational production cards to the next required machine center; coordinate with supervisors on order flow.
●Work with Customer Services on delivery timing for print plates and cutting dies due for orders currently in-house.
●Adjust, retrieve, and sign production cards to reflect customer change orders or order retrievals.
●Pick up and verify counts on finished orders and coordinate delivery to the Shipping Department.
●Perform any other production-related duties as needed to support scheduling, purchasing, tooling, and order fulfillment, and assist other departments — including Shipping, Accounting, and Customer Service — wherever needed to keep production running smoothly.
Daily Tasks:
●Review the order queue and production card backlog each morning; update the machine schedule/line-up accordingly.
●Order sheets from the mill as needed to fulfill scheduled production orders.
●Confirm ink and tooling (plates, dies) availability for all jobs scheduled to run that day and the next.
●Check board receipts against production cards and release cleared cards to the floor.
●Attend morning and afternoon production meetings.
●Enter production/scheduling data into the software system.
Monthly Tasks:
●Participate in monthly safety meetings.
●Help Production with monthly safety inspections.
●Perform end-of-month inventory.
●Review vendor performance, non-conformance records, and supplier corrective action requests.
As-Needed Tasks:
●Process Return to Vendor (RTV) and reorder non-conforming or short-shipped board material.
●Coordinate with the Vendors on expedited or rush deliveries.
●Reconcile physical sheet inventory against the computer system.
Skills & Qualifications
1) Proficient math, writing, and computer skills.
2) Ability to manage multiple purchase orders, production schedules, and priorities, with training provided to build proficiency.
3) Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
4) Must be detail oriented and willing to learn corrugated industry specifications (board grades, calipers, flute types, tooling); prior exposure is a plus but not required.
5) Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including coordinating with vendors, supervisors, and other departments.
6) Proficient computer skills; familiarity with production/scheduling and purchasing software (e.g., Amtech or similar ERP system) is a plus, but training will be provided.
Education & Work Experience
7) High school diploma or equivalent.
8) College education preferred.
9) 1+ years of industry specific experience in corrugated/packaging purchasing and/or production scheduling preferred.
Physical Demands
10) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle paperwork and a computer, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk the plant floor to inspect material and coordinate with production staff. The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds (e.g., sample sheets or cartons). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision (for board and print matching), depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Experience:
- Purchasing: 1 year (Required)
- Scheduler: 1 year (Required)
- ERP systems: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
