Production Planner
We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes and Pools
When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.
Your Role at KIK
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Production Planner to join our manufacturing team. This role is responsible for developing and managing weekly production schedules based on sales forecasts and customer orders. The Production Planner will coordinate workflow across departments, monitor inventory levels, and ensure the availability of raw materials to meet production goals. Key responsibilities include analyzing supply and demand trends, identifying risks and inefficiencies in the production plan, tracking actual performance against the production schedule, and supporting overall supply chain strategy. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience in supply chain functions, and the ability to collaborate across teams to improve plant performance.
What You’ll Do
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Develop weekly production schedule according to sales forecasts or customer orders
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Plans and schedules workflow for tableting and production department according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times
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Analyze and identify risks associated with the options built into the Production Schedule
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Closely manage WIP and FG inventory levels
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Perform supply demand analysis each quarter, highlighting areas of concern for the next 12-18 months’ Work closely with department managers to develop ways to improve plant efficiencies
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Monitor actual output versus the Master Production Plan
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Identify gaps and drive solutions, including a metric for production performance to the requested production schedule
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Support performance against schedule, inventory strategy, supply plan to meet demand, and resource implications
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Ensure availability of raw materials to fulfill planned work orders through just in time delivery of raw materials
- Owns the Inventory Counting, and cycle counting processes
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Assists in the management of raw material procurement
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Prepares various operations-related reporting
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Knowledge of supply chain functions
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Create Production Schedules for the plant
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Meet Customer Order demands and identify any challenges meeting those demands
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Work with Procurement, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and internal department to maximize production output
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Communicating daily production plans to the plant and Supply Chain team
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Attend and conduct production and planning meetings
What You’ll Bring
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High School or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
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3 or more years of production scheduling and planning experience in a manufacturing environment (beverage, food, plastic)
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Computer literacy, specifically Windows, Microsoft Office, and MRP software
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Experience managing rail lines preferred
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Able to manage demands and conflicting requests
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Ability to work independently
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Work as a part of a team, ensuring that communication is strong and all are involved.
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Demonstrate a track record of achieving success with the ability to multitask under pressure, meet deadlines
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Extremely proactive and forward-thinking with exceptional analytical skills and ability to identify issues and proactively plan to satisfy requirements
What You Will Get
KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth.
About KIK
We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, and pools. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. We are known for our portfolio of notable brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.
Our global team of over 2,300 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.
Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.
KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or uniformed services status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.
KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.
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