Production Planner

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is America’s largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementine/mandarin, navel and Valencia oranges; lemons; limes; grapefruits; and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus owns, cultivates and harvests more than 58,000 acres of fresh citrus and ships around the world each year to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across America under the flagship consumer brands of Wonderful Halos mandarins and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red grapefruit.

Job Description

Overview:

Perform the responsibilities of the Operations Coordinator for multiple citrus varieties processed through the packing facility. Plans, prepares and communicates production schedules for the packing of all fresh citrus at the New Jersey facility. Manage the flow and inventory of packaging materials as necessary and will coordinate needs between production and sales departments. 

Here’s what you’ll do:

Sales/Transportation Coordination

• Acts as Liaison between our Sales Department, Transportation and Operations.
• Clearly communicates to Sales Department the following situations: 1) Production forecast and run plans. 2) Out Stock or oversupply conditions with all inventories. 3) Excess Plant capacities. 4) Production constraints. 5) Fruit constraints. (6) Update customer Specs and communicate to operations.

Production Coordination

• Determine daily line capacities and fully utilize any excess
• Creates, updates, and releases production estimates for each variety
• Creates, updates, and releases daily run lists, and pack batches
• Schedule rotation of set-backs to insure maximum yield
• Assure that all area leads have all of the information they need to execute schedules
• Review SPM levels to minimize production shortages and over-pack
• Report out daily schedule adherence for all production lines
• Monitor and maintain dry good levels
• End of month inventory process for dry goods

Facility Supply Coordination

• Coordinate with NJ team for facility needs and enter all expense item requisitions
• Send expense item po’s to vendor in a timely manner, with accuracy
• Liaison with procurement/vendor on inventory items to prevent shortages/overstock
• Verify all expense/inventory items received
• Maintain spreadsheet with inventory number, orders, deliveries, vendor info, etc

Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• Must be very driven and self-motivated to accomplish goals in a busy environment
• Must have strong communication skills
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and 1–2-year experience in production environment or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education from four-year college or technical school in Business Administration preferred
• Previous experience in handling inventory, purchasing, materials planning and cost control
• Attention to detail and strong communication skills, Proficient in Excel
• 1-2 years of experience in inventory analysis and experience in purchasing practices
• Previous work experience with Oracle inventory modules preferred
• Attention to detail and strong communication skills
• Advanced computer skills and familiar with computer spreadsheets programs (i.e. Excel)
• Must be able to frequently move items weighing up to 25 pounds as needed

Pay Rate: $24.00

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit