Position Summary:
Schedule all plant production and manage inventories to meet corporate forecasts and internal and external customer sale requirements in a JIT inventory control environment.
Essential Job Functions:
• Act as the liaison between corporate planning, inter-plant departments, other Silgan facilities and other customers in regards to the production planning, analysis of sales forecasts, line loading, JIT Inventory control and the movement of cans or ends.
• Schedule all plant production and manage inventories to meet corporate planning and customer sale requirements.
• Order all raw materials including but not limited to metal, coating, stripe, copper wire, chemicals, inside spray, wash coat, dunnage, etc. are in the plant to meet the production requirements.
• Prepare reports which include spreadsheets for weekly, rolling 12 week and monthly forecasts, line loading, final monthly estimates of sales, production, inventory and work orders.
• Develop and issue daily, weekly, monthly production schedules.
• Assist the Office Manager in the areas of budget preparation, forecasting,



costing of new items, monthly statements and monthly inventories.
• Supervise Shipping/Receiving Coordinator.
• Other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager.

Education, Skills, and Experience:
• 5 years production planning experience
• Basic knowledge of the operation of the equipment and the flow of material throughout the plant.
• Detail-oriented.
• Understanding of the different identification of raw material, finished product, and customer products.
• Excellent computer skills. Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Knowledge of forecasting principles and production models.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have excellent time-management skills.
• Good mathematical skills.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is

📌 Production Planner (Milano)
🏢 Silgan Dispensing Systems Milano
📍 Milano