Career Opportunity: The Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for creating production schedules for manufacturing that safely and efficiently maximize plant production and minimizes cost to produce a quality product within specifications to customers. Their goal is to employ adequate service levels and product available to customers while being the liaison to the Customer Support, Supply & Operations Planning processes. This position is located onsite at the Bradenton, FL Corrugated Container facility. How you will impact Smurfit WestRock: * Schedule and plan production across multiple shifts within a corrugated manufacturing facility. * Establish daily production plan(s) * Track orders and production information, adjust as necessary * Maintain superior customer satisfaction through on-time delivery * Daily coordination with production, customer service, graphics, maintenance, and shipping * Responsible for ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency of all assets, including: * Maintain maximum possible total product availability * Maintain flexibility to make optimum use of assets * Help control business cost through schedule/mix management * Minimize freight costs through disciplined schedule management * Minimize paper waste and paper substitutions * Minimize downtime, change orders, and manpower * Optimize the network through proactive order management, flexing between locations and assets resulting in increased throughput, decreased cost to serve and maximum service * Create and maintain reports for above responsibilities ensuring alignment to goals * Generate machine capacity plans as part of the Demand & Supply Planning Process * Analyze machine run metrics to ensure availability is consistent with demand * Manage and update the speed and availability data by machine that drive the supply demand model in support of the IBP process * Report capacity allocation by account for those where capacity is reserved * Collaborate with all functional business units to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives * Work w/ Customer Support and Inventory management to maximize sales order/replenishment and execute customer priorities, * Work with Demand, and Inventory management teams to identify opportunities to optimally utilize available capacity. * Maintain standards, rules, exceptions, and customer tolerances What you need to succeed: * Bachelor\u2019s degree - Preferred * 3+ years of production scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment - Required * Demonstrated successful track record of effective planning, organizing and problem-solving * Ability to maintain complex records and to assemble and organize data * Possess strong collaboration skills with stakeholders across functions * Ability to set priorities, achieve deadlines, and manage multiple tasks at the same time * Demonstrates strong organizational, analytical and time management skills * Possess strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver messages to customers and employees * Ability to use computer and related software programs (JDE, CMMS, etc.) to accomplish assigned tasks * Intermediate working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) What we offer: * Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence. * Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities. * An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential. * Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more! * A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work. Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward. Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.