Production Planner - CHS : Job Details

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

CHS, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner for our lubricants division in Inver Grove Heights, MN. In this role, you will coordinate materials, workforce, and production lines to ensure timely fulfillment of customer orders for our lubricants plants in Inver Grove Heights. You will also monitor and advise production personnel in Amarillo, TX and Kenton, OH, ensuring productivity and quality goals are met.

This role will be onsite at the at the Inver Grove Heights, MN facility.

• Create and maintain master production schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet completion dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders. Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
• Analyzes production specifications and capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine production processes, tools and production worker requirements. Prepares production reports.
• Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established production sequences and lead times. Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects. Expedites operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
• Manages plant inventory status to assure inventory levels are maintained within guidelines. Oversees cycle counts and reports financial status to accounting. Research inventory issues. Conduct annual reviews on inventories, codes, BOMs, and line capacity updates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain and/or inventory management

• Bachelor's degree preferred in supply chain management or related discipline.
• 5-10 years' experience in supply chain and/or inventory management function.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Desired experience with JDE, SAP, MRP, MPS, and Power BI.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel.
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse

• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to [email protected]; to verify that the communication is from CHS.