Wave Planner/Inventory Days
- A Shift - Prince George Virginia

Company: Perdue Farms
Location: Prince George, Virginia
Posted On: 04/26/2024

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.Summary--The overall purpose of this position, i.e., what it accomplishes at Perdue and/or why it exists is: Wave Planner ensures production schedule is correct, up to date and released correctly to production. In addition, they are responsible for ensuring product and customer information within the WMS system is correct. Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities1. Generate WPL schedule or Production Planned Workload daily/2. Strategically wave plan orders to the production lines based on product availability3. Monitor product availability in SAP and in Allocations Report4. Communicate with the leadership management team on trailers needed to complete the schedule in production.5. Communicate with supply planners on order number and quantity changes.6. Manage age code and sell-by updates as orders are planned for production. Make necessary changes to reflect in shelf-life.7. Communicate with WPL and Warehouse management team on timed dock outs.8. Monitor product being received in dock out completion order.9. Make mock order entries based on product shortages and production changes.10. Rotate inventory in allocations using catalyst systems by using the FIFO principles.11. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.--Minimum EducationHigh School Diploma or GED Equivalent preferred. Reading, writing, math and analytical skills requiredExperience Requirements3 months to 1-yearexperience. Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages. Able to understand, speak and write fluent English. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages. Able to solve practical problems and deal with an assortment of variables.able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral and verbal forms. Attendance is an essential function of this job.Using basic reading, writing, and analytical skills must be able to determine which product to load. Correctly process data entry instructions. Must be able to direct workflow for the timely processing of the product. Supervisors and Leads are available for items not covered in normal operations. Higher approval is required for any deviations from SOP.Experience PreferredExperience in a perishable food commodity environment.--Environmental Factors and Physical RequirementsMust wear mandatory personal protective equipment. Climate controlled environment. Must be able to use standard office equipment, such as a computer, printer, telephone, copier, fax etc. Some equipment located 50 feet away. Must be able to bend, stoop, and reach to file as necessary. Ability to remain stationary for intervals of 2 hours. Must be able to move though the facility. Ability to occasionally lift 20-50 lbs. Exposure to the distribution/production environment----Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.-- More...

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