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Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.\nJoin a Fortune1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today.We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.\nBASIC FUNCTION\nThis position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and reviewing all activities related to production planning and scheduling to satisfy customer requirements and site divisional objectives. This position is responsible for insuring on-time shipments of all customer orders and maintaining daily schedules for all operations, while coordinating all activities related to product flow through the manufacturing cycle. This position is responsible for seeking and implementing best practices shared by site leaders.\nNATURE & SCOPE\nThe product line uniqueness and continued growth requires the incumbent to freely exercise judgment in decision making and be open to new and creative methods. The position requires the incumbent to possess the ability to design procedures and systems to support the unit's activities.\n\nThe incumbent must possess proven problem-solving abilities to react quickly to the conditions of a changing manufacturing plan while maintaining plant objectives and administrative budgeted expenses.\n\nThe incumbent is also accountable for inventory levels in the component and finished good areas.\n\nThe incumbent must also possess sufficient skills to communicate and provide motivation to his subordinates to attain plant objectives while exhibiting aggressive leadership, sound analytical and technical ability, initiative, cooperation, and enthusiasm in developing and establishing procedures, objectives, and long- and short-term plans and maintain a high degree of professionalism in both the personnel he directs and the other departments of the plant.\n\nThe incumbent must possess strong written and verbal communication skills while dealing with department managers, staff personnel, production managers, supervisors, off-site locations, and outside vendors to assure attainment of divisional objectives while maintaining an environment of flexibility, control and creativity.\n\nThe incumbent must have knowledge of and stay current with the ever changing environment of manufacturing, marketing and engineering so as to make sound and logical decisions or recommendations which can directly affect the operating costs and profitability of the entire division.\n\nThe incumbent must develop, recommend and maintain logical production plans that will determine and affect both long and short-range staffing levels and facility resources in the manufacturing areas.\n\nThe incumbent must perform duties with minimal direct supervision.\n\nThe incumbent should have a college degree and/or management experience in manufacturing, production operations or materials.\n\nThe incumbent must have thorough knowledge of all manufacturing functions.\n\nThe incumbent must have good understanding of the various \"systems\" and how they affect the manufacturing process.\n\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nStrong Microsoft Excel skills\nEnsure safety polices are understood and adhered to by all direct reports.\nResponsible for directing the departmental activities in order to meet or exceed profit objectives of the Plant.\nDevelops the master production schedule, long-range material requirements plan and the long-range and short-range capacity plan.\nCollaborates with the S&OP team in the scheduling of incoming customer sales orders while monitoring, analyzing and reporting on both the actual and forecasted customer backlog. Make recommendations and decisions considering order administration lead times and production rates.\nMonitors and coordinates all activities between production control, manufacturing, traffic and shipping and act as a liaison between Project Administrator and Production Control on schedule changes & special handling of critical sales orders.\nManages and directs all activities of scheduling, programming & shop floor and shipping schedules.\nMonitors manufacturing's performance to the agreed upon production plan and recommends corrective action as required to complement the manufacturing, customer service, and inventory objectives.\nIdentify and dispose of excess inventory in a manner that will enhance and assure attainment of Divisional objectives.\nIdentifies and analyzes specific problems associated with information flow, data collection, and existing computer systems.\nProvides direction and training for all department personnel while maintaining a high degree of morale and initiative.\nMonitor, analyze, and report on both the actual and forecasted customer backlog. Make recommendations and decisions considering lead-times and production rates.\nMust make decisions or recommendations on inventory policies, computer programs or systems that will affect operating costs and Divisional policy.\nObtain and coordinate special customer requirements as identified by the marketing organization.\nManage the preparation of accurate purchased raw material requirements and master schedules to the Purchasing Department.\nAccountable for annual administrative budget and performance to those budgets. \nPlan and delegate regular and special assignments to assure proper performance of the material and inventory control departments. Maintain current job description, objectives, procedures, discipline and control over all dept. personnel as indicated by divisional and corporate policy. \nJOB SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS \nRequired:\nBachelors degree with 3 years relevant experience, or Associates degree with 5 years relevant experience, or 7 years relevant experience.\nHigh level of interpersonal skills and analytical capabilities\nPreferred:\n10 years of progressive experience in a Manufacturing Environment\nCertification of APICS\nWorking knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Practices.\nBenefits\nValmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:\nHealthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)\n\n401k retirement plan with company match\n\nPaid time off\n\nEmployer paid life insurance\n\nEmployer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave\n\nWork Life Support\n\nTuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year\n\nVoluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more\n\nValmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. 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