Plant Scheduling Coordinator

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Plant Scheduling Coordinator

 

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

 

Are you always solving?

 

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

 

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Scheduling Coordinator to join our (Ashland LLC, Specialty ingredients G.P. business at our Hopewell, VA facility (this could be a Hybrid role). This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Logistics function. This position will report to Logistics Manager.

 

 

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Key responsibilities associated with the S&OP process at the manufacturing level include maintaining a collaborative relationship with senior stakeholders.  
• Develop and manage production schedules for finished goods and sub-assemblies, ensuring alignment with demand, capacity, and business priorities. 
• Responsible for ensuring accuracy of material consumptions, adequate inventories of raw materials, and executing routine cycle counting and process order reconciliation.  
• Effectively communicate with operations and site supporting functions, including corporate partners.  
• Maintain proper inventory and production records to ensure SOX compliance.  
• Advise leadership and support staff of any issues pertaining to assignment completion. 
• Participate in planning, production, and safety meetings. 

• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals, and focusing on performance and safety

• Improve the organization's capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent, and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

 

What This Role Is Not:

•  Not a management position – while you will collaborate with other team members, this is an individual contributor role with no direct reports

• Not an entry- level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background to prove it

 

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Associates Degree in Business, or another technical field.
• 2-4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, or another relevant industry.

• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times

• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions--creating the new and different

• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information under tight deadlines and pressure.

 

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• BS or BA degree is preferred
• Experience working in a union environment. 
• Experience in GMP, Food, Pharm, or Cosmetic Ingredient manufacturing.
• Proficient in using SAP and Infor software or equivalent. 
• Strong financial and business acumen, including exceptional attention to detail. 
• Proven experience with cycle counting and SOX controls. 
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work effectively to produce measurable results. Define objectives and integrate into the organization quickly and smoothly. Ability to perform both long- and short-term planning

 

Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.