Job Description

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The position focuses on coordinating production planning with an external filling site, ensuring alignment between internal production lines and external schedules. Production Planning & Control Specialist is responsible for the immediate horizon (0-7 days) production of cans at the plant level.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Performs his/her tasks timely and in accordance with the plan in such a way and at such a level as to ensure uninterrupted production and sale to the highest customer's satisfaction with the lowest costs to the company.
• Creates and monitors production scheduling for one plant in EMEA region.
• Plans consumption of special varnishes and inks used for production. Coordinates activities with the stakeholders. Liaises with foreign plants that cans are exported to.
• Makes sure production of cans meets the delivery plans.
• Analyzes the planning tool (LineLoad) on a monthly basis. Reports significant deviations from the plan to stakeholders. Coordinates performance with Production Managers and Quality Managers.
• Maintains a required stock of finished goods to meet customer's long-term and short-term requirements with minimum possible costs. Adheres to the main KPI as DOS (Days of Sales). Reviews customer requests against stocks/ production plans, agrees with customers and schedules for production.
• Supervises and coordinates, conjointly with Graphics Coordinators, adjustments to existing designs and launches of new ones.
• Participates in S&OP meetings. Monitors deviations from LineLoad , reports the demand and supply balance and coordinates operation of lines jointly with all stakeholders.

What are we looking for?

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through secondary school or work-related experience.
• Job related experience for 2 year(s) minimum.
• Ability to apply independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard plant production techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• English and German fluency.
• SAP knowledge and experience in plant/production environments would be advantegous.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

Job Grade Global Grade 9