Dunkirk, NY, USA
4 days ago
Wave Planner

Primary Responsibility :

Responsible for allocating orders, releasing work to warehouse floor, balancing workflow, and ensuring inbound and outbound truck turn times are within acceptable levels.

What You’ll Do :

• Manage order cuts and communicate to customers, Resolve order product shortages. Review/update optimal static and dynamic pick locations along with Operations Manager.
• Release work to the work queue in a manner that ensures maximum levels of interleaving, productivity, and carrier turn time.
• Ensure dock office is utilizing inbound and outbound dock optimization functionality for each receipt and order
• Run labor reports and review with Dock Supervisors and Office Manager, Actively participate in continuous improvement projects and safety programs, Train all levels of users on relevant systems
• Review/update base priorities weekly to reduce manual priority changes in the work queue and product code velocity zone assignments along with Operations Manager
• Review/update LTO home work zone assignments along with Operations Manager, Prioritize individual Lift Truck Operator (LTO) tasks along with Dock Supervisors
• Continually evaluate effectiveness of systems and recommend changes where appropriate, Troubleshoot and correct systems problems, Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned shift. Other duties as requested


What Experience and Education You Need :

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least one year related work experience.

What Could Set You Apart :

• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, and  pay close attention to detail.
• Good customer service skills, Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency with basic PC software and Americold systems
• Ability to communicate effectively with variety of individuals
• Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems, Microsoft Office Suite. Desktop computers.

Physical Requirements :

• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
• May require travel by automobile and airplane up for business
• May require a visit facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds
• Requires the use of various electronic tools
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What We Offer :

Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

The Company’s good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for this position is ($21.00-$23.00 hourly). Rate may vary based on the work location

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

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