Location: Princeton,IL, USA
Description
Grow your career with Corteva Agriscience as a Scheduling Coordinator at our Princeton, IL Production facility. Princeton is a unique and critical facility within Corteva, supplying hybrid corn seed to customers on the global market. We are looking for candidates who take initiative, love to learn, work hard, and have stable work history. The Princeton site has semi-autonomous work teams implemented, so this is the perfect site for top performing candidates who are looking to launch their careers. No matter what your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture - solving the world's food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first. Apply today and please ensure you attach an updated copy of your resume with your application for full consideration. We are looking for candidates who take the initiative, love to learn, work hard, and have a stable work history!
What You'll Do:
* This position maintains inventory accuracy at the site location. In this role, you will execute R3 (SAP) transactions and daily logistical needs by working with production employees, supervisors, and management in maintaining inventory accuracy and resolving inventory discrepancies.
* Run inventory reports daily/weekly/monthly to ensure accuracy at location, including package inventory and direct materials.
* Knowledge and use of production rates in inventory/direct material usage prediction
* Ability to give direction on material types to use to accurately manage direct material levels.
* Utilize problem solving tools to determine root cause of inaccurate inventory.
* Continuously maintain a high level of quality standards within safety, employee attendance, operational discipline, process safety management, housekeeping, and maintenance
* Lead, coordinate, and work in all positions, and shifts within the plant operations.
* Assist with managing bulk and bagged seed inventories and product movement activities as required.
* Monitor and ensure adherence to Standard Work and product quality activities meet the requirements of the Quality Plan
* Effectively communicate with team members on a consistent basis to ensure accurate and complete information is provided.
* Assist, train, and lead Technicians within the production, warehouse, field, and logistical areas to ensure production goals are accomplished.
* Provide input and assists teams and supervisor with special and capital projects, workforce planning, employee schedules, etc.
* Support the oversight of harvest, receiving, bulk load out, conditioning, bagging, warehousing operation to maximize material flow and process efficiencies.
* Ensure equipment, materials are available and staged for next process order (e.g., tags, bags, boxes, treatment, etc.).
* Effectively demonstrate, communicate, and lead safety standards expectations to team with regards to OSHA requirements, Corteva's policies, standards, and procedures to ensure a strong safety culture.
* Accurately complete appropriate records, documents, and reports as required.
* Work as a Production Technician as needed and assume the duty of Supervisor in their absence.
* Various other duties as assigned by supervisors.
* During peak packaging season (November - February) the Princeton production plant runs a 24/5 flex schedule based on demand. Shift hours can be 8 to 12 hours depending on which schedule is utilized. Our operations stagger down to one shift during summer months.
Qualifications
What Skills You Need:
* High School Diploma/GED
* 1-2 years of shipping, transportation, inventory management, and logistics experience in a production agriculture or plant operations environment or equivalent production process experience
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional telephone skills.
* Strong computer skills with extensive experience in Microsoft Office suite
* Ability to multitask with a high attention to details.
* Willingness and ability to work overtime hours including weekend work required during seasonal peaks and different shifts as needed.
* Willing to go out on the floor and capture inventory information as needed (this will be required if no staff are available to supply the information required)
* Willing to work in other areas that need support, as needed.
* Willing and able to lift at least 50Ibs with or with reasonable accommodation.
* Willing and able to climb and/or work in elevated areas, standing and sitting for extended periods of time.
* Willing and able to work both outdoors and indoors in hot, cold, wet, and dry conditions.
* Team building and networking, problem resolution, and customer service skills.
What Makes You Stand Out:
* Two-year technical degree/diploma
* 3-4 years of shipping, transportation, inventory management, and logistics experience in a production agriculture or plant operations environment or equivalent production process experience
* Priority management
* Teamwork skills
* Problem solving capabilities.
* Conflict management skills
* Intermediate level skills with inventory management software, such as SAP/R3
* Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles such as: 5S, Continuous Improvement and Standardized Work
Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.
This role will be on-site at the Corteva location.
Benefits - How We'll Support You:
* Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
* Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
* Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
* Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
* Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
* Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
* Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
* Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life
Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.