About the Role:
The ideal candidate can solve production scheduling problems, engage, and support production employees, seek to improve processes, and help fulfill company expectations. The Production Scheduler creates and maintains the detailed schedules of the manufacturing work centers, driving efficiency while ensuring that customer expectations are met or improved upon. By developing effective schedules, candidates can expect to play a major role in improving production flow, supporting equipment efficiencies, coordinating staffing needs and helping the company reach its goals in operational excellence. This is a full time role, with a 6:00AM start.
Who We Are:
Established in 1982, Great Little Box Company is a family-owned and operated leading manufacturer of Labels, Corrugated Boxes & Displays, Folding Cartons, KBA, Digital Packaging, Protective Packaging, and the distribution of Shipping Supplies.
We take pride in our initiatives to make safety a priority. We demonstrate this with our structured in house training, providing personal protective equipment and our innovative and supportive culture.
At Great Little Box Company, we aim to create a workplace of belonging in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. We strive to build and grow our team that fosters variety in backgrounds, experiences and skills. We embrace inclusiveness in our workplace, so we can utilize each person’s talents and strengths.
Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with the Folding Carton Production Supervisor, Production Manager, Project Coordinator for Outsource and Inventory Coordinator to coordinate the activities of production, ensuring adherence to the schedule and customer delivery commitments.
- Create and maintain daily and weekly production schedules.
- Examine the production schedules to ensure they are attainable and work with Folding Carton Production Manager and Production Supervisor to determine team requirements for weekly production.
- Support the operations team in continuous improvement initiatives that will result in increased visibility, capacity, and capability.
- Encourage teamwork and empowerment of production employees and team leaders.
- Actively participate in all projects related to process improvements and the implementation of new systems.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a true team environment.
- Post-secondary education degree or diploma.
- Strength in decision making with the ability to multi-task and prioritize under pressure.
- Superior organizational and time management skills.
- Detail oriented with a strong technical aptitude.
- Intermediate to high level of computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What makes GLBC a great place to work?
- BC Top Employer and Platinum Status Holder of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives
- Employee Referral Program – Incentives for referrals, up to $750
- Monthly profit sharing
- Health and Dental Benefits, with a Health Care Spending Account
- Children’s Holiday party, with a gift of $80 in value per child
- RRSP with employer matching
- 3 Week Paid Vacation in First year of Employment
- Diversity Lunches as Chinese New Year, Philippine Independence Day, Dhawali and many more
- Employee Education Assistance
If you are as excited about this opportunity as we are, please visit our website to learn more about what this role has to offer: https://www.glbc.com/about/careers/
Great Little Box Company is not in transit friendly area (11300 Twigg Place, Mitchell Island, Richmond, BC ). Please take this into consideration when applying.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
- Daily on site health screening assessment
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Richmond, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)