Full-Time Material Planning Coordinator
Job Description
About Lamb Weston
Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 60 years, we’ve produced innovative, inventive products that make life better for our customers and their customers.
Job Description Summary
Works with production management and field staff to ensure adequate supply of raw product is delivered and available to meet daily production demands. Coordinates the dispatching of third-party provider trucks to transport raw product from the field or storage and deliver to plant location in accordance with delivery demands. Utilizing GPS tracking, monitors in-bound trucks and communicates with drivers, plant management, and the third-party provider delays, issues, or anticipated product changes throughout shift. Analyzes transportation/delivery data to uncover inefficiencies and recommend solutions. Coordinates with raw receiving to ensure arriving trucks are met and offloaded quickly and effectively. Communicates with over-the-road drivers and supervisors as required. Monitors efficient flow of order fill and shipment, product receipt and put away.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in the safety engagement process
- Must have strong knowledge of raw product and raw product storage
- Must have the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with vendors, management and hourly employees alike
- Assigns trucks to deliver raw product to meet daily production demands
- Records time of dispatch, destination, raw type, and expected time of delivery
- Investigates overdue vehicles
- Directs activities of drivers by computer and voice communication
- Establishes service or delivery routes
- Manage trailers on site
- Complete daily raw receiving reconciliation
- Ability to work all shifts (day/swing/graveyard/rotating)
- Other duties may be assigned
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Related experience in dispatch and transportation a plus
- Potato processing experience a plus
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excel and computer aptitude
- Bilingual English/Spanish desirable
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
- Health Insurance Benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
- Paid Time Off
- Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
- Family-Friendly Employee events
- Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
How to Apply
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