Wave Planner

Job Title: Wave Planner

Department: Distribution (683)

Reports to Job Title: Supervisor

Fair Labor Standards Act Status (FLSA): Exempt Non-Exempt X Hourly

Summary of the Position:

The Wave Planner schedules and releases outbound orders to the warehouse floor for order fulfillment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes Warehouse Management System (WMS)/QAD to review aggregate order demand to be released to the warehouse floor for picking.
• Balances order selection workload throughout the day.
• Responsible for the accurate use and proper care of hand held scanning equipment.
• Communicates order shortages to customer solutions, inventory control and production scheduling in a timely manner.
• Communicates item discrepancies/shortages to a supervisor. Ensures FIFO (Fist in - First out) is being followed. Ensures that all orders are ready for pick-up according to transportation's schedule. Schedules appointment and ships UPS orders.
• Assists with maintaining a clean and organized work area, including sweeping.
• Observes safety rules, G.M.P.s and attend appropriate training.
• Responsible for manufacturing, distributing and consistently maintaining safe and quality food by following good manufacturing practices, allergen controls, food defense, HACCP, SQF, and regulatory requirements.
• Aware and accountable for maintaining and documenting preventative controls necessary to ensure food safety and quality.
• Responsible for immediately reporting all food safety and quality issues to management.
• Responsible for partnering with others, sharing knowledge, skills and information within assigned team and across functional areas.
• Responsible for enhancing technical and functional competencies, as well as professional and leadership development.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Does this position have supervisory responsibility? Yes XNo

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Two plus years of forklift or order pulling experience required.
• Must have experience with a Warehouse Management System (WMS), or other comparable computer experience.
• Material handling equipment certificate
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and WMS (Warehouse Management System).