Wave Planner

Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Wave Planner

Underwood, IA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Hours: Monday-Thursday, 5:30 am - 4 pm

    JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

    Responsible for overseeing and facilitating outbound finished goods and supply orders for the distribution center, ensuring they are processed timely and efficiently.

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Analyze order volume, product location, and priority to group orders in logical “waves” for efficient picking.
    • Utilizes the warehouse management system (WMS) to update order statuses, review inventory, track wave progress, and generate daily work.
    • Research and resolve errors, troubleshoot system or inventory problems, and address any issues that disrupt workflow.
    • Verify that all orders are correctly aligned with shipment schedules.
    • Coordinate with peers and leadership to ensure smooth operations and timely completion of tasks.
    • Manage the shipping inbox, including timely responses.
    • Works within a challenging environment, prioritizing tasks to meet shipping deadlines, maintaining a steady supply of work for the team, and minimizing delays.
    • Assists where needed with scheduling inbound supply loads from vendors and outbound supply loads to the plant.
    • Collaborate closely with various departments, including customer service, shipping, receiving, and warehouse.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Additional Information

    The hiring range for this role is $20.19-24.24 an hour. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

    REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES:

    • High school diploma or equivalent
    • Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role, preferably within a warehouse or distribution center
    • Ability to work un-supervised.
    • Self-starter
    • Leadership skills
    • Strong planning and organizational skills
    • Solid understanding of warehouse management systems (WMS), Outlook, Excel, & SAP
    • Excellent attendance and dependability
    • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
    • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Exceptional level of concentration coupled with ability to multi-task in a high-pressure/challenging environment.

    Additional Information

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperature and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. The vast amount of work is conducted in a production environment with the odor and contact of meat (pork, beef, & chicken), spices and sauces. No Travel required.

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
    Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

    E-VERIFY:
    Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.