Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? 
 
Are you always solving? 
Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. 
 
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Production / Material Plant Scheduler to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty Ingredients business at our Hopewell, VA facility. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Compliance function. This position will report to the Logistics Manager. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Production / Material Plant Scheduler is responsible for analyzing and coordinating plant material production and usages: 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to: 

• Key responsibilities associated with the S&OP process at the manufacturing level include maintaining a collaborative relationship with senior stakeholders.  

• Develop and manage production schedules for finished goods and sub-assemblies, ensuring alignment with demand, capacity, and business priorities. 

• Responsible for ensuring accuracy of material consumptions, adequate inventories of raw materials, and executing routine cycle counting and process order reconciliation.  

• Effectively communicate with operations and site supporting functions, including corporate partners.  

• Maintain proper inventory and production records to ensure SOX compliance.  

• Advise leadership and supporting staff of any issues pertaining to assignment completion. 

• Participate in planning, production, and safety meetings. 

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following: 

• Associate's degree in business or another technical field.  

• 5-8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. 

• Proficient in using SAP and Infor software or equivalent. 

• Strong financial and business acumen, including exceptional attention to detail. 

• Proven experience with cycle counting and SOX controls. 

• Working knowledge of Coupa and Microsoft Office software systems. 

• Schedule flexibility beyond core hours to execute end-of-month inventory activities. 

The following skills sets are preferred by the business unit: 

• BS or BA degree is preferred. 

• Experience working in a union environment. 

• Experience in GMP, Food, Pharm, or Cosmetic Ingredient manufacturing.

• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. 

• Define objectives and integrate into the organization quickly and smoothly. 

• Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information under tight deadlines and pressure.  

• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work effectively to produce measurable results for short- and long-term planning. 

*Third-party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter, or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.