Could it be the plyboard was for installed for shipping and should be reomoved? Either way you should put down a thin layer of mortar (not thinset). Then gently rock the shower into place until it's level. For a thin 1/2 inch you could get away with a medium bed thinset, up to 3/4 of an inch. You want the pan level, dont try and level the
pan with thye screws.