Position Summary
The Production Planner for our Victoria, BC location plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities throughout the manufacturing process within our manufacturing facility. Planning includes creating and managing work orders, managing queues, scheduling work, tactical expediting, ensuring materials are available when required, and determining that all production activities are in place to meet the expected completion and shipping dates.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans and maintains production schedules within the cell to meet daily and future production and service requirements
- Generates work orders and creates traveler packages including all necessary documents required to support manufacturing operations
- Manages and provides status updates on cell orders, including expected completion dates
- Problem solves, provides guidance, and handles escalations
- Inform the Production Controllers of exceptions as required
- Liaisons with Procurement, Supply Chain, and other manufacturing cells to ensure materials, components and supplies are available to meet scheduled production
- Expedites rush orders, revising schedules to offset delays caused by manufacturing problems
- Identifies, evaluates, and presents to management the issues related to expediting orders and/or recovering schedule i.e., overtime and other related costs
- Coordinating with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure proper management of sub-contracted services as required
- Participates in cell meetings, discussing new projects, shop floor scheduling, and current issues regarding all aspects of the manufacturing cell performance
- Participates with the leadership team to plan and establish overall production objectives, considering existing workload, orders, stock, parts requirements, shipping dates, and sales forecasts
- Introduces new ideas for improved performance in all areas of production
- Works with employees at all levels and within all departments to resolve daily problems
Experience and/or Educational Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in planning, scheduling, or otherwise administrating in a manufacturing environment
- Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Aviation / Aerospace or equivalent combination of education / experience would be considered an asset
- Proficient in the English language with the ability to communication effectively in order to convey detailed technical information
- Computer skills with the ability to interact with an ERP system, manage Microsoft Excel worksheets, draft formal emails, digitally sign-off documents, and prepare Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings will be considered an asset
- ERP experience will be considered an asset
- Experience with Visual considered an asset
- Experience in an Aviation, Aerospace or Manufacturing environment is considered an asset
