Job Summary
The Production Planner plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities throughout the manufacturing process within the manufacturing cell. Planning includes creating and managing work orders, managing queues and 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.
The schedule for this role is: Monday to Friday 6 am to 2:30 pm OR 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm. You will have to work on weekends once a month.
Direct Accountabilities
- 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 exceptions.
- Inform the Production Controllers of exceptions as necessary.
- 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.
- Participate in Cell meetings, discuss new projects, shop floor scheduling, and current issues regarding all aspects of the manufacturing cell performance.
- Participates with the Management 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 other employees at all levels and within all departments to resolve daily problems.
Experience, skills, and attitude
- 2+ years planning, scheduling, or otherwise administrating in a manufacturing environment, preferred.
- Communication skills must be sufficient to adequately convey detailed technical information in an English-speaking work environment.
- Computer skills to competently interact with an ERP system, manage Microsoft Excel worksheets, draft formal emails, digitally sign-off documents, and prepare Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings is preferred.
Working Conditions
- Maintain strict adherence to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) Health & Safety Policies.
- Work in various environmental conditions, including temperature extremes, confined spaces, heights, and around chemicals.
- Must be able to climb, stand, kneel, lift (up to 50 pounds), push, pull, bend, reach, carry, walk, crawl, balance, and use stairs.
- Must be able to work shift rotations including weekends and/or night shifts, on-call or overtime as occasionally required.
- Use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for workplace safety.
- Ensure the ability to maintain a positive fit test when mask use is necessary.
- Commit to Health & Safety Excellence to protect employees, customers, shareholders, and the public.
- For further information regarding a full list of working conditions, refer to the Job Demands Analysis.
