Who We Are:
Matcor Metal Fabrication is a North American Leader in the Fabrication industry with operations in Canada, and the USA. We are a fully integrated supplier of manufacturing and engineering services providing steel components and complex, high value-added assemblies for the agricultural, construction, mining, energy, heavy truck and other industrial sectors.
Position Summary:
The Production Planner & Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to ensure on-time delivery, optimal resource utilization, and smooth production flow. This role communicates with internal and external stakeholders to resolve material, capacity, and scheduling issues while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
The Production Planner and Scheduler reports to the Materials Manager.
Recruitment Status:
This role is for 1 current vacancies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Production Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain the daily, weekly and monthly production schedules
- Translate sales forecast and customer orders into production plans, considering material availability, manpower, and equipment capacity based on actual cycle time
- Assign production efficiently to minimize costs and meet delivery deadlines
- Identify and report plant capacity constraints or potential bottlenecks
- Adjust schedules to accommodate changes in demand or production priorities
Inventory & Material Management
- Maintain parts and raw material inventories to support production requirements
- Ensure correct consumption of materials per BOM
- Early identification of material, manpower and capacity shortages and coordinate corrective actions with Materials, Purchasing, and Production teams
- Coordinate parts and process changes with Sales, Engineering, Production, and Accounting teams. Monitor customer release, compare to final cumulative and reduce obsolescence to the minimum
Reporting & Metrics
- Generate and publish daily production status planned vs actual; coordinate with Production, so that they provide update daily on output
- Prepare production performance reports including material yield, earned hours, capacity planning, and downtime
- Track schedule adherence and production performance, escalate issues as needed
Shop Floor & Stakeholder Support
- Serve as a single point of contact for internal and external customers regarding production schedules
- Support shop floor material flow and internal logistics
- Support training and development of production staff to achieve production goals
Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Coordinate with ERP Team the implementation of Production Planning & Scheduling in CMS/Epicor system
- Follow all operational procedures, quality standards, and environmental programs (e.g., IATF, ISO 14001)
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production planning and scheduling processes
Other Duties
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned by Materials Manager or management
- Follows and comply with all Operational Procedures and policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (i.e. IATF, ISO 14001)
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5–7 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, and materials management in a manufacturing environment
- Strong ERP/MRP system knowledge (CMS experience a plus)
- Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with lean concepts (Kanban, JIT, Kaizen) is an asset
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Understanding of production flow, manufacturing processes, and capacity planning
- Effective communication and collaboration across multiple levels and departments
- Ability to prepare and present reports clearly
Pay Transparency:
Salary: $65,000 - $70,000
The compensation for this role is reflective of the successful candidates, skills, abilities, education, market analysis and internal equity and other role specific considerations. We recognize that each candidate will bring a distinct contribution to the organization and welcome open and honest conversations about compensation throughout the hiring process. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
Use of AI:
We use robots and AI in our production operations; however, job applications are reviewed by humans. We do not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or process applicants.
AODA:
We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the recruitment process, in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Only those candidates selected for next steps and interviewing will be contacted directly. We thank all applicants for your interest in the opportunity at hand.
Use of the Matcor Metal Fabrication online Job Posting Board is subject to the terms and conditions available at this this link ("the Terms").
What can I expect in return:
Welcome to your future with Matcor Metal Fabrication!
We offer comprehensive health, dental, and retirement benefits designed to support you and your family. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we actively invest in their growth and development through tuition reimbursement and a variety of formal and informal learning programs.
We conduct business fairly and transparently, holding our people in the highest regard. Guided by our principle of Total Customer Satisfaction, we work as a team and perform at the highest levels to deliver exceptional results.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $65,000.00-$70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
