CAN_Materials Planner

Dana Incorporated; Wellington North; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in driveline technologies is seeking a skilled individual to manage production schedules and address operational challenges in Wellington County. Responsibilities include creating detailed manufacturing schedules, responding to production issues, and improving processes to ensure efficiency and meeting deadlines. This role requires multitasking skills and a focus on operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and respond quickly to production problems.
• Experience in creating and maintaining detailed manufacturing schedules.
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed manufacturing build schedule.
• Provide quick responses to production issues.
• Ensure that company deadlines are met.

Job description

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

JOB SUMMARY:

Primary responsibilities are to create daily and weekly production schedules, making recommendations about where improvements might be made. Ensure that company objectives are achieved and that all deadlines are met. Multitask and provide quick responses to production problems. As Required, flex resources to ensure that employees and materials are utilized most effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain detailed manufacturing build schedule
• Create and maintain production orders
• Merge partial or complete manufacturing orders
• Back-flush complete or partially completed manufacturing orders
• Adjust material inventory levels based on actual production yield
• Transfer completed items directly to the finished goods inventory
• Use Bills of Material with Routing Details through Work Centers to guide shop floor operations
• Use workers and resources in the most effective manner
• Provide quick responses to production issues
• Identify problems and help improve processes
• Use software to generate reports and schedules
• Ensure that company deadlines are met

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.