Manager, Labour Forecasting and Planning

Gategroup; Dorval; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline catering company in Dorval is seeking a motivated Labor Planning Coordinator. The role involves managing labor demand forecasts, coordinating with department managers, and ensuring compliance with operational guidelines. Ideal candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in the catering industry and strong skills in data management. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage and employee discounts.

Benefits

No waiting period for medical or dental benefits

RRSP matching

Subsidized meals

Free parking

Free access to an employee assistance program

Employee discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in airline catering or related fields.
• Experience with data management and operational planning is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Forecast short-term labor demand and create optimized rosters.
• Manage productivity and efficiency data, ensuring compliance with budget targets.
• Coordinate with department managers for resource allocation.

Skills

Data management

Operational planning

Information systems

KPI monitoring

Finance controlling

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

University or College degree

Job description

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

Reporting into the General Manager for the Dorval unit, this role is responsible for all the local activities related to the labor planning and labor scheduling in the long- and short-term for the Dorval unit.

Key duties of the role:

• Assembling the data points needed for short-term labor demand forecasting.
• Assembles the data points needed for long-term labor demand forecasting, including assisting department heads in defining annual planning parameters such as holiday roster, sickness, agencies, recruitment, flexibility etc.
• Calculates labor demand and creates optimized rosters in coordination and collaboratively with department managers (Operations Planning & Controlling Department) in line with Gate Gourmet working regulations and per unit Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Manages data related to productivity and efficiency in the area, ensuring compliance with the budget targets (eg.: productivity, overtime, net pay rate etc.), monitoring and using the corporate tools such as OPRS and Planning and Forecasting tool.
• Organizes the right resources to fill in for in demand gaps (sickness, no show, etc.) in collaboration with the department managers in line with GG working regulations.
• Communicates and provides feedback to the regional planning team, or/and HR/Legal to improve planning process, union agreements etc., and informs operations ahead of any major changes in CPC/man hours.
• Responsible to provide data for and to facilitate OPRS (labor) meetings and its related KPI’s
• Adheres to legal/compliance requirements across health and safety, food safety, and security.

Education:

High School graduate or equivalent ; University or College strongly desirable

Experience needed to be qualified:

At least a total of 3 years’ work experience in the airline catering business, preferably in areas related to data management, operational planning, information systems, operational KPIs follow up or finance controlling.

Perks at Work:

• no waiting period for medical or dental benefits
• RRSP matching
• subsidized meals
• free parking
• free access to an employee assistance program
• employee discounts such as Good Life Fitness, TELUS mobility, Bell mobility, Rogers, Dell computers

If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!