Production Planner

MDA; Canada; On-site; CAD 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading space technology company in Canada is seeking a Production Planner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. This role involves scheduling production, managing inventory, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of experience in production planning or manufacturing. The expected compensation for this role is approximately $98,816.64 per year.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as a Production Planner is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling, MRP, MPS, BOM operations is required.
• Thorough knowledge of demand planning and inventory planning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily and weekly production schedules.
• Drive solutions to material availability issues.
• Coordinate operations across departments.

Skills

Effective communication

Relationship building

Team facilitation

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management

5-10 years of experience in manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide‑eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there.

The Role:

The Production Planner is responsible for ensuring best practice(s) in demand planning, inventory planning, production planning and supply planning for complex programs/products. This position will work closely with the Master Scheduler, Purchasing and Logistics. The Production planner shall ensure that production schedules are created completed on time and within budget.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to continuous improvement by suggesting and/or implementing improvements to safety, costs, reduction in frustrations, etc.
• Prepare daily & weekly production schedules
• Determines production resource needs
• Issue all production orders per planned orders and production schedule
• Close and reconcile production/work orders
• Report and drive solutions on material availability issues
• Work with the Procurement specialist to solve any material shortages
• Participate with material requirement planning improvements/implementation team
• Drive, monitor & status production progress (Work In Progress) filling in any shortages
• Ensure that any unused material is returned to stock
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports
• Create, maintain, and ensure execution of the Production Schedule
• Review long‑term forecasts to identify and mitigate possible capacity/material issues and recommend appropriate action
• Work with cross functional team to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments
• Review demand and supply to understand constraints/bottlenecks and propose alternative capacity or areas needing capacity improvement to meet demand
• Participate in business planning meetings to plan activities in future time periods
• Recommend stock to support a pull system for products and to reduce lead‑times
• Perform ongoing analysis of weekly, monthly and future capacity to optimize product level loading and achieve manufacturing continuity during low and medium‑volume months
• Read and analyze charts, production orders, production schedules and other records/reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs
• Administer physical count activities with Material Stores Operators and reconcile inventory discrepancy
• Perform and justify Inventory Adjustments
• Perform other duties as required

Required Skills/ Abilities:

• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, lead business discussions and train others
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments
• Ability to effectively facilitate cross functional team meetings in problem solving activities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity suite
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills utilizing data and reports
• Well‑developed problem‑solving skills
• Able to find new methods and principles and ability to incorporate them into existing practices as needed
• High degree of resourcefulness, flexibility, and adaptability
• Meticulous records maintenance skills

Education and Experience:

• 5-10 years' of experience in manufacturing is an asset
• Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management is an asset
• 5-10years' experience as a Production Planner is an asset
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems related to materials, scheduling, MRP, MPS, BOM operations/processes
• Thorough knowledge of MPS/MRP, Demand Flow, JIT, Forecasting, Inventory Planning, and Kanban, would be preferred

Comments/Special Considerations:

• Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

We’re a dream team of purpose‑driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem‑solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

MDA Space is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

The compensation for this role is $98,816.64/year.