Production Planner

CAE; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

CAE, a leader in its sector, seeks a Production Planner to join its Montreal team. The role involves planning production, controlling inventory, and coordinating with various teams to optimize workflow. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience, with strong analytical and organizational skills. CAE offers a flexible work environment and a range of benefits, including group insurance and a stock purchase plan.

Benefits

Schedule flexibility

Flexible group insurance plan

Stock purchase plan with employer contributions

Group RRSP

Qualifications

• At least two years of relevant experience or training in the field.
• Bilingualism in French and English is required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and on time.

Responsibilities

• Plan production and control inventory while coordinating work organization.
• Analyze material availability and adjust workload release plans.
• Promote clear communication between teams and ensure follow-ups.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or administration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Oracle

SQL

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Are you passionate about your field? Are you looking for a work environment where you can meet challenges, innovate, use state-of-the-art tools and collaborate with experts from various sectors? Would you like to join an international company that is a leader in its sector and whose projects you would be proud to contribute?

CAE is the employer for you! Come be part of our team and share your passion with us! At CAE, our teams are committed to always being innovative and staying at the forefront. It is therefore essential to develop all the tools and processes that we have developed.

This is why we need your expertise and your passion to complete our team.

The role:

The incumbent is responsible for planning production, controlling inventory and coordinating the organization of work in collaboration with the team in place and in accordance with cell policies and procedures. He/she also has good stress management, is able to work under pressure with short deadlines. Has good analytical skills, good organizational skills and obvious planning and coordination skills. He/she is ready to get involved in the strategic decisions of the cell. Finally, it is results-oriented and productivity-oriented through effective priority management. Your role will be to plan the production of certain cells in our factory.

More specifically:

• Understand the interdependencies within the manufacturing environment itself as well as those with other groups.
• Identify / optimize cell bottlenecks to ensure adherence to the overall production plan on schedule.
• Perform daily monitoring of scheduling plans and make any necessary adjustments.
• Act as a resource person for customer service, engineering, project management and manufacturing cells.
• Make recommendations for staff adjustments or leveling of production according to the horizontal plane (workload vs capacity).
• Analyze the availability of material inputs in order to adjust the workload release plan accordingly and collaborate with the purchasing department to mitigate the impacts on the production plan.
• Analyze the new requirements of the master plan and make the necessary changes.
• Work closely with engineering groups and project planners to meet deadlines.
• Promote clear communication between the parties and ensure follow-ups.

Your qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering or administration.
• At least two years of relevant experience or training in the field.
• Good analytical skills.
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and on time.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different groups, colleagues and internal clients.
• Be able to answer questions and present information to the various stakeholders in the process (Group manager, Production cell manager, Project manager, Planners, etc.).
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with an integrated management system, preferably Oracle.
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment, multitask and meet imposed deadlines independently.
• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to define problems, gather information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to understand the different assembly sequences and identify bottlenecks.
• Ability to generate reports with databases using SQL, Power Query, Power BI -not required but definitely a plus.
• Bilingualism in French and English is required.

CAE offers you:

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued
• The opportunity to work on a variety of projects in a multidisciplinary team
• Schedule flexibility
• A flexible group insurance plan
• A stock purchase plan with employer contributions
• A group RRSP

So come share your passion with us!