Production Planner

Westerkirk Capital; Victoria; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Westerkirk Capital in Victoria, BC is seeking a Production Planner to plan, schedule, and coordinate manufacturing activities within a dedicated cell. The role focuses on ensuring materials are available, aligning with daily and future production requirements, and meeting shipping dates with reliability.

You will create work orders, manage queues, and provide status updates for cell orders. Strong communication, ERP and MS Excel skills are required, and the ability to read technical drawings is

Qualifications

• 2+ years planning, scheduling, or administrating in a manufacturing environment.
• Communication skills must be sufficient to convey detailed technical information in an English-speaking work environment.
• Computer skills to interact with an ERP system, manage Microsoft Excel worksheets, draft formal emails, digitally sign-off documents, and prepare PowerPoint presentations.

Responsibilities

• Plans and maintains production schedules within the cell to meet daily and future production and service requirements.
• Generates work orders and creates traveler packages including all necessary documents required to support manufacturing operations.
• Manages and provides status updates on cell orders, including expected completion dates.
• Problem solves, provides guidance, and handles exceptions.
• Inform the Production Controllers of exceptions as necessary.
• Liaisons with Procurement, Supply Chain, and other manufacturing cells to ensure materials, components and supplies are available to meet scheduled production.
• Expedites rush orders, revising schedules to offset delays caused by manufacturing problems.
• Identifies, evaluates, and presents to management the issues related to expediting orders and/or recovering schedule i.e., overtime and other related costs.
• Coordinating with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure proper management of sub-contracted services as required.
• Participate in Cell meetings, discuss new projects, shop floor scheduling, and current issues regarding all aspects of the manufacturing cell performance.
• Participates with the Management Team to plan and establish overall production objectives, considering existing workload, orders, stock, parts requirements, shipping dates, and sales forecasts.
• Introduces new ideas for improved performance in all areas of production.
• Works with other employees at all levels and within all departments to resolve daily problems.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Communication skills

Reading technical drawings

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Production Planner plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities throughout the manufacturing process within the manufacturing cell. Planning includes creating and managing work orders, managing queues and scheduling work, tactical expediting, ensuring materials are available when required, and determining that all production activities are in place to meet the expected completion and shipping dates.

Responsibilities

• Plans and maintains production schedules within the cell to meet daily and future production and service requirements.
• Generates work orders and creates traveler packages including all necessary documents required to support manufacturing operations.
• Manages and provides status updates on cell orders, including expected completion dates.
• Problem solves, provides guidance, and handles exceptions.
• Inform the Production Controllers of exceptions as necessary.
• Liaisons with Procurement, Supply Chain, and other manufacturing cells to ensure materials, components and supplies are available to meet scheduled production.
• Expedites rush orders, revising schedules to offset delays caused by manufacturing problems.
• Identifies, evaluates, and presents to management the issues related to expediting orders and/or recovering schedule i.e., overtime and other related costs.
• Coordinating with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure proper management of sub-contracted services as required.
• Participate in Cell meetings, discuss new projects, shop floor scheduling, and current issues regarding all aspects of the manufacturing cell performance.
• Participates with the Management Team to plan and establish overall production objectives, considering existing workload, orders, stock, parts requirements, shipping dates, and sales forecasts.
• Introduces new ideas for improved performance in all areas of production.
• Works with other employees at all levels and within all departments to resolve daily problems.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2+ years planning, scheduling, or otherwise administrating in a manufacturing environment, preferred.
• Communication skills must be sufficient to adequately convey detailed technical information in an English-speaking work environment.
• Computer skills to competently interact with an ERP system, manage Microsoft Excel worksheets, draft formal emails, digitally sign-off documents, and prepare Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings is preferred.

Working Conditions

The schedule for this role is: Friday to Monday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm.