Production Planner III

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended healthcare

Dental and vision benefits

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Group retirement savings plans

Employee and family assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space is seeking a Production Planner III for its Montreal office to lead planning and analysis across satellite programs. You will manage schedules, coordinate with design, procurement, and manufacturing, and ensure on-time delivery while mitigating risks.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in PM/production planning, fluency in English and French, and strong analytical and communication skills. This role offers exposure to global programs and a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations management option or commercial sciences.
• PMI-PMP certification is an asset.
• 7+ years of experience in project management or production planning.
• Knowledge of English and French (spoken and written).
• Experience with scheduling software and office tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and analyze medium-sized programs from design to delivery.
• Monitor schedules for on-time completion and throughput.
• Maintain and update program schedules across Design, Procurement, and AI&T.
• Prepare and revise Production Readiness reviews with teams.
• Identify risks and propose recovery plans for schedules.
• Record resources required per activity and analyze capacity.
• Support master scheduler in improving planning methods.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Decision making

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/operations management

PMI-PMP certification (asset)

Tools

Primavera

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 3,000 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.

We’re hunting for aProduction Planner III on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

Role:

Planning and analysis of one or several medium-sized programs, from design to delivery, through global analysis of requirements (material, equipment, facilities and work force) and constraints. Monitor the program schedules for on-time and efficient completion. Receives broad assignments with limited supervision.

Tasks:

• Point of contact on schedule and material status for program management group.
• Create & maintain schedules based on progress of activities throughout entire program (Design, Procurement, AI&T).
• Create Design Release Plan and follow-up on progress with program team.
• Prepare and revise Production Readiness review, follow-up on its progress with program and manufacturing teams (material, equipment and documentation) and rationalize timing of launch into production
• Monitor the progress against the plan at regular intervals and work with all departments in resolving planning and capacity problems.
• Propose recovery plan to programs
• Identify and record schedule risks, critical activities, program critical path and constraints within the plan and analyze the impact of modifying it.
• Record and review key resources (material, equipment, facilities and manpower) required per activity in the schedule required to meet the plan.
• Review and sign ECNs for items that are an assembly for medium-sized programs assigned
• Investigate material flow problems, analyze root causes, and derive solutions
• Generate and analyze program scenarios and reports (milestones, OTD, etc.)
• Support the master scheduler for the improvement and implementation of planning and scheduling methods and systems.
• Can provide functional guidance to less experienced personnel

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, operations management option (preferably) or in commercial sciences
• PMI-PMP Certification is an asset
• 7 years of relevant experience in a project management and/or production planning environment
• A combination of other pertinent education/experience could be considered
• Knowledge of French and English is essential (spoken and written)
• Excellent knowledge of the Office suite and one project management software, preferably Primavera
• In-depth knowledge of product nomenclature notions, schedule planning, scheduling and project management concepts
• Sense of urgency
• Problem solving and decision making
• Accountability and responsibility
• Good analytical and communication skills
• Customer focus (internal and external)
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and the ability to adapt to changes

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Comments/Special Considerations:

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

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 provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care

Benefits and Compensation:

• extended healthcare and flexible drug plans
• dental and vision benefits
• disability income protection
• life insurance
• group retirement savings plans
• an employee and family assistance program

MDA 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.