Scheduler/Planner

Avery Dennison; Toronto; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

Pension plan

Life & disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Scheduler/Planner to drive production scheduling and operational oversight across work centers, ensuring on-time delivery and efficiency. You will prepare schedules, monitor capacity, and generate reports to guide continuous improvements in supply chain performance.

Required: Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years in scheduling or planning; strong analytical, organizational and communication skills; APICS/ELS or Green Belt preferred. Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Business, Logistics, Finance or Supply Chain Management preferred) and 3+ years previous scheduling, planning, or Supply Chain experience.
• General Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Logistics knowledge with familiarity in process documentation and improvement.
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, organizational, verbal and written communication, critical thinking, negotiation, project management, prioritization and problem-solving.
• Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented style with urgency, ownership, flexibility, high customer focus, and cross-functional collaboration.
• APICS certification, ELS certification and/or Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Production scheduling and oversight of schedules, orders, materials, and line monitoring.
• Capacity planning and strategic analysis of forecasts, trends, and inventory performance.
• Stakeholder & business unit liaison with vendors, customers, and internal teams.
• Continuous improvement and quality initiatives (ELS) to reduce waste and improve processes.
• Safety, housekeeping and general operations support; cross-functional project assistance.
• Team collaboration and project support across the site.

Skills

Analytical skills

Mathematical skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Critical thinking

Negotiation

Project management

Prioritization

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company, we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what it's like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

Day 1 Coverage: These benefits generally feature a 100% co-insurance rate (except for specific dental and paramedical services) and a combined lifetime maximum of $1,000,000 for hospital, drug, and extended health claims.

Retirement Savings: We jumpstart your future with an automatic 2% company-paid pension contribution. If you choose to save, we will provide a 50% match on your contributions up to a maximum of 4% of your annual salary, helping you retire with confidence.

Income Protection: Stay secure and refreshed with robust Life and Long-Term Disability insurance to protect your income.

Paid Time Off: We offer a generous vacation program that varies based upon your experience and position within Avery Dennison.

We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company, we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what it's like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Day 1 Coverage: These benefits generally feature a 100% co-insurance rate (except for specific dental and paramedical services) and a combined lifetime maximum of $1,000,000 for hospital, drug, and extended health claims.
  
  

• Retirement Savings: We jumpstart your future with an automatic 2% company-paid pension contribution. If you choose to save, we will provide a 50% match on your contributions up to a maximum of 4% of your annual salary, helping you retire with confidence.
  
  

• Income Protection: Stay secure and refreshed with robust Life and Long-Term Disability insurance to protect your income.
  
  

• Paid Time Off: We offer a generous vacation program that varies based upon your experience and position within Avery Dennison.
  
  
  
  

Job Description

The Scheduler/Planner is accountable for both short term, tactical KPI’s as well as longer term strategic KPI’s to deliver quarterly and annual results. The role will focus on Production Scheduling, and monitoring of work centers along with improvements to processes and preparing reports, graphs, and charts of data to ensure overall efficiency. In addition, the Scheduler/Planner prepares business-related analyses and research for Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Logistics, prepares forecasts, analyzes trends related to Planning or Scheduling, and uses the analyses to compile reports and optimize production efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Production Scheduling & Operational Oversight: Captures production schedules, master schedules, operational schedules, shop work orders, material processing, requisitioning, work center monitoring, line-level associate guidance, and inter-scheduler coordination on specifications and timelines.
  
  

• Capacity Planning & Strategic Analysis: Captures capacity modeling scenarios, peak season planning, forecasts, comparative analyses, and trend, distribution, and network studies for inventory, delivery times, and fill rates.
  
  

• Stakeholder & Business Unit Liaison: Captures the primary Jersey finishing liaison role, policy/procedure interpretation, and customer, vendor, and subcontractor interfacing.
  
  

• Continuous Improvement & Quality (ELS): Captures process effectiveness initiatives, lean concepts, ELS problem-solving tools (A3 Thinking), continuous improvement, product/process quality, waste reduction, and rework elimination.
  
  

• Safety, Housekeeping & General Operations: Captures health & safety adherence, safe work practices, record maintenance, and departmental housekeeping/waste removal (including assisting other areas).
  
  

• Team Collaboration & Project Support: Captures cross-functional team goal alignment, shared team decision-making, facility support, and special project requests.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Business, Logistics, Finance or Supply Chain Management preferred) and 3+ years previous scheduling, planning, or Supply Chain experience.
  
  

• General Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Logistics knowledge with familiarity in process documentation and improvement.
  
  

• Excellent analytical, mathematical, organizational, verbal and written communication, critical thinking, negotiation, project management, prioritization, and problem-solving skills amid ambiguity.
  
  

• Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented style with a sense of urgency, ownership, flexibility, high customer focus, and ability to interface across all levels of management and cross-functional groups.
  
  

• APICS certification, ELS certification and/or Green Belt preferred.
  
  
  
  

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $55,650 - $83,104/ year. The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodations Notice:

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. Please contact [phone] or [e-mail] to discuss reasonable accommodations.

Identity Verification Notice:

To maintain the integrity of our hiring process and protect our candidates from identity fraud, we require video and/or in-person interviews. As part of this verification, we may also ask you to take a brief photo. This image is used exclusively to ensure identity consistency and will be permanently deleted once the hiring process concludes.

Pre-employment Screening Notice:

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, Avery Dennison requires all final candidates to successfully complete a comprehensive background check and a drug screening. These checks are conducted post-offer and are a condition of employment. All results will be considered in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.