Production Planner

IEM Canada - Industrial Electric Mfg. (Canada), Inc . - was formed in 2007. IEM is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of custom electrical distribution and power quality equipment in North America. This new position offers an exciting opportunity within an innovative, employee-oriented company.

We are currently seeking an energetic and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Janitor. The ideal candidate for the position is detail-oriented, flexible and willing to take on non-routine cleaning and special projects as the need arises.

This full-time position will be responsible for supporting the Production Planning Manager. The ideal candidate is able to stay organized and maintain their attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have strong computer skills as they will have to work routinely with Microsoft Office programs.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with the management and maintenance of the master shipping schedule for all customer orders to meet customer due dates with bill of material and estimated labor hours from the engineering package. Collaborate with Materials to ensure purchased material is available when required for the production plan.
• Collaborate with engineering team to predict and plan for production release of engineered-to-order equipment, to ensure on-time hand-off from engineering to production. Hold all teams accountable for meeting required due dates to prevent putting the production process into a squeeze play because prior teams (Sales, Engineering, Materials, Project Management) failed to hit their dates. When faced with a scheduling conflict, provide alternative solutions to the Production Planning Manager.
• Collaborate with Operations team to keep capacity planning algorithms and targets up to date, and plan customer shipments within defined range of available capacity to prevent incorrect scheduling of equipment and labor. Based on the master schedule, provide at least 3 months of labor forecast to Operations, to allow for timely headcount adjustments per work area.
• Maintain and publish list of current lead times by product type so customer promise dates are accurate. Track key metrics to assess scheduling performance such as on-time delivery to original promise date, lead-time from customer order to shipment, scheduling accuracy, scheduling attainment, etc. Forecast monthly plant revenue for upcoming 6-12 months to input to the sales, operations, and inventory planning (SIOP) process.
• Work with Field Service Manager to keep the field service schedule up to date and provide scheduling availability to Sales when needed.
• Ensure accurate and timely ERP transactions to drive material and labor demand
• As required.

Qualified candidates must possess:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role is required
• High School Diploma with some Post Secondary Education in Business and/or equivalent in work experience
• Experience with ERP systems including master scheduling and production planning modules (Infor preferred)
• Knowledge of inventory and manufacturing processes
• Broad experience with continuous improvement and critical thinking tools (lean manufacturing a plus)
• High expertise with Microsoft Excel, and solid skills with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Strong written and oral communication skills and comfortable interacting with all levels, including presenting to senior executives
• A collaborative style due to the high impact of the planning process on the overall operation.
• Attention to detail, great attendance, professionalism and ability to lead others

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Those selected for the position must complete a probationary period of three months.