Production Planner - Contract

Title: Production Planner - 12-month contract

Location: 24 Napoleon Road, Barrie (hybrid)

Reporting to the Production Control Manager the Production Planner is responsible to ensure work for Manufacturing departments is appropriately distributed and to address part planning issues.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Firm and release work orders, performing material availability checks
• Review early/late reports to ensure all open work orders are accurate and current
• Monitor capacity requirements
• Communicate daily with Sales, Production Planners, Senior Planners, Team Leaders, Supervisors, Manufacturing Managers and Purchasing regarding parts issues and priorities
• Request overtime, part production transfers to other facilities or outsourcing as needed to manage bottlenecks
• Maintain planning information in ERP system
• Maintain resource calendars in ERP system