Production Planner

Mission
Do you instinctively think a few steps ahead? Do you enjoy analyzing, forecasting, and finding the best balance between customer needs and operational realities?

As a production planner, you'll be at the heart of our operational decisions. Your role: to translate demand and our business priorities into a realistic, efficient, and motivating production plan for the teams.

In a rapidly growing manufacturing environment where priorities shift quickly, you'll need to anticipate needs and constraints, adjust the plan as circumstances change, and rally the various stakeholders around our priorities. Your judgment, agility, and ability to see the big picture will have a direct impact on our ability to deliver to our customers and support our growth.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to :

Develop and maintain the production plan for finished and semi-finished products by balancing customer needs, equipment capacity, workforce availability, materials, and inventory levels
Anticipate production needs and constraints to establish planning strategies that optimize capacity, smooth out production, and provide clear visibility to the various teams
Establish and adjust production priorities in collaboration with customer service and operations to meet our customer commitments and respond effectively to changes
Plan operations while taking into account capacity constraints, shared peripheral equipment, setup times, critical resources, and scheduled maintenance shutdowns
Work closely with procurement, production, and engineering to incorporate their realities and constraints into the production plan, particularly for products under development
Monitor the plan's progress daily, analyze variances, and promptly communicate potential impacts on production schedules and delivery times while proposing alternative scenarios
Ensure the reliability of data and planning parameters in the manufacturing system, analyze MRP messages, and liaise with stakeholders as needed
Analyze performance metrics, explain variances, and help implement corrective actions and improvements to optimize planning and operational performance

Ready to play a key role? We can't wait to see what you'll bring to the table! Send us your application now. Profile
With the following skills and qualities, you'll be successful in this role:

8 to 10 years of experience in multi-constraint planning, ideally in a manufacturing environment
College or university education in planning, procurement, operations management, or any other relevant field
Good understanding of the principles of manufacturing planning, capacity, inventory, and MRP
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level)
Excellent analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to take a step back and anticipate the impacts of a decision
Leadership and influence to communicate priorities, rally stakeholders, and drive decisions forward
Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly when reality disrupts the plan
Autonomy, initiative, and sound judgment to propose solutions and take action
A collaborative approach, tact, and diplomacy when interacting with different teams
Strong customer focus and a commitment to meeting commitments

Benefits designed to take you far!

A flexibility program tailored to your needs (flextime, compressed work schedule, telecommuting and more)
Group insurance with plans that fit your reality
An RRSP with employer contributions to keep your finances on track
An Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and access to a telemedicine service for a helping hand when needed
A $2,000 referral bonus to help you find colleagues with a heart and soul just like you!

And even more!

Social activities to connect with your colleagues
Development support to advance your career
Discounts on Kimpex products to fuel your passion for motorsports