Production Planner
4 months ago
**Reports to**: Production Manager
**Location**: Grober Nutrition
Are you a strategic thinker with a strong knowledge in Supply Chain concepts, who sees the value in open dialogue with key stakeholders across functions and interested in joining an Industry Leading business with a rich 50-year history of growth and success and is a leading milk replacer company located in Cambridge?
**Job Scope**:
The Production Planner/Scheduler reports to the Production Manager and collaborates with the Operations and Supply Chain teams to provide detailed schedules for Grober Nutrition Operations that drive efficiency and ensure that customer expectations are met.
**Key Accountabilities**:
- Plan and prepare production for the manufacture of products by SKU
- Utilize production specifications and plant capacity data to plan required production volumes while maximizing efficiencies in the plant
- Create and manage detailed schedules of the plant and ensure that equipment is planned efficiently
- Communicate variances to plan, report out attainment to schedule
- Aid the operations team in continuous improvement initiatives related to scheduling, capacity and packaging procurement
- Order raw materials and manage dry goods inventories
- Provide vacation coverage for order desk providing exceptional customer service
**Qualifications & Competencies**:
- Post-secondary education
- American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification is an asset
- Experience in a food processing environment - knowledge of shelf life constraints, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in production control, planning, inventory control and/or materials in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Proficient in Supply Chain concepts; safety stock planning, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) calculations, scheduling constraints and bottlenecks, etc.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and impact others
- Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent experience an asset
- Manage transfers of raw material and dry goods inventories from third party locations to manufacturing site
- Ensure optimal customer service levels and plant conformance levels by effectively scheduling production and analyzing root causes of conformance shortfalls for future prevention
Gay Lea Foods is a proud Canadian-owned dairy food and beverage company with a robust portfolio that includes 7 established brands such as Gay Lea Butter, Nordica Cottage Cheese, Ivanhoe Cheese, Salerno Cheese, and Hewitt’s Dairy. Our wide range of products are sold in Retail, Foodservice, Industrial, Co-pack, and Export markets, developed and produced out of our 13 manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Alberta.
Delivering high-quality and innovative products - from the consumer favourite Spreadables and North America’s first Smooth Cottage Cheese, to Nothing But Cheese, an innovative snack made with 100% cheese, is what makes us market leaders in our categories. Our grassroots approach to business is what guides our direction and differentiates us from our competitors.
Our employees inspire our culture of excellence and entrepreneurship. We hire innovative and passionate professionals who know that greatness is achieved through people, partnerships, and acting with a business owner mindset.
Gay Lea Foods is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.
Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.
Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.
Wishing you all the best with your career search
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