Production Planner

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We are looking for an analytical and detail-oriented Production Planner to coordinate and schedule production to meet customer driven demand and inventory strategies. A production planner is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the production plan to ensure all plans are clear, optimized for efficiency, and achievable. They have great communication and relationship building skills to ensure a smooth transition along the entire supply chain. The goal is to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production schedule to operations while ensuring shipping can meet customer demand in-full and on time. Any production limitations and shortcomings need to be understood, expedited, and managed successfully with a sense of urgency.
What you'll do

**Responsibilities**:
Coordinate production workflow for multiple products/departments by creating and maintaining production schedules and following up on actual output to ensure plans were followed
Plan and prioritize operations to ensure ideal performance with minimum interruptions
Communicate manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
Monitor material supply flow and identify any shortages or bottlenecks in usage and develop plans to overcome these bottlenecks
Provide direction on how to meet delivery commitments to our customers and sales team
Measure and monitor production labour and equipment capacities and develop plans to stay within those constraints
Cultivate and manage effective communications and working relationships cross-functionally
Maintain data quality and integrity within the scheduling tools
Analyze delays and interruptions; adjust production schedule to meet deadlines
Expedite issues preventing production from meeting customer orders in-full and on time
Investigate production problems, analyze root causes and provide solutions
Analyze production trends and drive root cause analysis and recommendations for improvement in our planning and production processes
Analyze inventory optimization requirements and adjust plans to ensure we have the right products at the right times within inventory targets
Any other related tasks
What you'll need

**Qualifications**:
1-2 years of experience in a production planning or similar role
Technical certifications such as an APICS certification is a bonus
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
Fine attention to detail
Must be able to multi-task
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
University degree preferred
A little bit about us
Imperial Manufacturing Group
IMG believes that our entrepreneurial culture creates an environment that encourages and enables our employees to be at their best every day. Encouraging them to think on their feet, to take an idea from start to finish, to take ownership of their job, and to ultimately stay ahead of the competition.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
Competitive wages
Benefits from day one
Vacation and personal days from day one
Volonteer day
Team Member and Family events
A big employer with a 'family' feel
Multiple sites in Canada and the US
Our Horizontal Hierarchy is quite unique come meet with us to dicsuss.
Thank you for your interest