Induction Planner

**_Join Our Team_**:
"Cascade Aerospace is one of Canada's leading specialty aerospace and defence contractors - a place where _we do cool things_ for great customers" We invite you to consider a career with us - come, experience our creative, innovative, and performance-based company

**_Job Description_**:
Joining Cascade means a future with a team of dedicated professionals in a dynamic specialty aerospace and defence company with a standard of providing customers with quality services and products. Cascade Aerospace is looking for a dedicated **Induction Planner** who is responsible to support a new project.

**_This position requires immediate Controlled Goods clearance, therefore, only Canadian Residents or Permanent Residents will be considered at this time._**

**_ Major Responsibilities & Duties_**:

- Strive to consistently act in a manner in which reflects Cascade Aerospace’s culture and values.
- Provide timely and accurate responses to the customers regarding future programs, set the program standards through participation in the initial maintenance event and ensure program needs are met. Interface with the customer as required gaining a complete understanding of all the customer requirement
- Present the check package to the customer, justify costs and time allocations assigned and make revisions if needed
- Prepare work packages, set up project in ERP system, create baseline schedule, and set up baseline budget in ERP
- System for repetitive projects
- Provide timely and accurate estimates and planning for new program(s).
- Analyze customer contract and work package to determine an accurate cost estimate, the time it will take and the labour hours required
- Estimate the material costs needed to complete the project
- Analyze the customer's budget and ensure it is acceptable to the company
- Participate in the financial aspects of the customer’s initial maintenance visit. Other duties as required.
- Bill customers for the first maintenance event and ensure all billing information is reviewed and accurate
- Provide technical leadership to Production Planners and Production throughout project lifecycle.
- Support Business Development activities as required.

**_Core Skills_**:

- Excellent communication skills: verbal and written
- Proficient in MS Projects is mandatory
- Ability to coordinate several projects/assignments at one time
- Intermediate ability to use Word, Excel, Access and database programs
- Good Project Management, Interpersonal and Technical Skills
- Good Customer Service Skills

**_Education_**:

- Certificate in Aircraft Maintenance (Approved by TCA) or Engineering Technician Diploma

**_Experience_**:

- 5+ years' experience planning maintenance on transport category aircraft.

**_Reasons To Apply_**:

- Employee retention and engagement is important to Cascade; we value our employees.
- Comprehensive benefits package provided. Extended benefits and the Employee Resilience Program (all 100% paid by Cascade) are offered after 3 months of employment and Pension matching after 6 months.
- ATO (Approved Training Organization) provides endorsement (type) training & development.
- Company-wide social events and family functions throughout the year.

**_About Cascade_**:
Cascade Aerospace Inc. is a dynamic, privately-held Canadian specialty aerospace and defence contractor focused on providing long-term integrated aircraft support programs for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), military, government and commercial customers.

All employees are encouraged to realize their true potential and play an active role in fostering an environment of safety, quality, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. We are a diverse organization that strives to be respectful and inclusive of everyone and to treat employees fairly and equally.

At Cascade Aerospace we strongly believe in the value of teaming - with our employees, our customers, our suppliers, and our communities. It is by "Teaming with the best" and working collaboratively with our many partners that we are able to offer custom-tailored solutions for each customer's unique requirements. Our value proposition is that we build enduring customer relationships, and our strategic focus is customer satisfaction. It is a driver in all our decisions.