Production Planner

5 days ago

Hamilton, Canada Maple Leaf Foods Full time

**The Opportunity**: The Production Planner is a key role in Heritage. This role is accountable for ensuring the production schedule meets customer demands for the finished goods area.

**Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life**:

- Coordinates input from cross-functional areas (operations, supply chain planning, and procurement) to assist in laying out production requirements to achieve customer service levels
- Determine materials and labour required to satisfy production requirements
- Maintain and execute SAP detailed scheduling functions
- Plan WIP and FG inventory and determine appropriate levels in order to meet production plan
- Timely creation of weekly and daily production schedules and sequences for use in production execution
- Manage plant constraints and effectively plan for operational efficiencies and balanced workload
- Drive departmental continuous improvement initiatives
- Responsible to work in conjunction with procurement and least cost formulation to ensure sustainable flow of raw materials based on production schedule
- Assists with new product launches to ensure product is scheduled and materials are all available for launches
- Responsible for customer service levels and plant conformance levels by effectively scheduling the production line(s) and analyzing root causes of conformance shortfalls for future prevention.
- Participate in functional teams in relation to capacity management (planned maintenance, scheduled QA hold, etc.)
- Responsible for preparing various weekly reports that track and measure progress
- Shall demonstrate full commitment to the implementation of the requirements of the Global Standard for Food Safety and to processes which facilitate continual improvement of food safety and quality management

**What You’ll Bring**:

- Post-secondary education (APICS certification is desirable) and have knowledge of food processing and distribution
- 5+ years experience in production control, planning, inventory control and/or materials in a fast paced manufacturing environment
- Experience using ERP- (Ex: SAP including PP/DS)
- Proficient in Supply Chain concepts (safety stock planning, MRP calculations, scheduling constraints and bottlenecks, etc.)
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence and impact others at various levels within the organization to achieve results
- Ability to use complex optimizing tools to reduce production costs including changeovers and downtime
- Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent experience
- Environment
- Plant environment
- Volume & Complexity of Work - A fast paced work environment with multiple, tight and changing priorities
- Travel Requirements - Minimal
- Physical Requirements
- Low
- Ability to work off shifts inclusive of on call support, evenings and weekends

**What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods**:

- Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
- An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
- Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
- Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

**About Us**: We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company - not just in Canada - but on earth.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.
- We aim to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025.

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