Production Planner

Salary:
WhiteWater makes products, but at our heart, we are a service business, and that means we are a people business. In this way, we excel and create value for our clients by listening to their needs, collaborating to create solutions, problem-solving and attending to the details. Our culture, as you would expect, reflects these traits. We are a diverse group of experts, from creative designers to talented engineers. Whatever the expertise we bring from all over the world, we listen and learn from each other because we are aligned behind a clearly understood purpose: together we create fun for families everywhere.

**Position**: Production Planner
**Department**: Supply Chain Management
**Location**: Delta, BC, Canada
**Reports to**: Plant Manager

**Purpose**:
WhiteWater is seeking a Production Planner to join our manufacturing team at our Annacis Island plant Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, this position is responsible for proactively maintaining and continuously improving the planning processes while ensuring all materials are on hand to meet production needs. This position is responsible for complete and accurate communication to all levels across supply chain and operations, generating and maintaining a Production Plan for the business, and reviewing the production adherence to Production Plan and feedback on any issues to the leadership team.

**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Develop and manage our Master Production Schedule for all designated products and projects.
- Collaborate and service internal customers including Project Managers, Supply Chain, After Sales & Customer Service.
- Provide confirmed delivery dates for any Work Orders, Sales Orders and Item Requirements.
- Manage a team of 7 people.
- Lead daily planning meetings with Production & Shipping supervisors
- Responsible for production schedules to meet on-time delivery dates, assess any potential delays and communicate the risks to the rest of the organization.
- Coordinate production with manufacturing.
- Manage with accuracy the Production schedule.
- Confirm material availability for current manufacturing requirements.
- Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delays.
- Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
- Manage deadlines based on project expectations.
- Coordinate short-term forecasting information and provide structured plans to implement them into Production, including capacity scheduling, material needs, ERP accuracy and production constraints.
- Develop a capacity plan to identify time periods when capacity would impact production's ability to meet demand.

**QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**:

- A minimum of 7 years of experience as a Scheduler/Planner/Ops Manager.
- Exceptional skills in scheduling tools such as excel, MS project, PowerBi.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Previous experience with D365 can be an asset.

**COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
- Excellent agent of change.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills required,
- Project management and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy.

**WHITEWATER COMPETENCIES**:

- Accountability - We do what we say
- Collaboration - We work well together
- Customer Focus - We know and respond to our customers
- Communication - We listen to and understand each other
- Authenticity - We are honest and trust each other
- Resilience - We deal effectively with pressure, are persistent and optimistic
- Flexibility & Adaptability - We are willing and able to respond to changing circumstances

WhiteWater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the diversity of all employees and applicants and are strongly committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.