Planner Ii

**Planner II (Production Control)**:
The Planner II (Production Control) provides expertise in one or more specific areas of production planning. The Planner II in Production Control manages production sequence within their area and work-station workload while monitoring manufacturing schedule alignment and efficiency. This role is responsible for monitoring on time material availability, releasing of production shop orders and tracking of physical and transactional production progress to enable smooth flow of production activities within their respective stage of construction.

**Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.**

**What you’ll do**
- Reviews work package data, material availability and work centre workloads to release production shop orders as required by schedule.
- Works with production and area management to sequence and prioritize manufacturing, assembly, and installation activities.
- Reviews and collects all information required by production to commence work prior to production start.
- Reviews and maintains data in ERP system with actual progress achieved.
- Tracks physical and transactional production progress. Prepares reports on progress for management using internal system.
- Liaises with various collaborators within production and participates in production team meetings providing feedback and information.
- Produces work queue reports and dispatch lists to warehousing and production work centres with expected start and finish dates for operations.
- Investigates issues and delays in production and expedites activities to eliminate them.
- Ensures that shop orders are completed in a timely manner and no outstanding transactions remain after completion of each work package.
- Initiates change planning requests and coordinates changes with engineering, planning, production control and trades.
- Acts as the link between production function within their area of responsibility and support functions.
- Monitors Work in Progress and on time material availability to ensure they remain within the company limits.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.

**What you’ll bring**
- Diploma or Technical certification in Trades or Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is desirable.
- 2-4 years of experience in planning, ship design, shipbuilding or related trade experience.
- Experience in using ERP software tools for material and inventory planning (IFS is preferred).
- Certificate in Material requirements planning (MRP) is preferred.

**Why you’ll love working here**
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
- We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, maternity and parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

**About us**:
Seaspan Shipyards: Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.