Production Planner

**Production Planner (1-Year Contract)**

**About us**:
AMPCO Manufacturers Inc. is a diversified Printing Company that has achieved excellence for over 50 years and is headquartered at our 63,000 square-foot facility in Coquitlam, British Columbia. A privately-owned and operated company, we make quality components such as durable labels, decals, nameplates, overlays, wide format digital graphics and membrane switches for companies worldwide.

AMPCO’s competitive advantage as a strategic sourcing partner is based upon our solid reputation and commitment to meeting outstanding quality standards (IATF 16949 certified), positioning ourselves as an extension of our client’s design, sourcing, engineering, and logistics teams. We pride ourselves in providing superior customer service and evolving product lines as well as very high-quality products.

AMPCO’s strongest asset remains our talented, passionate workforce, with 100+ employees who are the power behind our company’s expertise and reliability. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real impact, be part of an award-winning organization that continually strives to meet our partners’ expectations and enjoy internal advancement where you will grow personally and professionally, then we would love to hear from you

The Production Planner reports into the Pre-Production Manager, and is a critical role in production cycle to help ensure that jobs are completed correctly, on time, and on budget. The Production Planner organizes, controls, and monitors the flow of production materials, checking schedules, confirming job specifications, making arrangements for adjustments, and monitoring the quality of the output. By making informed decisions on the most efficient use of time and resources, the Production Planner ensures that orders can meet customer delivery dates within the agreed upon job costing and order confirmation terms and conditions.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Recommend improvements to processes for cost efficiency.
- Pre-flight new jobs, review estimates, drawings, and tolerances.
- Verify accuracy of estimates and job order entry forms.
- Allocate and distribute work to maximize availability of staff and equipment.
- Create production flow charts and maintain pre-press schedules.
- Coordinate jobs in progress and keep stakeholders informed of progress and/or changes regarding status, delivery, or other matters.
- Plan sequence of assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations.

**What you bring to Ampco**:

- Experience in pre-press and print production would be a benefit.
- Attention to detail, organized and thorough.
- Strong communication skills, written & verbal.
- Ability to exercise independent, sound judgment.
- Team player with self-confidence, assertiveness, and personal motivation.
- The ability to meet tight deadlines and manage stress.
- Ability to respond positively and act with a sense of urgency to challenging work and deadlines.
- Must be able to adapt and react to changing details and priorities - and shift the focus of the team to the most important task.
- Experience working with ERP systems is a requirement (Experience in Syteline will be an advantage).

**What Ampco offers**:

- Competitive wages.
- Company events.
- On-site gym.
- Free on-site parking.
- Extended health care, Dental care, Life Insurance, Vision care.
- Employee family assistance program.

**How to apply**:
We are actively recruiting for this position, if you are interested in applying, we encourage you to do so soon
**_Please submit_**
**_your cover letter and resume in one PDF of Word document._**

**Vaccine requirements**:
**Job Details**:

- ** Job Type**: Full-time, Temporary (1-year contract).
- ** Schedule**: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday 7:00am-3:30pm.
- ** Pay Range**: The typical hiring range for this position is from **$22.00 - $27.00 hourly**; the base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.

**About AMPCO Manufacturers Inc.**:
AMPCO Manufacturers Inc. is a diversified Printing Company that has achieved excellence for over 50 years and is headquartered at our 63,000-square-foot facilities in Coquitlam, British Columbia. A privately-owned and operated company, we make quality components such as durable labels, decals, nameplates, overlays, wide-format digital graphics and membrane switches for companies worldwide.AMPCO’s competitive advantage as a strategic sourcing partner is based upon our solid reputation and commitment to meeting outstanding quality standards (IATF 16949 certified), positioning ourselves as an extension of our client’s design, sourcing, engineering and logistics teams. We pride ourselves in providing superior customer service and evolving product lines as well as very high-quality products.AMPCO’s strongest asset remains our talented, passionate workforce, with 100+ employees who are the power behind our company’s expertise and reli