Planner/scheduler - Brampton, Canada - Almag Aluminum

Almag Aluminum

Verified Company

Brampton, Canada

49 minutes ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Reporting directly to the Master Scheduler the Planner/Scheduler is responsible for building daily production schedules, ensuring appropriate levels of inventory to meet Customer needs, and ensure the optimal balance of material flow throughout the plant.

The role supports the entire production cycle to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and deliver customer satisfaction. This individual will execute various programs and work collaboratively with various internal stakeholders, to ensure world-class material flow.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Minimum College Diploma within a logistics or manufacturing discipline, or combination of education and experience
3+ years of experience planning and scheduling in a warehouse, logistics or production environment
Training or certification through APICS would be considered a strong asset
Past experience in aluminium extrusion would be considered a strong asset
Past experience participating in formal continuous improvement, 5s, lean manufacturing or Kaizan initiatives would be a strong asset
Knowledge and experience of EPICS and Scheduling functions within EPICS would be a strong asset.

Technical Skills/Competence

High aptitude level with numeracy
Ability to make decision independently and as a team
Multitasking proficiency
Independent thinker
Able to work autonomously
High degree of accuracy required.
Strong computer skills, (Excel and Microsoft)
Must be organized and detailed oriented and comfortable working with diverse teams.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of the Planner-Scheduler are detailed below, but not limited to the following:

SCHEDULING:

Build daily schedules ensuring ontime delivery internally and externally
Review and plan work orders for all new tooling and tooling returned from the die maker on a daily basis
Review and promptly respond to daily sales requests relating to order status
Collect previous day schedules and sequence orders as required to ensure optimal efficiency and on time deliver (OTD)
Analyze and prioritize sales order fulfilment with respect to capacity planning and material requirements
Provide backup support to other planners/schedulers
All other duties as assigned

SCHEDULING PLANNING:

Work with Sales and other departments to review capacity for rush orders and expedite as required
Update the order status report daily, ensuring all notes reflect the current status of the order
Review all orders in the backlog, identifying and dispositioning all incomplete orders
Print all work orders to be scheduled
Independently calculate and determine suitable cut lengths for the production saws to maximize yields on recut
Maintain an indepth understanding of Almag's required material levels and product demands to assist in scheduling orders as efficiently as possible
Provide backup support to planners/schedulers
Work closely with the master scheduler to optimize flow of material throughout the various department and ALMAG locations.
All other duties as assigned

ON TIME DELIVERY (OTD):

Support the entire production cycle to ensure ontime delivery of customer orders and deliver customer satisfaction.
Work with departments to identify areas of improvement
Implement systems and streamline existing procedures/systems for optimal production flow
Review and maintain the OTD report ensuring departments are updating lates orders accordingly

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: