Central Production Planner - Richmond, Canada - VOESTALPINE RAILWAY SYSTEMS NORTRAK LLC

VOESTALPINE RAILWAY SYSTEMS NORTRAK LLC

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Richmond, Canada

2 weeks ago

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voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, with ten production facilities across Canada, US and Mexico, is North America's leading designer and manufacturer of special trackwork for the railway industry.

As the industry's technology leader, we take pride in providing superior products, excellent customer service and unbeatable engineering design services to our customers.

We are committed to bringing innovative solutions, products and services to our customers across rail freight and transit segments.

Nortrak Blue Family Culture**Nortrak Blue is our way of life and our commitment to our united Nortrak Family._ _We live Nortrak Blue through our values of Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity, Courage, Passion, and Diversity.

As a Nortrak family, Safety is our #1 commitment to our employees and Quality is our #1 commitment to our customers.
We are currently looking for a Central Production Planner to join our team in Richmond, BC.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY:

Comply with and enforces all Nortrak safety policies and regulations.
Demonstrates safety leadership when out in plants.

QUALITY:

Demonstrates strong support of the capacity planning, providing guidance and coordination with regards to ontimedelivery.
Work with Central Planning team on continuous improvement measures
Production and SAP processes and procedures.
Work with Central Planning Team to develop tools and resources to meet company growth goals.

ON-TIME DELIVERY:

Continues to support improvements of the capacity planning efforts of the company and demonstrates and shares SAP knowledge.
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment where things are constantly changing.
Responsible for quoting Bid Manufacturing Lead times.
Working with Sales, Plant Management and Project Management to levelload incoming orders based upon quoted lead times, priority and capacity.
Working with Sales, Project Management and Plant Production teams on schedule revisions to meet deadlines.
Work closely with Central Planning Manager on customer forecasting and stocking levels.
Support Sales Team and customers by communicating capacity availability and lead times.

COST:

Closely monitors projects and processes and brings areas of concern to the forefront at the early stages.
Identify and make adjustments to high running parts for stocking levels.
Monitor and report on changes in order intake or product mix.

PEOPLE:

Demonstrate personal accountability.
Takes initiative to continue learning and growing.
Readily supports his/her team and other plants.
Has a growth mentality.
Takes initiative to problem solve planning obstacles.
Demonstrate conflict resolution skills in a factual and empathetic manner.
Able to see the bigger picture and develop solutions or alternative approaches to solve problems.
Identify current bottlenecks and escalate information to appropriate teams.
Work with Foundry and Purchasing teams to monitor manganese supply to meet internal needs.
Maintain good communication and cooperation between themselves, their group and other groups within the organization.
Must be able to work independently.

ENVIRONMENTAL:

Adhere to Nortrak's Environmental Procedures, Practices and Policies.

Other duties as assigned.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Travel to each plant location to support Plant Production Planners.

QUALITIFCATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Post Secondary education with a degree in industrial logistics management, production planning, industrial management, or related discipline.

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE:

Five to seven years' experience in a Production Planning position in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Experienced in supervisory level would be an asset.
Experienced in logistics coordination.
SAP knowledge would be an asset.
Sound knowledge of MS Office standard, MS Projects and special programs.
Advanced programming skills in MS Excel would be an asset.
Sound knowledge in reading mechanical drawings.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
Exhibit strong and effective verbal and negotiation skills.
Able to prioritize and execute multiple tasks in an efficient manner.
Experience working in a manufacturing environment an asset.
Experience in the trackwork industry preferred.

PHYSCIAL DEMANDS:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or climbing.
Must be able to lift or handle up to 25 pounds at times.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Occasional travel may be required which includes walking, standing, sitting and driving from short to long periods of time.

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