Production Planning Supervisor - Varennes, Canada - Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy

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Varennes, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories.

Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society.

Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth:
Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

General information:

Reporting to the Planning & Fulfillment Manager, the production planning supervisor manages all aspects of production and capacity planning in the factory.

Leads the SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process for the factory. Is the contact for Marketing and Sales when production slots and delivery dates are planned. Maximizes the use of resources to meet established production specifications and schedules.

Identifies constraints and takes appropriate countermeasures to deliver an executable schedule to the factory as well as by the Engineering team.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership to the Production Scheduling group and provide training and expertise in scheduling and planning Manage the development of scheduling priorities & tools to create flow in the shop. Develop a long range master plan Schedule adherence Monitors schedule adherence, identifies key root causes for deviation and takes followup improvement action. Reports information on production capacity issues and material availability impacting schedules to production and materials managers. Working with local production and purchasing managers to resolve issues. Works with customer service to provide appropriate delivery dates. Works with Marketing to set promise dates for new projects
Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar roles, or alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated accomplishments SAP or similar

ERP experience in MM and PP module or equivalent Proficiency in Microsoft Project Ability to work crossfunctionally within a global value chain Independent analysis/decisionmaking capabilities Strong Microsoft excel skills Strong communicator and teamwork oriented Organized and exhibits a sense of urgency when necessary Takes initiative to drive projects and lead others Employs root cause analysis approach Strong sense of customer focus and quality Fluent in both French and English Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing is a big plus
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Basic Info

Location
Varennes, Canada
Job Type
Full time
Experience
Management
Job function
Production & Skilled Trades
Contract
Regular
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