Position Description
At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Production Planner to join the Power Bus Way Team in Mississauga, ON.
The production planner will manage all the production resources to meet or exceed delivery deadlines and drive efficiencies. This person would be a detail-oriented and experienced production planner to create, modify, and manage production schedules. The production planner’s responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels, regularly providing production status updates to management, and facilitating the timely delivery of products to customers. They should also be able to closely monitor the production process to ensure that production orders are completed on time and within budget.
To be successful as a production planner, they should be knowledgeable of material requirements planning and able to manage production deadlines. Ultimately, an exceptional production planner should demonstrate excellent time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to ensure that production operations run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities:
· Liaise between project management and production supervisors to establish accurate lead times for released projects
· Establish, monitor, and improve throughput capacities on a weekly basis
· Recommending viable solutions to reduce production costs as well as improve production processes and product quality.
· Estimating the amount of material, equipment, and labor required for production.
· Promptly addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production.
· Coordinating production operations in accordance with material, labor, and equipment availability.
· Effecting changes to production schedules to ensure that production deadlines are met.
· Promptly informing the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.
· Performing other duties as required.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business management, or related field is preferred or relevant experience.
· Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) accreditation or other relevant certification is advantageous.
· Proven experience working as a production planner.
· Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
· Sound knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and related software.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent organizational and time management skills.
· Effective communication skills.
Company Info
About Legrand
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en
About Legrand North and Central America
Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us
About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division
Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world. Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential. For more information, visit legrand.us/electrical wiring devices
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