Production Planning Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Coach, engage, and develop the production control team (coaching, training, and mentoring of less experienced employees).
• Assign and balance workload based on priorities, skills, and teams’ capacity; adjust assignments to address unplanned events or absences.
• Monitor team performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions when deviations occur.
• Foster a collaborative and respectful work environment; promote company values and health and safety expectations.
• Actively participate in the recruitment process and performance evaluations, ensuring objectives and expectations are clearly defined and communicated.
• Lead daily production control activities to support execution of the production plan and decision making on the shop floor.
• Promote a strong on time delivery (OTD) culture across all program milestones through appropriate monitoring and control mechanisms.
• Identify idle situations and provide the analysis required to support priority-setting and trade-off decisions.
• Quickly identify and highlight execution constraints (e.g., missing kits/unavailable parts, material blockers) and trigger actions with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure data accuracy and rigor for statuses (progress, priorities, exceptions) in tracking tools (ERP systems, dashboards, reports) to maintain reliable operational alignment.
• Participate in team meetings and operational routines (e.g., DMM meetings) and ensure tracking of action items and commitments.
• Clearly communicate progress, identified issues, and required arbitrations to relevant stakeholders.
• Represent the team with internal customers and act as a liaison with management for special situations.
• Identify, document, and report non-conformities or deviations impacting execution (e.g., process anomalies, data issues, material discrepancies).
• Actively contributes to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving quality, productivity, and efficiency within production control activities.
• Propose, document, and deploy process improvements (standardization, reduction of inefficiencies, role clarification, and improved communication practices).
• Ensure adherence to procedures and standard work methods, and support updates to standards when required.
• Participate in structured problem-solving activities (root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions) and in the development of relevant performance indicators.
  
  
  
   

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations Management option, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a supervisory or coordination role within a manufacturing, planning, or production control environment.
• 5 to 7 years of experience within production planning and control organization.
• Strong knowledge of production management principles, production planning, and production control.
• Strong data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and people management skills.
• Knowledge of production management tools and systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and supply chain management tools.
• Bilingual French and English (Transact with suppliers outside Quebec).