Production Planner

Starlim North America is a global leader in the manufacturing of silicone parts specializing in custom Liquid Silicone Rubber molding for health care and automotive industries. 

Located in London since 2004, our Austrian mother company has been expanding world-wide since 1974.  Our proprietary, fully automated, world-class technologies and high-quality products, combined with creative, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing technologies allow us to deliver high quality products.

Key focus:

• Scheduling of production orders, taking into account the necessary resources and optimal economic aspects (inventory, tool changes, material changeovers)
• Scheduling of sample orders taking into account inputs from RD and MS departments
• Ensuring that the delivery dates requested by the customer are met, in close coordination with order processing
• Responsible for Raw Material planning and disposition
• Continuous further development of the planning strategy / planning tools
• Responsibility for cost-optimized and on-time series and pre-series planning
• Internal contact person regarding planning decisions/ deviations
• Master user in the area of master data & planning

We require an experienced Production Planner who will be responsible for:

• Execution of stock disposals for the defined production area 
• Conversion of customer requirements into the planning system (in the case of delivery call-offs, deadline postponements, etc.), including detailed production planning of production orders (tool/machine allocation, tool change, set and/or master mold, material changeovers, etc.)
• Adherence to customer delivery dates

• Coordination of planning with internal departments: production, application engineering, order processing and raw material disposition
• Production control - monitoring of production quantities
• Weekly Raw Material planning run to ensure enough raw material is in the pipeline to support planning goals
• Purchasing Raw Material (LSR, HCR, Color, Oils, and additives)
• Participate in both external and internal audits
• The planning and execution of daily production requirements, while also developing the scheduling processes and procedures required to support new projects
• Continuous improvement of business processes
• Support Environmental, Health & Safety initiatives throughout the facility, ensuring safety, housekeeping and quality standards are maintained.

Do you have?

• Post-secondary diploma in Operations Management or related field.
• Experience in work preparation or production-related areas, or initial experience in production planning an advantage.
• 2-3 years' experience in a related role
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Software
• Independent and team-oriented way of working
• Ability to build a strong working relationship with other functional teams including production and applications engineering
• Problem solving ability and assertiveness
• Change management and conflict resolution skills
• Capable of making difficult prioritization decisions based on evolving manufacturing and customer service needs
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills
• A structured approach

Successful candidate will also have:

• Experience in the use of an ERP system
• Ability to operate and learn independently in a fast-paced environment
• An understanding of how to coordinate the efforts of raw materials supply, forecasting, supply planning, and the execution of a production plan
• Professional attitude with customers, employees, and management
• Planning decisions series / pre-series / raw material
• Alignment of KPI experience
• Master data structure and responsibility
• Cleanliness and orderliness in the local personnel work area of all persons under their control
• The ability to reschedule production orders in consultation with the order processing department
• Ability of scheduling production orders

If you have the required qualifications and would like to work in a growing, high tech, continuous improvement environment, please apply with your cover letter and resume.

Starlim is an equal employment opportunity employer and offer a competitive salary and benefit package.

Candidates must be legally employable in Canada to be considered for employment. Should you require accommodation in making an application please contact our office.

We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected to proceed in the process will be contacted.

No agencies please.

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