Production Planner I

About This Role

Who We Are:

·          CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

·          CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

·          CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

·          Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

·          A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe

·          Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions

·          Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary 

The Planner schedules work in accordance with the program schedule.  Deciphers engineering drawings, engineering release notices and engineering orders to determine proper action such as requesting parts through material planning as needed and building parts in the shops.  Assures schedule adherence and program priorities by having both purchased parts and build parts arrive in time to meet the program schedule.  Provides project support to department managers, group leaders, and staff of Hardware Integration and Deployment. Maintains communication with program management, project technicians, production coordinators/planners, material planning, and support departments (such as Mechanical and Electrical Deployment) to monitor the status of product delivery.  Might assist other planners in resolving problems with late deliveries and recovery plans for projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

·          Enters data into various Hardware Deployment databases

·          Evaluates due dates to ensure they align with schedule need dates

·          Prepares the necessary documentation for items being shipped out of plant

·          Orders necessary tools and parts needed by the hardware deployment group.

·          Extracts various reports from Cognos, JIRA, Costpoint, and/or other reporting systems to evaluate priorities

·          Keeps data integrity in Costpoint as it relates to MRP

·          Maintains operational reports that successfully reflect and aid key project and operational goals.

·          Keeps the work order database updated and accurate

·          Coordinates with material planning and/or purchasing to acquire needed parts for projects

·          Understanding of the bill of materials (BOM) along with a solid knowledge