Production Planner

About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. 

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

Orica does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Orica Immigration Sponsorship (e.g., H1-B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future.

About The Role – Production Planning Scheduler (Maple Ridge BC)

We are excited to announce a new opportunity for a Production Planning Scheduler within our Digital Solutions team focused on coordinating day-to-day production planning and control activities across multiple product lines and manufacturing work centres. 

Do you have experience planning and scheduling in the manufacturing of electronics and industrial assembly? Are you able to balance planning with problem solving to execute manufacturing and capacity constraints to meet production deadlines, ultimately achieving customer commitments? Do you thrive under pressure and enjoy diving into challenges to bring about workable solutions?

You will work to plan schedules and walk the production floor to oversee the fulfillment and to remove obstacles keeping production on time. This position acts as the primary planning interface between Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering, Inventory, Material Handling, Shipping/Logistics, Quality and Purchasing teams to support customer fulfillment and production execution. The role serves as a point of contact for production planning activities, schedule execution, lead times, and operational coordination.

Role Dimensions 
•    Work Schedule: 7am – 330pm Monday – Friday
•    Office Based role with production floor activity
•    Oversight of production work cells

What you will be doing

1. Production Planning & Scheduling

• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate production schedules and workflows based on customer demand, capacity, materials, and resource availability.
• Track production orders, lead times, and schedule performance to ensure on-time delivery and fulfillment commitments.
• Assess and manage capacity, manpower, equipment, material, and production constraints to support demand and schedule execution.
• Maintain ERP data accuracy and manage production planning, outsourced work, engineering, and rework-related transactions.