Production Planner

Who We Are:

Price Industries Limited, North America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of air distribution products (www.priceindustries.com). The founding principles of Price have never changed – business integrity, first-class service, innovation and a commitment to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products.

After more than 60 years, Price remains a privately held family company with a deep heritage and commitment to innovation and service. Our long-standing vision, values, and the Price way of doing business are the cornerstones of our success.

We are a dynamic, progressive and innovative organization looking for new talent in our growing Winnipeg manufacturing facility. If you thrive on new challenges, and working in a friendly, team-driven environment, you should consider the following opportunity.

What You Can Expect:

• Health and Dental - Employees and their families enjoy paid benefits covering an extensive list of medical and dental expenses and services.  

• PocketPills - You and your family will have free access to Canada’s first Digital Pharmacy, PocketPills enables you to call, text or email the pharmacy care team from wherever you are.  You will enjoy free delivery of your prescriptions and vitamins straight to your home.

• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) - You and your family will have free access to consultation and support for your mental, emotional and financial well-being

• Life and Disability - You will be provided with life insurance in a multiple of your salary with an option to purchase additional coverage.  

• Pension Matching Program - Invest in your future with each pay cheque through our Defined Contribution Pension Plan and we will match your contribution (up to 3% of your salary).

• Gym Subsidy Program - Employees are eligible for a gym membership reimbursement of up to $300 per year, this includes Fitness related App’s.

• As part of our Goals, Rewards, Improvement and Teamwork program qualifying teams can enjoy a monthly reward.

• Personal and Professional Development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential through training and education.

• Community Involvement - Generously supporting health, charities, youth, and education opportunities is our passion, and you’re invited to be a part of that.

Production Planner

Reports To: Plant Manager – Critical Environments & HEPA

Position Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for developing, optimizing, and controlling the production schedule to ensure efficient utilization of plant resources while meeting customer delivery requirements. This role plays a critical part in balancing order demand with machine capacity, labor availability, and process capability to achieve optimal plant performance.

The Production Planner will work closely with Production Managers, Supervisors, and cross-functional departments to prevent both production congestion and capacity starvation by strategically loading orders into the manufacturing schedule. The successful candidate will leverage ERP system tools, data analysis, and personal initiative to establish daily production priorities, improve schedule adherence, and support continuous operational improvement.

This role requires strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of manufacturing operations, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments to drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain weekly production schedules based on plant capacity, labor availability, machine capability, material availability, and customer demand.
• Optimize order loading to maximize throughput while avoiding production bottlenecks, congestion, or resource underutilization.
• Balance customer priorities, lead times, capacity constraints, and operational objectives to ensure efficient production flow.
• Manage and prioritize standard and expedited customer orders, including quick-ship requirements.
• Coordinate closely with Production Managers and Supervisors to understand real-time shop floor capacity and operational constraints.
• Establish and communicate daily production priorities to support effective shop floor execution.
• Utilize ERP systems and planning tools to load, release, and monitor production orders.
• Monitor schedule adherence and proactively adjust plans in response to changing production conditions.

Capacity Planning & Resource Management

• Analyze machine capacity, labor capacity, process capability, and manufacturing constraints for effective planning and scheduling.
• Partner with production leadership to identify potential capacity risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate manpower, equipment, and material requirements to support production objectives.
• Support long-term capacity planning initiatives and demand forecasting activities.

Operational Coordination

• Collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Engineering, and other departments to ensure alignment on production plans and delivery commitments.
• Lead and participate in weekly planning and scheduling review meetings.
• Communicate schedule changes, priorities, and potential risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure timely resolution of scheduling conflicts and production constraints.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly production planning reports.
• Monitor key metrics related to schedule attainment, overdue orders, capacity utilization, and production performance.
• Analyze production data and identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain planning records and reporting databases to support decision-making.

Key Daily Responsibilities

• Prepare, Maintain, and distribute overdue order list reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Update missed orders and miscellaneous order tracking reports.
• Run DOMS and load production cells/schedule orders.
• Update production loading reports and distribute end-of-day status updates.
• Monitor schedule performance and adjust priorities as required.
• Coordinate with production leaders regarding changing priorities and capacity constraints.

Key Weekly Responsibilities

• Lead weekly production planning review meetings.
• Update production planning data and performance metrics.
• Prepare and distribute weekly production reports.
• Participate in weekly planning review meetings with operations leadership.
• Archive production loading and target performance data.
• Review machine, material, and manpower plans to ensure alignment with production requirements.
• Evaluate capacity utilization and identify opportunities for schedule optimization.

Qualifications

Education

• Post Secondary 

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, supply chain planning, or a related role.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with multiple production cells, machines, and resource constraints.
• Experience using ERP systems for production planning and scheduling.
• Experience with reporting and data analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel and Power BI is considered an asset.

Should this excellent opportunity interest you, please submit your resume, including salary expectations.

We appreciate the interest shown by all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities.  Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.