Production Planning Coordinator

Food Production Production Planning Coordinator Reports To: Production Master Planner Job Status: Salary, Full Time Work Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm Work Location: Onsite, Saulter Compensation: $53,000-$57,000, commensurate with experience About Real Food For Real Kids: Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a growing company on a mission to make real food the standard rather than the exception. A multiple award-winning company recognized for excellence and innovation, we’re a leading healthy catering company for child care centres, schools and camps. RFRK proudly serves nutritious meals and snacks to thousands of children throughout the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area every day. We’re well-positioned for growth into new markets and planning for significant expansion over the coming years. Our production team is looking for a fantastic person who can turn demand forecasts and inventory needs into accurate, efficient production schedules while coordinating daily operations across Production, Supply Chain, QA, and Logistics to join us as a Production Planning Coordinator. If you like the sound of us so far, keep reading to see if you have the experience and skills needed for this rewarding role! The Opportunity The production planning coordinator will organize and schedule production orders according to demand and quality standards. They are organized and results-driven with great critical thinking skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team. Great communication, a strategic mindset, and great data analysis skills are essential for the role. An excellent production planning coordinator (PPC) is well-versed in production procedures and products while finding ways to optimize them ensuring goods manufactured by RFRK are produced cost-effectively that meet quality specifications. They will work and collaborate with Menu Planners and stakeholders to help develop and plan seasonal menus for clients while keeping in mind the constraints of production employees, equipment, and time management. The PPC will be effectively trained in our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and work daily using these tools alongside various other departments to ensure each week’s production and distribution of products flow through the system smoothly without incident. Key Responsibilities Production Planning and Scheduling Support the translation approved menus, demand forecasts and service requirements into accurate weekly and daily production schedules for childcare, snack club, substitute meal and future service programs. Create, release, revise and maintain production orders in Business Central in accordance with established planning deadlines and approval requirements. Confirm that production schedules are achievable based on labour availability, equipment capacity, ingredient and packaging availability, shelf life, storage capacity and required completion times. Production Coordination and Execution Sequence production to support allergen controls, sanitation requirements, product changeovers, cooling requirements, packing timelines and distribution cut off times. Monitor production progress against the approved schedule and coordinate recovery actions when there are production disruptions or operating conditions change. Communicate schedule changes, significant demand fluctuations and operational constraints promptly to Production, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Pack, Warehouse, Logistics and other affected stakeholders. Menu and Product Planning Support seasonal/annual menu planning, new product/recipe launches, packaging changes and equipment or process changes by evaluating production feasibility and identifying resource constraints. Production Analysis and Continuous Improvement Support the analysis of completed production orders and reporting of key variances. Planning Systems, Inventory and Performance Improvement Maintain accurate and current production planning data within Business Central, scheduling t…

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