Planner

GeoSpectrum Technologies, Inc

1d•Onsite

About The Position

GeoSpectrum is growing and has a new career opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Planner! Reporting to the Director of Components and Manufacturing, the Manufacturing Planner plays an important role in building, coordinating, and executing manufacturing plans and schedules for a diverse range of sonar products and systems. This position blends hands‑on manufacturing coordination with responsibility for short‑term and medium‑term production planning, offering strong visibility across the production lifecycle. Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Materials, Quality, and Program teams, the Planner turns demand into clear, actionable production plans, supports daily priority setting, and contributes to ongoing improvements in planning and scheduling. In addition, the role serves as a key facilitator, leading daily cross‑functional coordination and supporting regular planning forums to keep teams aligned and working toward shared goals.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Equivalent experience gained through hands‑on manufacturing roles with planning or scheduling responsibilities will also be considered.
A minimum of two years of experience in manufacturing planning, coordination, scheduling, or supply chain roles, supported by relevant technical career experience.
Strong knowledge of product and job costing, with experience in analysis and reporting.
Experience in a complex, technical manufacturing environment, ideally supporting engineered-to-order or low-volume/high-complexity products.
Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and structured manufacturing workflows.
Strong computer proficiency, particularly with MS Office Suite, Excel, Power BI, and planning or reporting tools.
Ability to develop and manage project schedules, including logic development, progress tracking, and change order impact analysis.
All candidates must be eligible to apply for and maintain Canadian Controlled Goods and Canadian Government Security Clearances.

Responsibilities

Support the development and maintenance of the Master Production Schedule and manufacturing schedules for sonar products and systems.
Translate demand, project requirements, and engineering inputs into executable production plans.
Contribute to forward‑looking capacity, labor, and material planning.
Identify scheduling risks, constraints, and conflicts, and escalate with recommended mitigation options.
Coordinate job creation, sequencing, and release activities from order intake through closeout.
Partner with Manufacturing Leads, Procurement, and Materials teams to ensure jobs are ready and progressing as planned.
Track work‑in‑progress and maintain accurate planning and status information to support operational decisions.
Lead daily interdepartmental manufacturing stand-up meetings, ensuring clear alignment on daily priorities, identification and resolution of blockers.
Support weekly planning and scheduling meetings, including data preparation and action follow‑up.
Act as a central planning point of contact for near‑term production coordination across functions.
Align production schedules with material availability and procurement timelines.
Collect and maintain labor and material actuals to support costing and lead‑time development.
Provide planning inputs to Manufacturing, Engineering, and Business Development teams.
Support reporting on manufacturing key performance indicators (KPIs) such as schedule adherence and on-time delivery.
Assist with planning data analysis using ERP/MRP systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools.
Prepare and present planning and schedule updates for Manufacturing leadership as required.
Play an active role in continuous improvement efforts across planning, scheduling, and manufacturing coordination.
Help strengthen planning processes, improve data quality, and enhance the use of planning tools, including ERP/MRP systems.
Work closely with cross‑functional teams to improve planning accuracy, streamline workflows, and support scalable growth.