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Job Summary\nThe Production Planner is responsible for effectively planning manufacturing, packaging, and replenishment activities for industrial lubricants, Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), windshield washer fluid, and other commodity products.\nThe role ensures product availability to meet customer demand while maximizing operational efficiency and minimizing costs.\n2. Key Responsibilities\nWork closely with the Director of Operations to coordinate all activities related to daily production operations.\nDevelop production schedules for bulk products, packaged products (jugs, drums, totes), and customer-specific packaging formats.\nCoordinate blending, filling, and labeling schedules based on available inventory, sales forecasts, and confirmed customer orders.\nPlan production of DEF and seasonal fluids (e.g., winter versus summer windshield washer fluid), considering seasonal demand and inventory turnover.\nMonitor raw material availability, including base oils, additives, labels, containers, and other supplies, and follow up with the Purchasing Department as needed.\nCollaborate closely with Purchasing, Production, Warehouse, and Customer Service teams to ensure deadlines are met.\nAdjust production schedules in real time to accommodate unexpected events, such as equipment breakdowns, urgent orders, supplier delays, or weather conditions.\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date planning information in the ERP system, including quantities, dates, and priorities.\nParticipate in inventory management activities, including safety stock levels, stock rotation (FIFO), and cycle counts.\nMonitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including service levels, production efficiency, and planning variances.\nContribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at optimizing planning processes and reducing production and packaging waste.\nAssist in developing and implementing operational plans and objectives.\nPrepare reports, KPIs, and performance summaries as needed and submit them to the Director of Operations.\nMaintain effective communication and coordination with other internal departments.\nEnsure the work environment remains clean, organized, and safe.\nPerform other related duties or adapt responsibilities according to operational needs.\n3. Required Skills and Competencies\nTechnical Skills\nStrong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook and Word.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.\nAbility to adapt to changing priorities and take on a variety of responsibilities and tasks.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and operational skills.\nInterpersonal Skills\nAbility to adapt to and effectively manage change.\nProactive, resourceful, and capable of working independently.\nExcellent organizational and prioritization skills.\nStrong team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate across departments.\nExcellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.\n4. Required Qualifications\nEducation\nDiploma in Project Management, Production Planning, or another related field.\nExperience\nMinimum of 5 years of experience in production planning.\nI authorize ORA Partenaires to retain my personal information collected as part of its activities for purposes related to its mission, in accordance with its Privacy Policy available on its website.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3389,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-31T04:42:05Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":46,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.511,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":11,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:7","agency","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ora-partenaires-production-planner","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ora-partenaires-production-planner.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T13:50:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":25378,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":692679},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=692679"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fora-partenaires-production-planner"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fora-partenaires-production-planner"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fora-partenaires-production-planner"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ora-partenaires-production-planner\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fora-partenaires-production-planner"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3561807}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"orapartenaires.ca","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3561807},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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