THE CHALLENGE
The Production Materials Planner is a highly execution-focused role dedicated to ensuring shop floor material availability ahead of production demand. Supporting trailer manufacturing, assembly, and testing, the Planner coordinates readiness across units, stations, and work orders to optimize production flow and eliminate downtime. This role proactively manages supply risks by auditing BOMs, inventory, and shortage reports, collaborating with procurement to resolve gaps, and maintaining precise ERP data. Ultimately, this position is critical to driving schedule adherence and supporting TURBINE-X’s manufacturing expansion across Canadian and U.S. operations.
WHAT WE'LL OFFER YOU
- Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive package including a competitive salary and company benefits.
- Expert Mentorship: Direct access and mentorship from our Chief Financial Officer and seasoned finance experts to grow your career.
- Safety-First Culture: A dynamic environment where your commitment to safety is valued and supported.
- Purpose-Driven Work: Join a team that lives by core values: Be Great, Be Kind, Stand Out, Have Fun, Give Back, and Together, We Win!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Material Planning & Production Readiness
- Review production schedules, work orders, BOMs, and material requirements to ensure required materials are available before planned production start dates.
- Compare BOM requirements against inventory, open purchase orders, expected receipts, shortages, substitutions, and material allocation status.
- Identify material gaps by unit, trailer, station, work order, and required date.
- Maintain visibility of material readiness for upcoming production activities, including assembly, sub-assembly, test preparation, integration, and closeout.
- Coordinate with Production and Planning to understand near-term priorities, critical work orders, station requirements, and schedule risks.
- Support material readiness reviews before work orders are released to the shop floor.
- Ensure production is not started without clear visibility of required materials, shortages, constraints, and recovery plans.
- Help prevent production delays caused by missing parts, incomplete kits, late receipts, incorrect inventory, or poor material coordination.
BOM, Work Order & PO Coordination.
- Review BOMs against work orders to confirm material requirements are properly planned and visible in ERP.
- Monitor open purchase orders against production demand and required dates.
- Identify mismatches between BOM requirements, PO quantities, due dates, inventory availability, and work order demand.
- Work with Buyers and Expeditors to confirm supplier delivery dates, late materials, partial shipments, and recovery plans.
- Escalate critical material shortages that may impact production, testing, shipment, or customer commitments.
- Coordinate with Engineering and ERP teams when BOM errors, missing parts, incorrect quantities, obsolete part numbers, or revision issues are identified.
- Support resolution of material planning issues caused by incomplete BOMs, late engineering releases, incorrect item setup, or inaccurate ERP data.
- Ensure material demand is clearly communicated to Procurement, Warehouse, Planning, and Production.
Shortage Management & Escalation
- Create, maintain, and communicate material shortage reports for upcoming work orders and production builds.
- Prioritize shortages based on production impact, required date, critical path, lead time, and station sequence.
- Coordinate daily or weekly shortage review meetings with Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Planning, and Quality as needed.
- Track shortage recovery actions, responsible owners, expected receipt dates, and impact to production.
- Escalate high-risk shortages early enough to allow corrective action before they stop production.
- Support root cause analysis for recurring material shortages, including planning errors, supplier delays, inaccurate inventory, receiving delays, BOM issues, or poor communication.
- Help develop countermeasures to reduce repeated material availability problems.
Kitting, Staging & Shop-Floor Support
- Coordinate with Warehouse and Production to ensure materials are picked, kitted, staged, and delivered according to the production schedule and station needs.
- Support development of kit lists by trailer, work order, station, sub-assembly, or production phase.
- Confirm material availability before kitting activities begin.
- Help define material staging priorities for high-impact work orders, critical assemblies, and upcoming production milestones.
- Coordinate with Warehouse to resolve missing material, inventory discrepancies, bin location issues, damaged material, or receiving delays.
- Support station-level material readiness for trailer assembly, mechanical installation, electrical installation, controls integration, testing, and final closeout.
- Help ensure material presentation to the shop floor is organized, timely, complete, and aligned with production flow.
ERP, Inventory & Data Accuracy
- Use ERP to review demand, supply, inventory balances, purchase orders, work order requirements, expected receipts, and material availability.
- Support accuracy of work order material status, item availability, shortage reporting, and production readiness data.
- Identify and communicate ERP data issues such as incorrect BOM quantities, missing demand, duplicate requirements, incorrect due dates, wrong item numbers, or inaccurate inventory.
- Work with ERP/Data, Warehouse, Procurement, and Planning teams to improve material planning data accuracy.
- Support cycle count follow-up and inventory reconciliation when material discrepancies affect production readiness.
- Help ensure inventory transactions, receipts, allocations, and material movements are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Support continuous improvement of ERP reports, dashboards, shortage trackers, and material readiness tools.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work with Production to understand build priorities, station needs, material constraints, and upcoming work.
- Work with Planning to align material availability with production schedules and work order release timing.
- Work with Procurement and Expediting to communicate material requirements, late deliveries, supplier risks, and critical POs.
- Work with Warehouse to coordinate picking, kitting, staging, receiving priorities, and inventory accuracy.
- Work with Engineering to resolve BOM issues, part number questions, substitutions, revisions, and technical material concerns.
- Work with Quality to manage material holds, NCRs, inspection delays, supplier documentation issues, and release status.
- Work with Logistics when inbound shipments, customs, freight delays, or cross-border movements affect material availability.
- Communicate material readiness status clearly to stakeholders and escalate risks in a timely manner.
Planning Discipline & Continuous Improvement
- Help establish a standard material readiness review process for upcoming work orders and production milestones.
- Support creation of a forward-looking material planning horizon, such as 2-week, 4-week, 8-week, and long-lead readiness views.
- Develop and maintain material readiness trackers, shortage dashboards, and action logs.
- Identify recurring causes of shop-floor material shortages and support corrective actions.
- Recommend improvements to BOM structure, work order planning, kitting processes, ERP reporting, inventory controls, and communication routines.
- Support production ramp-up by improving material planning discipline, shortage visibility, and cross-functional accountability.
- Contribute to a culture of planning, preparation, ownership, and production readiness.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience:
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, Logistics, or related field preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in materials planning, production planning, inventory control, supply chain, manufacturing coordination, or production support.
- Experience working with BOMs, work orders, purchase orders, inventory, MRP, and ERP systems.
- Experience coordinating with Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Planning, Engineering, and Quality teams.
- Strong data discipline and ability to maintain accurate material readiness records, shortage trackers, and ERP-related planning information.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with shop-floor and office-based stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize material issues based on production risk, schedule impact, critical path, and business urgency.
- Comfortable working in a growing organization where processes are being built, standardized, and improved.
Education:
- Experience in engineered-to-order, industrial manufacturing, modular equipment, power generation, heavy equipment, fabrication, or assembly environments preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Power BI, Excel, or similar planning/reporting tools preferred.
- APICS / ASCM certification, CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent supply chain certification considered an asset.
- Experience supporting material kitting, shortage management, production readiness reviews, or shop-floor material coordination considered a strong asset.
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations across multiple regions, especially U.S. and Canada, considered an asset.
- Knowledge of supplier documentation, CoCs, inspection release, material holds, and quality-controlled receiving processes considered an asset.
PHYSICAL & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Safety Compliance: Strict adherence to X-Group health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies, procedures, and training requirements.
- Shop Floor Safety & PPE: Ability to wear required safety equipment and personal protective devices (steel-toe boots, safety glasses, hearing protection) when auditing Work-in-Progress (WIP) or collaborating with workshop supervisors.
- Safety-Sensitive Role: Participation in any required site-specific safety protocols and required drug and alcohol testing.
ABOUT TURBINE-X & THE X-GROUP
"Modular power to give back with endless energy"
The X-Group of Companies is the world’s leading provider of cross-platform solutions for evolving power systems. Unlike traditional providers, we are vendor-neutral, optimizing for our clients' needs, budgets, and ESG goals. Whether it's concept or completion for rotating equipment, we solve for X.
HOW TO APPLY
If you take pride in your work and value learning, growth, and excellence, you belong here. Apply today.
- Online: Apply via Indeed.ca
- Email: Send your resume to [email protected] (Please indicate "Production Materials Planner" in the subject line).
X-Group is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: $47,103.84-$80,381.85 per year
Work Location: In person
