Opportunity for Production Planners

Irving Shipbuilding is building a talent pool for future Planner opportunities at Irving Shipbuilding. If you are interested in being considered for upcoming Planner roles, we encourage you to submit your application. 

A Planner is a front-line role which focuses on the creation of job packages and facilitating a timely delivery of materials for the production team. A Planner is a key communicator of work to be flagged for the fixed week, via direct contact with the production team and participation in production/project meetings.

In 2025, the Planning team will be looking to hire Planners who have experience in any of the following areas:

• Steel
• Pipe
• Paint
• Electrical
• Test & Trials
• Combat Systems

What You'll Do: 

• Utilize contract documentation and drawings to understand work scope, budget, and schedule.
• Create quality job packs that provide the necessary info to facilitate an efficient execution of work.
• Ensure activity breakdown, sequence logic, and trade resource budgets for a given scope of work is accurately represented in P6 and is consistent with the schedule WBS.
• Report on issues with material stock levels which do not align with the planning schedule and communicate discrepancies/required actions to the Scheduling Team Lead, Planning team, Project Manager, and Supply Chain.
• Provide trade specific support to the Planning and Production teams.
• Maintain tracking spreadsheets to assist Production and the scheduling of work.

What You'll Bring:

• Post-secondary education; preferably in technical, engineering, or related trade discipline.
• Trade Certificate, Red Seal, in a relevant discipline is considered an asset.
• 2-5 years of planning or trade work experience, preferably in a naval shipbuilding or repair environment.
• Experience in interpreting trade related drawings.
• Experience using Primavera P6, MS Excel, Aveva, or AutoCAD would be considered an asset.
• Thorough knowledge of naval repair methods considered an asset.