Company: MG Chemicals

Location: Burlington, Ontario

Department: Purchasing and Planning

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Wage: $28–$36 per hour

About the role

Coordinate, schedule, and optimize production to support efficient, on-time manufacturing and healthy inventory levels. Connect demand planning, procurement, and manufacturing to maintain workflow and minimize downtime.

What you’ll do

- Develop and maintain short- and long-term manufacturing and packaging schedules based on sales forecasts, customer orders, inventory, capacity, cycle times, urgency, and material availability.
- Track weekly schedule adherence and capacity utilization.
- Execute material requirements planning (MRP), maintain planning parameters, and manage material call-offs.
- Manage raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods against inventory KPI targets, and monitor inventory accuracy and turnover.
- Work with Production, Quality Control, Procurement, plant Warehouse, and Logistics to maintain reliable material supply under company standards, procedures, and protocols.
- Communicate material availability throughout the product life cycle and demand variances to Procurement.
- Monitor production progress, identify bottlenecks, assess priorities, and adjust schedules to meet deadlines.
- Promptly report production or planning issues, and track changes within the frozen planning horizon and downtime caused by material shortages or scheduling conflicts.
- Maintain accurate production data, material usage records, and schedule changes.
- Review and report aggregate inventory levels, inventory exposure, backlog, and availability.
- Support improvements in production planning and workflow,



develop planning processes and best-practice models, and contribute to Lean goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least two years of experience with production flow in a manufacturing environment.
- At least two years of experience using an ERP system to interpret or manage raw material inventory.
- Knowledge of production planning, scheduling, MRP techniques, and manufacturing control systems.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- The ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
- Basic purchasing knowledge.

Work environment This is an office-based role with regular production-floor visits in a quick-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing setting.

Work is primarily desk-based, involving extended periods of sitting and frequent computer use, with opportunities to change position. Regular walking and occasional standing are required during visits to production and warehouse areas.

Benefits

At MG Chemicals, we support our employees’ health, well-being, and future through a comprehensive benefits package.





Benefits include flexible health and lifestyle spending accounts, counselling support, paid sick days, personal Flex Days, vacation that increases with service, and a retirement savings program with Company RRSP contributions. Eligible employees can also access maternity and/or parental leave top-ups, along with income top-ups during qualifying absences due to illness, injury, or quarantine.

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.

Company Information

MG Chemicals is a stable and growing technical materials manufacturer and an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

We develop and manufacture advanced materials for electronics, engineering, and industrial applications. Our portfolio includes conformal coatings, EMI/RFI shielding materials, encapsulation and potting compounds, conductive materials, specialty adhesives, RTV silicones, and a broader range of electronics products and maintenance chemicals. Supported by a state-of-the-art development laboratory and international reach, MG Chemicals works with engineers, manufacturers, distributors, and other technical customers to solve demanding application challenges.

Please only submit your resume and cover letter through our career page linked below for consideration.

https://mgchemicals.com/careers/

Only applicants considered for the position will be contacted. Please do not call directly unless you have been contacted by MG Chemicals first.

Pay: $28.00-$33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Production and Materials Planner (Burlington)
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