Job Description

Job Identification

Job Title:

Technical Planner & Scheduler

Department:

Engineering

Employment Status:

Permanent, Full-Time, Salaried

Location of Job:

Tillsonburg, ON

Supervisor Job Title:

Technical Manager



Job Summary

At Systemair, we have a passion for indoor air quality. We are constantly striving to provide ventilation solutions that improve health and productivity in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and we continue to grow in terms of capabilities, product range, size, sales volume, and market share. We employ and empower people to take initiative and make decisions with the best interests of our customers and team at heart by achieving our goals to be an Employer, Brand, Investment, and Neighbor of Choice. Simply put, we prioritize, simplify, and trust, while committing to accountable behavior and personal responsibility at work and with our neighbors.



Under the direction of the Technical Manager, you will play a critical role by for planning, prioritizing, and coordinating engineering work across projects, operational requests, and sustainment activities. This role serves as the central point of visibility for engineering workload, capacity, and scheduling, ensuring that commitments are realistic, data-driven, and aligned with business priorities. As a part of our Technical team, you will maximize engineering capacity, improve delivery predictability, and enable informed staffing and prioritization decisions.



With our continued growth, we are searching for a motivated individual who is aligned with our culture and has the essential skills and experience described below to take on this career opportunity.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage the intake of engineering work requests from internal stakeholders. Validate scope, urgency, dependencies, and required effort prior to scheduling work. Ensure engineering requests are aligned with approved priorities and available capacity. Maintain a structured backlog of engineering tasks and upcoming work. Identify scheduling conflicts, bottlenecks, and capacity risks early and escalate as needed. Support engineering leadership with scenario planning and schedule impact analysis. Validate engineering estimates and improve estimating accuracy over time. Provide data-backed input to support realistic commitments and delivery dates. Maintain dashboards and reports related to engineering workload, capacity, and schedule adherence. Track trends and recurring issues impacting engineering efficiency. Support the development of standardized planning and scheduling practices.

Skills, Education, and/or Experience

Education in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field. Previous experience in engineering coordination, project scheduling, operations planning, or similar role preferred. Familiarity with project management, engineering, and manufacturing tools, systems, processes, and lifecycles. Familiarity with tracking labor hours, capacity planning, or resource forecasting. Familiarity with Health and Safety guidelines. Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required. Organizational and time management skills required. Communication and change management skills required. Previous experience with quality control and process improvement preferred. Able to work proficiently in a team-oriented setting, as well as independently.

Job Conditions

Physical Demands:

Light physical effort - able to lift between 20lbs. Sitting, lifting, squatting, pushing, pulling, or reaching for intermittent or extended periods. Prolonged periods of sitting as a desk and looking at a computer.

Work Environment:

Factory, Warehouse, Distribution Center, Office May be exposed to loud, repetitive sounds from machinery or equipment May use chemicals or other in accordance with MSDS May operate machinery in close proximity or with objects exposed to eyes or face

The job conditions described here and above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions of the position. Proper use of PPE such as safety glasses, closed toe shoes, hearing protection, gloves, face shields and other equipment as designated by the job being performed in a production environment is mandatory. Adherence to Systemair's safety policy is a condition of employment.



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