Sr Mgr – Master Planner - Supply Chain & Operations

• Job Title: Sr Mgr
• Master Planner
• Supply Chain & Operations

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Located: Montreal, Quebec (North America Scope)

Department: Operations/Supply Chain, (Montreal, Quebec)

About the Company

Our Purpose: Engines trusted to fly. Powering missions that matter.

Our Mission

We deliver disciplined, high-quality engine and component MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) that keeps aircraft mission-ready — combining deep expertise, reliable execution, and solutions built around our customers’ operational realities.

We are climbing to PEQ Performance — Power, Expertise, Quality — the operating principle that drives everything we do. Our values define who we are:

1. Quality is Essential – we don’t cut corners, we define them;

2. Customer Outcomes First – our success is measured by how well our customers operate;

3. Uncompromising Integrity – honesty, accountability, and respect in every interaction;

4. Every Engine. Every Time. – the same disciplined standard, no shortcuts, no exceptions; and

5. Built on Trust. Powered by People. – experienced teams who take ownership and stand behind their work

Essential Turbines Inc. (ETI) is a leading Engine MRO providing services across the globe. ETI operates out of facilities in Montreal, Vancouver, Malta and Phoenix, AZ. Our company specializes in the RR250 & RR300 Engines (Rolls Royce) and has special capabilities in mature engines for fighter jets.

We have a global base of operators and customers, in various industries including emergency services, law enforcement, agricultural, industrial and tourism. ETI strives to be the leader in high-touch customer service, leading turn-around times and quality.

Position Summary

Essential Turbines is seeking a Supply Chain Professional/Master Planner for our aircraft turbine engine MRO operation. The Master Planner develops and maintains the master schedule for engine inductions, module and piece-part repair, and return-to-service across our North American shops.

This role sits at the center of our Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process — translating customer induction forecasts, AOG events, contract turnaround time (TAT) commitments, and long-lead aerospace material availability into an executable shop plan.

The Master Planner balances customer TAT, work-in-process, rotable pool health, and finite capacity across disassembly, cleaning and inspection (NDT), repair cells, assembly, and engine test, and serves as the day-to-day source of truth for which engines move through the shop, when, and with what resources.

This position will have multi-site responsibility and oversight for Master Planning activities for North America, including Montreal QC, Vancouver, BC and Phoenix, AZ.

Key Responsibilities

Master Scheduling & MRP

• Build and maintain the 12–18 month engine MRO master schedule — engine inductions, module flow, piece-part repair, and return-to-service — aligned to customer TAT commitments and contract milestones.
• Sequence engine inductions across the shop to level-load disassembly, repair cells, assembly, and engine test, and to protect rotable pool and exchange-unit availability.
• Run the weekly MRP cycle; review exception messages, reschedule actions, and pegging on consumables, repair kits, and rotables to keep the plan valid and executable.
• Maintain planning parameters (routings, lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, repair vs. replace rules) in the ERP/MRO system to reflect actual shop and supplier performance.
• Release and prioritize shop work orders and repair orders in line with capacity, material availability, certification status, and customer commitments.
• Build out current ERP system to provide Master Planning requirements though system rationalization and data integrity

S&OP and Capacity Planning

• Primary owner of the S&OP cycle; plan, lead, develop data and workstream to build out S&OP; reconcile the customer induction forecast and AOG demand against shop capacity and material availability.
• Build and maintain rough-cut capacity plans (RCCP) across critical engine MRO work centers — disassembly, cleaning, NDT, blade and vane repair, machining/welding repair, balance, assembly, and engine test cell.
• Manage engine test cell loading as a primary constraint; coordinate test slot assignment with assembly completion and customer ship dates.
• Surface capacity gaps and bottlenecks early; recommend overtime, shift changes, outsourced repair vendors, tooling, or capital actions to close them.
• Partner with Finance and Program Management to translate the operating plan into TAT, WIP, inventory, revenue, and cost projections each cycle.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Work hand-in-hand with Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to resolve material shortages, repair scope changes (work scope creep), and quality / airworthiness holds without breaking TAT commitments.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Repair Administration on long-lead engine materials and outside repair vendors — LLPs (life-limited parts), blades and vanes, combustors, bearings, accessories, and OEM repairs — and ensure planning horizons reflect realistic vendor TATs.
• Manage rotable / exchange unit availability in the plan; coordinate loaner / exchange engine moves to protect customer dispatch reliability.
• Re-plan and prioritize the shop in response to AOG events, customer escalations, workscope expansions, and unserviceable findings during inspection.
• Support customer-facing program reviews with shop status, TAT forecasts, and root-cause for missed milestones.

Data & Continuous Improvement

• Champion data integrity in the ERP/MRO system; routinely audit standard repair routings, vendor TATs, lead times, and planning parameters.
• Track and report core MRO planning KPIs: TAT performance vs. contract, schedule attainment, on-time induction and delivery, WIP aging, past-due, and forecast accuracy.
• Identify and drive process improvements within the planning function, applying APICS / ASCM best practices and lean MRO principles (visual management, pull, constraint management).
• Own and drives operational metrics, reporting, and data sources to drive data driven decision making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related technical field.
• 5–8 years of production planning / master scheduling experience, with direct experience in aircraft turbine engine MRO (or a closely comparable aerospace MRO environment).
• Working knowledge of FAA Part 145 / EASA Part 145, Transport Canada Part 145 repair station operations and AS9110 quality requirements.
• Familiarity with engine MRO workflow — disassembly, cleaning, NDT, repair, assembly, balance, and test cell operations — and with rotable / exchange-unit management.
• Hands-on expertise running MRP and master scheduling in a tier-one ERP / MRO system (SAP, Oracle, IFS, Trax, Quantum, Ramco, or equivalent).
• Expert knowledge of S&OP, including supply review and rough-cut capacity planning.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel; comfort with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and large data sets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting plan status to operations leadership, program managers, and customer representatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS / ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
• Direct experience planning a specific engine family RR M250/RR300
• Experience managing LLP tracking and back-to-birth traceability requirements.
• Familiarity with finite scheduling / advanced planning tools (e.g., Kinaxis, OMP, SAP IBP, Preactor).
• Lean / Six Sigma training (Green Belt or higher) and direct experience with MRO continuous improvement (TAT reduction, WIP reduction, takt-based flow).
• Working knowledge of ITAR / export-controlled program requirements.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• This is an on-site role based at our engine MRO facility; daily presence on the shop floor is expected.
• Combination of office and engine shop floor environment; appropriate PPE required when on the shop floor and around the test cell.
• Occasional travel (~20-30%) to repair vendors, OEMs, ETI shops, or customer facilities.
• Must meet the requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods program and US Restricted and controlled items under ITAR and Department of Commerce.

Essential Turbines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.