Maintenance Planner

**SUMMARY**

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all planned maintenance work performed. As a key member of the maintenance organization, this position is responsible to ensure the maintenance operating system is designed, executed, and continuously improved to ensure our assets are maintained at base condition. Maintenance work performed will comply with conditions of use for each component and sub component within the asset.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Coordinate with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure that maintenance duties are effectively executed
- Estimate labor hours and cost and plan jobs and materials. Prioritize and schedule asset maintenance related assignments to technicians and operators
- Maintain, prioritize and schedule preventive maintenance to ensure maximum protection of the plant assets
- Identify, write & continuously improve PMIs (periodic maintenance & inspections)
- Organize and maintain spare parts lists, maintenance manuals, and drawings
- Order spare parts and organize and maintain spare parts inventory
- Manage the Maintenance Operating System (MOS). Establish preventive and predictive maintenance process through the Maintenance Operating System, work order tracking and usages
- Participate in daily production meetings and monthly operations planning meetings to prioritize and schedule work
- Provide support as needed to maintenance technicians and operators
- Provide technical assistance to the maintenance group, assist in troubleshooting and other problem solving/coordinating assignments
- Coordinate contractor assignments
- Use data and statistical problem solving techniques to improve the plant reliability as measured by Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) while reducing unit cost
- Maintain the Daily, Weekly and Monthly KPI reports
- Additional responsibilities as assigned

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:Technical degree preferred

**Experience**:

- 1-3 years of maintenance or applicable experience required
- Experience with PMXpert or relevant computerized maintenance operating system required
- Experience with AutoCAD helpful
- Experience in packaging equipment industry experience required

**Skills**:

- Strong mechanical and planning aptitude
- Excellent skills in the areas of teamwork, decision making, relationship building and teaching employees. Good problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong knowledge of food manufacturing, FDA/USDA, OSHA and EPA regulations. Strong computer skills including experience with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Microsoft Office
- Complex problem solving and critical thinking

**RELATIONSHIPS**:

- Reports to the Maintenance Supervisor
- Works closely with the maintenance and production teams

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, and use hands and fingers. This position requires the employee to be able to read, write, and communicate orally in English. In addition the employee must be able to hear and have color vision.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $25.00-$27.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- New Hamburg, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location