Maintenance Planner

**Summary/Objective**

This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating proactive maintenance work with the objective of minimizing total maintenance costs and effort by maximizing maintenance efficiency and productivity.

**Essential Functions**
- Develops and maintains a comprehensive MRO program; working closely with OEMs to build critical spare parts lists by asset. Includes ordering, receiving & organizing all MRO material within the ERP system
- Schedules maintenance and PM in a way that minimizes equipment downtime and impact on production
- Manages all service providers & associated budgets, and negotiation of contracts
- Directing and executing the maintenance work order program
- Monitor and evaluate completion of tasks
- Order parts, supplies, materials as required
- Managing the store room parts inventory
- Manage and schedule maintenance activities such as inspections, calibrations and equipment PMs
- Supervises shift maintenance workers.
- Occasional Back up coverage for Production/Maintenance supervisors

**Supervisory Responsibility**

This position manages all employees of Set
- Up department and is responsible for the performance management and participation in selection process of the employees in that department.

**Work Environment**

This job operates in a professional manufacturing office and shop floor environment. This role routinely uses standard manufacturing equipment.

**Physical Demands**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, use hands, handle tools, objects or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and listen; may lift or move products up to 50 lbs.

**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. This position may occasionally require extended hours and/or weekend work depending upon the demands and urgency of the job. There might be periodic requirements for shift coverage on behalf of other Supervisors.

**Travel**

No

**Required Education, Skills, and Experience**
- Certification or strong aptitude in a related field e.g. millwright, electrician
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiar with Maintenance computer (Excel and Microsoft Project) and information system components.
- Ability to motivate and work well with maintenance & Ops crews to solicit input and develop ownership of key processes
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Project Management experience; ability to coordinate multiple projects across various shifts

**Preferred Education, Qualifications, and Experience**
- Previous Supervisory experience an asset

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

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

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

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work Location: One location