Maintenance Planner

**Why Choose Us?**
Novolex® is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

**Our Sustainability Commitment**
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
**How You'll Perform the Role** Maintenance Planner**

**Principal Job Duties**
- Develop and publish daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules.
- Coordinate with production and maintenance to align schedules with operational priorities and downtime availability.
- Balance planned work with emergency or reactive maintenance events.
- Monitor backlogs and reallocate resources based on criticality.
- Prepare the Spare Parts BOMs per each machines and arrange the PM.
- Create and maintain detailed job plans for preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.
- Document task sequences, safety procedures, estimated durations, and required tools.
- Standardize maintenance documentation and update procedures based on technician feedback.
- Maintain asset hierarchies, job plans, labor entries, and work order histories in the CMMS (MaintainX).
- Review and analyze reports to ensure schedule adherence and task completion.
- Support accurate technician hour tracking and job closeout documentation.
- Participate in weekly maintenance planning meetings with maintenance and production leadership.
- Communicate upcoming scheduled work and changes due to equipment availability or resource constraints
- Train maintenance technicians on documentation practices, job plan usage, and work order entry procedures.
- Assist the Reliability Manager in analyzing asset performance, identifying repeat failures, and supporting RCAs.
- Participate in continuous improvement and lean maintenance initiatives.
- Identify trends in downtime and support the implementation of job-based solutions.

**What We Need From You** Job Requirements**
- Diploma or degree in Mechanical, Electrical Industrial, or Operations Management (or related technical field)
- 3+ years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or reliability support
- Proficient in CMMS platforms (MaintainX, Epicor)
- Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, tracking tools)
- Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple schedules simultaneously
- Collaborative and professional demeanor with cross-functional teams
- Detail-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset

**What You'll Get From Us** Benefits**

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

**Community Engagement**

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

**Training and Development**

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Job Reference: CA00428