Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Full-time, Permanent

Location: St Thomas, ON or Glencoe, ON

Reports to:

Maintenance Manager

Company Overview:

Ontario Plants is more than a propagation company; we're shaping the future of sustainable agriculture. As a leader in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector, we specialize in producing high-quality starter plants for vegetables and soft fruits, delivering to greenhouse growers across North America. Our state-of-the-art facilities combine advanced technology, strict biosecurity, and year-round production to meet the evolving needs of our customers. We are expanding our soft fruits program, making this an exciting time to join a team committed to growth, quality, and operational excellence.

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for coordinating, planning, and optimizing maintenance activities to ensure reliable, efficient, and safe operation of all equipment. This role combines technical knowledge with strong organizational skills to manage preventive maintenance schedules, coordinate resources, oversee spare parts, review maintenance costs, and analyze data to guide maintenance priorities.

The incumbent will support the continued expansion and optimization of the MaintainX CMMS, ensuring accurate data capture and leveraging system insights to improve maintenance planning and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) schedules using MaintainX CMMS.
• Coordinate and schedule corrective, planned maintenance activities to minimize downtime and disruption to operations.
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians, engineers, and operations teams to ensure work orders are properly scoped, prioritized, and executed.
• Manage spare parts inventory, ensuring critical components are available when required.
• Review maintenance invoices and contractor work to ensure accuracy and alignment with work orders.
• Collect, analyze, and report maintenance data from MaintainX to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Expand and refine CMMS usage, ensuring complete and accurate equipment histories, data entry, and reporting.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by recommending changes to maintenance practices, scheduling processes, and resource allocation.
• Assist in planning maintenance projects and equipment upgrades, providing technical insights and resource planning support.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies in all maintenance activities.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma, degree, or certification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or engineering, preferably in industrial, greenhouse, or operational environments.
• Hands-on technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
• Experience using a CMMS system (experience with MaintainX is a strong asset).
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to guide maintenance strategies and resource allocation.
• Knowledge of spare parts management, vendor coordination, and inventory control.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with preventive maintenance best practices, reliability-centered maintenance, or total productive maintenance concepts.
• Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Competencies:

• Technical aptitude and practical understanding of equipment maintenance.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills.
• Analytical mindset to interpret maintenance data and optimize maintenance efforts.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and reporting.
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills.

What We Offer

• Base salary range: $52,500 – $87,500 per year, commensurate with experience.
• Eligibility for a performance-based annual incentive, subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, plus retirement savings plan.
• Opportunities for career advancement in a rapidly expanding organization.
• A dynamic and friendly work environment, with an active social committee organizing events such as sports activities, BBQs, and fun gatherings.
• A supportive, team-focused environment with work-life balance, team events, and perks like coffee/snack corners and referral bonuses.

Why Ontario Plants?

Ontario Plants is Canada's leading young plant propagator, serving major greenhouse vegetable and soft fruit growers across North America. As we expand our production capacity and innovation capabilities, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of propagation and lead groundbreaking work in sustainable agriculture.

How to Apply

Submit your resume via one of the following methods:

• Email:
• Subject line: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
• Website:

Ontario Plants Propagation Ltd. is committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Accommodation is available upon request for candidates to take part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources on This job posting is available in alternative formats upon request. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.