Maintenance Planner

Job Description

• Manage Maintenance planning and scheduling activities within GTA region
• Working closely with millwrights and electrician
• Planning, scheduling and creating work orders and stage parts for kitting
• Prepare and distribute work orders schedules, monitor schedule attainment and follow-up significant concerns with management on daily basis
• Review maintenance requirements far enough in advance to detect potential problems in meeting those requirements. This process must occur in a timeframe that allows for corrective actions to be taken in order to minimize the impact to Operation
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure targets are met for maintenance activities
• Liaise with Maintenance Planner and Supervisor to maintain up to date system files regarding new or changing data
• Assist the inventory team and optimization of inventory. Perform inventory audits and count on regular basis 
• Continuously evaluate and adjust inventory buffers based on demand variability, desired customer service levels and process capabilities
• Take initiative to minimize overall system obsolescence exposure. Use problem solving methodology to determine root cause(s) and prevent recurrence of materials related issues
• Provide daily/weekly/monthly inventory reports to ensure resources/inventory are available to meet target KPI 
• Ensures safety rules are being followed by maintenance staff members and contractors. Audit contractor’s safety protocols, credentials, and site before and after the work is completed 
• Manage capacity planning and preventative maintenance scheduling
• Identify, report and recommend solutions on capacity restrictions for the purpose of proactive planning and elimination of bottlenecks that affect capacity planning
• Schedule and coordinate with vendors, fabricators and in-house maintenance team to ensure availability of required parts for the job
• Perform any other duties assigned by Maintenance Manager

​​​​​​​Education

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in maintenance planning and scheduling
• MMP (Maintenance Management Professional) certification would be an asset
• Degree or Diploma in Engineering or Technical / Trade licence as technologist in mechanical or electrical field

Experience

• Knowledge of CMMS software (Maximo or similar) an asset
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in maintenance planning and scheduling in manufacutring, processing or logistics
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast paced, growth environment with many competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Flexibility of work hours required to deal with problems after-hours or during weekend 
• Strong skills with Microsoft word and excel
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Some hands on work would be required to move, organise parts. Forklift licence would be an asset 

Competencies

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• Extremely detailed oriented and accurate
• Excellent people skills. 
• Team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Organization skills
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize work flow