Maintenance Planner

• Develop and improve maintenance job plans, including such as Preventive Maintenance, Condition Based Maintenance, Major Overhauls and Operator Care (TPM), within our CMMS system;
• Coordinate and schedule all maintenance and contractor activities;
• Ensuring that all planned maintenance work complies with Safety, Regulatory and industry standards;
• Support preparation of capital projects Approval For Expenditure (AFE) documentation;
• Develop standardized job plans for Major PMs and Overhauls including labor, materials, tools and equipment;
• Asset management: organize and maintain accurate asset records, assign criticality ranking and prioritize job plans based on criticality;
• Lead weekly Planning & Scheduling meetings with key stakeholders;
• Plan all activities associated with Equipment and Facility outages, under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, to provide for maximum use of available resources;
• Create weekly schedules for all planned and corrective activities, at least one week in advance, including contractors;
• Working with engineering and the operations teams to plan and implement equipment modifications and upgrades;
• Leads the development of Equipment Bill of Materials, ensures critical spares are entered into CMMS and linked to the asset;
• Support procurement of necessary maintenance supplies and equipment, as required, for PMs and Major Overhauls;
• Assist the MRO Buyer in development and preparation of Job kits and staging of maintenance parts, as required;
• Working with vendors and contractors to scope, schedule and coordinate equipment repairs;
• Participate in the development and implementation of maintenance policies, procedures, workflows and best practices;
• Perform follow-up on completed Work Orders to ensure; all labor hours, materials, and necessary notes or procedural changes associated with the work are accurately recorded within our CMMS, and the work is closed in a timely manner;
• Collaborate with key stakeholders such as Maintenance/MRO, Operations, Sanitation, Quality Assurance, and Health and Safety, to scope (tasks, effort, part/tool requirements, permits) and prioritize planned work;
• Maintain related HACCP/CFIA and MSDS documentation and coordinate semi-annual and annual inspections;
• Acquires quotes and negotiates contracts with suppliers and vendors, to source the best value on maintenance parts and services;
• Maintain all Master Data in our CMMS, such as Equipment and Employees records;
• Prepare, analyze and communicate maintenance KPI's, such as: PMC, PM/CM ratio, MTBF, MTTR, etc.;
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities that support increasing wrench time and drive overall work management efficiencies;
• Train maintenance technicians and operations staff in the utilization of the CMMS system, as required;
• Any other duties that may be assigned.

• Strong communication, negotiation, organization and problem-solving skills;
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment;
• Experience with Facility maintenance including Refrigeration, Air compressor, Fire suppression systems an asset;
• Minimum college diploma, university degree in Engineering or MMP certification is preferred;
• Experience with implementing and in-depth knowledge of maintenance and reliability concepts;
• Strong knowledge of production equipment, tools and parts required (i.e. electrical, plumbing, mechanical and technical);
• Knowledge of GMP, Food Safety and Health & Safety requirements;
• Experience using a CMMS;
• Ability to communicate in English both verbally, and in writing;
• Advanced computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office Applications).

• Moderate physical effort.
• Normal sensory effort.
• Normal mental stress.

• Full benefits (health, dental, vision and disability.)
• Pension plan with company match.
• Referral bonus.

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