Maintenance Planner

Develop comprehensive, and thorough maintenance job plans for routine or repetitive preventive, condition based, and predictive maintenance activities that facilitate the safe and effective execution of work

Review, optimize, and update 5% of the PM routes registered in SAP every quarter

Manage asset bill of material (BOM) supporting job plans, review and update 5% of the BOMs registered in SAP every quarter

Create a scheduling horizon for short, mid and long-term activities including annual overhauls and new equipment installations; Develop extended maintenance schedules that facilitate the 3-year Plan

Review, risk assess, and rout non-emergency work orders for approval at the correct organizational level against defined acceptance criteria based on the business risk

Determine and recommend the scope and maintenance strategy (repair/overhaul/replace) of key maintenance work; document work plan, and manage required resources to full execution of the of preventive or corrective work

Manage assets history, technical manuals, OEM support contracts and other technical files for inclusion in job plans to anticipate and avoid delays

Develop condition-based monitoring routes, load levels, and seed dates

Plan and schedule work using Visual Scheduling tool, PowerBI, and SAP using in depth analytics and advanced techniques.

Track and analyze Maintenance KPIs; improve the lagging KPIs using insights from SAP and PowerBI

Visit the floor with the goal of increasing team productivity by removing all obstacles to executing the work safely, correctly and with minimum downtime and effort. Adopt the concept of eyes on the job and eyes on the parts

Optimize maintenance labour availability vs. workload to minimize production disruptions

Prioritize maintenance work using criticality analysis; schedule work through proactive communications with Maintenance & Production to ensure the highest value and/or most critical work is being scheduled and completed in a timely manner

Lead maintenance planning/scheduling meetings where maintenance interventions are synchronized with Production

Develop schedule loading with the understanding of resource availability, operational requirements and a knowledge of time, cost and quality estimating

Lead PM Optimization activities, Root Cause Failure Analysis, PM/overhaul postmortems, and work order quality reviews

Understand the risks and timing variances that may occur and adjust as necessary to ensure schedule and cost compliance, this includes early start and late finish dates as well as asset criticality

Review and regularly update all maintenance backlogs

Provide technical assistance as required for maintenance personnel in executing the work

Strongly collaborate with the stores and the MRO staff to ensure the availability of parts / materials to execute work

Monitor parts/materials from point of order until staging

Seek approval to expedite parts for late jobs

Minimum 5 year of experience

Minimum college diploma; university degree in is preferred; Journeyperson’s ticket is a significant asset

Project Management Professional and/or related technical diploma preferred

Must be highly competent and thrive on using and championing advanced technology such as Asset Reliability Mobility, Visual Scheduler, PowerBI, and Intelligent Enterprise Asset Management systems.

Extensive experience in applying proven Maintenance best practices in industrial environment (5 years)

Experience with implementing and in-depth knowledge of maintenance and reliability concepts

Experience in client facing or site support roles including technical consulting

High degree of competency in performing in-depth analytics, drawing insights, and continuous improvement

Experience in manufacturing or industrial environment

Highly skilled with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems is a must-have skill (CMMS); SAP is preferred

Experience with technology, reporting, analytical platforms

Advanced software skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Self-starter, high energy, customer oriented, with superb communication/interpersonal skills

Continuous improvement mindset, critical thinker, challenging the status quo

Highly results oriented, extremely organized, and capable of working independently while managing multiple priorities

Must be highly adaptable to constant change and comfortable in a very fast-paced environment

Knowledge of GMPs, food safety development and health & safety requirements.

Knowledge of contract development and execution

Proven capability to provide technical leadership to business and operations.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills at all levels

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We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position. Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at [email protected] . Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.

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