Flexible Maintenance Scheduler

Saputo, Inc.; Canada; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation upon hire

Group insurance

Group retirement plan

Employee family assistance program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Paid Maternity/Parental Leave

Paid time off

RRSP & TFSA

Training and Development programs

Saputo Flex Program

Job summary

Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Scheduler to join our team.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining the daily/weekly maintenance schedule, coordinating with planners, technicians, and operations to ensure safe, efficient execution. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, CMMS experience (Fiix/SAP), and strong scheduling, analytical, and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary certification in engineering, technology, trades, or a related field.
• Certification or training in CMRP, PMP, or maintenance planning methodologies (advantageous).
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or production maintenance environments.
• Strong understanding of maintenance execution, scheduling, and backlog management principles.
• Experience administering Fiix, SAP, or similar CMMS systems.
• Experience coordinating maintenance teams, contractors, or operational schedules.
• Interest and potential to develop broader maintenance planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage daily and weekly maintenance execution schedules based on work prepared and prioritized by the Maintenance Planner
• Convert planned, approved, and fully kitted work orders into practical and executable schedules
• Sequence preventive, corrective, compliance, project, and urgent maintenance activities based on approved priorities
• Schedule work based on technician availability, skills, qualifications, operational requirements, and equipment access
• Work with the Maintenance Supervisor to support daily execution, labour allocation, overtime requirements, and schedule adjustments
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Coordinator (MRO) to confirm material and parts readiness and manage work orders waiting for parts
• Work with maintenance technicians to confirm that scheduled work is feasible and identify execution constraints
• Coordinate maintenance activities with Production, Quality Control, and Operations to minimize schedule conflicts and downtime
• Monitor schedule adherence, backlog progress, and preventive maintenance completion, and capture planned-versus-actual execution feedback in the CMMS
• Schedule maintenance training and skills development time in coordination with the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Manager
• Support maintenance best practices and continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean, TPM, RCM, and FMEA
• Build knowledge of maintenance planning processes and support selected planning activities as experience and capability develop
• Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs

Job description

Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Scheduler to join our team.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining the daily/weekly maintenance schedule, coordinating with planners, technicians, and operations to ensure safe, efficient execution. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance, CMMS experience (Fiix/SAP), and strong scheduling, analytical, and collaboration skills.