Maintenance Planner

Top Tier Talent Group; Gimli; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Paramedical coverage

Enhanced dental/orthodontics

Disability & life insurance

Pension & retirement savings

Performance bonus

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Top Tier Talent Group is seeking a Maintenance Planner to help keep production equipment reliable and maintenance work on schedule. You’ll work with maintenance and production teams to define the scope of each job, line up labour and materials, and schedule work around equipment availability.

The role supports weekly maintenance, planned shutdowns, and equipment reliability improvements, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and SAP/CMMS workflows.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in maintenance/manufacturing or skilled trades environments.
• Strong mechanical or electrical knowledge and ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and specs.

Responsibilities

• Review incoming work orders and inspect equipment to confirm scope of work.
• Build job packages with work instructions, labour estimates, parts, tools, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate materials, contractors, and vendor services ahead of scheduled work.
• Review maintenance backlog and help schedule around equipment availability.
• Keep work orders and equipment records up to date in SAP/CMMS.
• Prepare work packages and coordinate resources for planned shutdowns/outages.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance by reviewing history and failures.
• Use completed work orders to improve future plans and parts lists.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Coordinating

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Education

High school diploma

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is hiring a Maintenance Planner to help keep production equipment reliable and maintenance work on schedule. You’ll work with maintenance and production teams to define the scope of each job, line up labour and materials, and schedule work around equipment availability. The role supports weekly maintenance, planned shutdowns, and equipment reliability improvements.

Shift Schedule

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Paramedical coverage for a range of health and wellness practitioners
• Enhanced dental and orthodontic benefits
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• Company-supported pension and retirement savings programs
• Performance-based bonus opportunities for eligible positions
• Employee stock purchase programs, where applicable

Responsibilities

• Review incoming work orders and inspect equipment on the plant floor to confirm the scope of work.
• Build job packages that include work instructions, labour estimates, parts, tools, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate materials, contractors, and vendor services ahead of scheduled work.
• Review the maintenance backlog with production and maintenance leads and help build the weekly schedule around equipment availability.
• Keep work orders, equipment records, and job plans up to date in SAP or the site’s maintenance management system.
• Prepare work packages and coordinate resources for planned shutdowns and outages.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance by reviewing equipment history, recurring failures, and feedback from the trades team.
• Use completed work orders to improve future job plans, labour estimates, and parts lists.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or a skilled trades environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent. A comparable combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Strong mechanical or electrical knowledge and the ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment manuals, and specifications.
• Experience using SAP Plant Maintenance or another computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to prioritize competing work requests, solve problems, and communicate clearly with production teams, tradespeople, contractors, and site leadership.
• Experience with maintenance planning, plant shutdowns, equipment reliability initiatives, or maintenance team leadership is an asset.