Maintenance Planner

Cascades; St. Marys; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Excellent Benefits

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan

Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness Benefits

People-centered workplace

Job summary

Cascades is seeking a Maintenance Planner in St. Marys to help improve equipment reliability at our corrugated manufacturing facility.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to keep production safe, efficient, and on schedule. You will develop detailed maintenance plans, manage preventive maintenance, and collaborate with Operations and Maintenance leadership to optimize asset reliability and uptime.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning and coordination within manufacturing.
• Proficiency with CMMS systems (SAP, Maximo, MP2 or similar).
• Ability to read technical drawings and documentation.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance plans with labor, parts, tools, permits, and safety steps.
• Create preventive and predictive maintenance schedules to maximize uptime.
• Prioritize and schedule work with Operations and Maintenance leadership.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, equipment overhauls, and major maintenance projects.
• Ensure spare parts availability before scheduled work begins.
• Maintain CMMS records and track maintenance KPIs.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote safety and regulatory compliance in maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS (SAP, Maximo, MP2)

Excel

Reading drawings

Education

Technical Diploma / Trades Cert or Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Tech

Tools

SAP

Maximo

MP2

Job description

Requisition ID37284-Posted09/09/2026-Cascades Containerboard Packaging - St. Marys (2281)-Plant Maintenance-General (MAINT_GEN)-Cascades -St.Marys (CEC_CA_051)-Cascades –St.Marys-Engineering and Operations Management

Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do. Join Cascades as a Maintenance Planner in St-Marys, and help build a more sustainable future.

As aMaintenance Planner, you will play a critical role in improving equipment reliability and supporting the performance of our St. Marys corrugated manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to production.

What’s In It For You

Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive Annual Salary between $61,000-$92,000 + Profit Sharing
• Career pathways that support your goals in a values driven environment where your work directly supports customer success.
• Excellent Benefits Package: Wellness Plan Options, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off
• Financial Benefits : Retirement Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Stock Purchase Plan
• Wellness Benefits : Employee Assistance Plan, Lifestyle Flex Benefit Allowance
• A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace

Your Role

As Maintenance Planner, you’ll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential. Your scope includes:

• Develop detailed maintenance job plans, including labor requirements, parts, materials, tools, permits, and safety considerations.
• Build and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Prioritize and schedule maintenance work in collaboration with Operations and Maintenance leadership.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, equipment overhauls, and major maintenance projects.
• Ensure spare parts and materials are identified, sourced, and available before scheduled work begins.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and work orders within the CMMS.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and identify opportunities to improve planning effectiveness and asset reliability.
• Support root cause analysis activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a safety-first culture by ensuring maintenance activities comply with company safety standards and regulatory requirements.

What You Bring

You're a natural fit for Maintenance Plannerif you have:

• Technical Diploma, Trades Certification or Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Business Administration preferred. A combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience in maintenance planning, maintenance coordination, reliability, or industrial maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Experience working with a CMMS such as SAP, Maximo, MP2, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems commonly found in manufacturing operations.
• Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and equipment documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you!

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably.