Maintenance Planner/Coordinator

Alberta Newsprint Company; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Newsprint Company is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Coordinator to lead the mill's shutdown planning and coordination. You will work with maintenance technicians, operations, engineering, purchasing, and contractors to ensure work is properly scoped, scheduled, and ready for execution.

The role combines shutdown planning expertise with hands-on maintenance knowledge and CMMS ownership. You will drive data discipline, cost tracking, and spare-parts planning, enabling safe and efficient

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in maintenance or planning roles.
• Engineering degree, Tech diploma, or Journeyperson Millwright certification.
• Experience using CMMS and maintenance planning systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or similar planning software.

Responsibilities

• Own shutdown planning and coordination for the mill.
• Plan and schedule weekly and major shutdowns.
• Lead the shutdown planning team and coordinate inputs from multiple groups.
• Maintain accurate parts and cost data in CMMS and support obsolescence planning.

Skills

CMMS ownership

Maintenance planning

Project planning

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree / Tech diploma / Journeyperson Millwright

Related trades qualification

Tools

Microsoft Project

CMMS software

Job description

Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada
Whitecourt, AB T7S1P9, CAN

Description

Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC), a joint venture of the Stern Group and West Fraser Timber Company Ltd., is a leading manufacturer of premium paper products. Located in Whitecourt, and operating with a non-unionized workforce, the firm’s paper mill—the first in Alberta—produces paper of such high quality that it has become the standard by which other paper products manufactured in North America are measured. The company is a successful, well-financed, progressive organization that is regarded as one of the best companies in the paper industry.

ANC is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Coordinator to lead shutdown planning and coordination across the mill. Reporting to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager, this role also provides planning support to the mechanical and electrical maintenance teams, engineering, and operations.

The Maintenance Planner/Coordinator brings structure and coordination to weekly, bimonthly, and major spring and fall shutdowns while supporting maintenance programs, contractor activities, materials planning, and the mill's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).

The Role

The Maintenance Planner/Coordinator owns the mill's shutdown planning process and works directly with maintenance technicians, operations, engineering, purchasing, and external contractors to ensure work is properly scoped, scheduled, coordinated, and ready for execution.

This role combines:

• shutdown planning and scheduling expertise
• practical knowledge of maintenance work and industrial operations
• CMMS ownership and data discipline
• problem-solving, analysis, and cross-functional leadership

The position plays a central role in connecting people, work, materials, and systems so shutdown and maintenance activities can be completed safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Shutdown Planning & Coordination

• Lead shutdown planning and coordination for the mill
• Plan and schedule weekly and bimonthly shutdowns, including major spring and fall shutdowns
• Work directly with maintenance technicians to scope and plan shutdown work
• Lead the shutdown planning team and coordinate input from maintenance, engineering, operations, purchasing, and contractors

Maintenance Programs & CMMS

• Support the development and implementation of preventive and routine maintenance programs
• Serve as owner of the mill's CMMS and support effective use of the system
• Maintain accurate parts and cost information in the CMMS
• Partner with Purchasing to assess spare-parts criticality and support obsolescence planning
• Manage external contractors performing building maintenance, sheet metal, and scaffolding work

What Success Looks Like

• Shutdown scopes and schedules are complete, practical, and ready for execution
• Maintenance, engineering, operations, purchasing, and contractors are aligned on work priorities and requirements
• CMMS information is accurate, current, and supports effective planning
• Preventive and routine maintenance programs continue to strengthen
• Critical spare-parts and obsolescence risks are identified and addressed proactively

What You Bring

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant maintenance and/or planning experience
• An Engineering degree, Engineering Technology diploma, Journeyperson Millwright certification, or a related trade qualification
• Demonstrated experience using CMMS and maintenance planning systems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable project-planning software
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills
• Leadership skills and the ability to lead a cross-functional shutdown planning team
• Hands-on mechanical experience is considered an asset
• Pulp and paper experience is considered an asset
• Planning or project management certification is considered an asset

Alberta Newsprint Company will only consider those eligible to work in Canada either by citizenship, permanent residency, or valid Canadian work permit.

We thank all those who apply, but only applicants being actively considered for employment will be contacted.

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School Diploma or better.

Preferred

Diploma or better in Engineering Technology or related field.