Maintenance Planner: Maximize Uptime & Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career pathways

Benefits package

Profit sharing

Stock purchase plan

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Cascades in St-Marys, Ontario is seeking a Maintenance Planner to improve equipment reliability and support production at our corrugated manufacturing facility.

You will develop maintenance job plans, schedules, coordinate shutdowns, ensure parts availability, and maintain records in the CMMS while promoting safety.

The ideal candidate has technical education and experience in maintenance planning, CMMS (SAP/Maximo/MP2), and proficiency in Excel.

Qualifications

• Technical diploma, trades certification or bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Business Administration preferred.
• Combination of education and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

Technical Diploma / Trades Certification / Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

SAP

Maximo

MP2

Job description

Cascades in St-Marys, Ontario is seeking a Maintenance Planner to improve equipment reliability and support production at our corrugated manufacturing facility.

You will develop maintenance job plans, schedules, coordinate shutdowns, ensure parts availability, and maintain records in the CMMS while promoting safety.

The ideal candidate has technical education and experience in maintenance planning, CMMS (SAP/Maximo/MP2), and proficiency in Excel.