Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Vitalus Nutrition Inc.; Abbotsford; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitalus Nutrition Inc. in Abbotsford, BC is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to turn maintenance needs into clear, coordinated plans by defining the work, lining up resources, and building schedules that balance maintenance priorities with production requirements.

You will maintain a healthy backlog, coordinate maintenance windows, and use CMMS/EAM to track work orders and asset history. This role emphasizes organization, problem-solving, and teamwork to keep operations safe and reliable.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance, manufacturing, operations, planning, scheduling, asset management, or a related technical environment.
• Working knowledge of maintenance work management and preventive maintenance principles.
• Experience using CMMS/EAM or similar operational management systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
• Bonus: Trade certification, an Engineering Technology diploma, or related post-secondary education.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and prioritize maintenance requests based on risk, asset criticality, and operational impact.
• Build clear work packages covering scope, labour, materials, services, and safety requirements.
• Maintain a healthy, actionable maintenance backlog.
• Develop achievable weekly maintenance schedules around priorities, resources, production plans, and equipment risk.
• Coordinate maintenance windows, shutdowns, and outages across key teams.
• Review schedule compliance and carryover to improve future planning.
• Maintain preventive maintenance tasks, frequencies, and job plans in the EAM system.
• Use maintenance history, equipment condition, and technician feedback to identify improvements.
• Keep approved preventive maintenance changes accurate and controlled.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Coordination skills

Education

Engineering Technology diploma

Trade certification

Post-secondary education

Tools

CMMS/EAM

Job description

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Plan it right. Keep maintenance ready.

At Vitalus, reliable operations start with work that is properly planned and ready to execute. As our Maintenance Planner/Scheduler,you’ll turn maintenance needs into clear, coordinated plans by defining thework, lining up resources, and building schedules that balance maintenancepriorities with production requirements. Your attention to detail will help ourteams work safely, effectively, and at the right time.

IS THIS YOU?

• You’re organized and detail-oriented, making sure work is properly scoped, prepared, and ready before execution.
• You’re a practical problem-solver, comfortable balancing priorities, resources, production needs, and equipment risk.
• You’re a strong coordinator, bringing teams together around clear, workable maintenance plans.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Plan Work That’s Ready

• Evaluate and prioritize maintenance requests based on risk, asset criticality, and operational impact.
• Build clear work packages covering scope, labour, materials, services, and safety requirements.
• Maintain a healthy, actionable maintenance backlog.

Build Schedules That Work

• Develop achievable weekly maintenance schedules around priorities, resources, production plans, and equipment risk.
• Coordinate maintenance windows, shutdowns, and outages across key teams.
• Review schedule compliance and carryover to improve future planning.
• Maintain preventive maintenance tasks, frequencies, and job plans in the EAM system.
• Use maintenance history, equipment condition, and technician feedback to identify improvements.
• Keep approved preventive maintenance changes accurate and controlled.

Keep Maintenance Information Reliable

• Maintain accurate work orders, asset records, and maintenance history.
• Track backlog, work status, and schedule performance.
• Use maintenance data to identify trends, recurring failures, and opportunities to improve reliability.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Experience in maintenance, manufacturing, operations, planning, scheduling, asset management, or a related technical environment.
• Working knowledge of maintenance work management and preventive maintenance principles.
• Experience using CMMS/EAM or similar operational management systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety requirements and maintenance-related work processes.
• Bonus: Trade certification, an Engineering Technology diploma, or related post-secondary education, plus experience with maintenance planning, shutdown coordination, reliability, or continuous improvement.

PLAN WITH PURPOSE. DELIVER WITH PRECISION.

Good maintenance starts before the work begins. If you take pride in building clear plans, keeping details organized, and helping teams execute maintenance work effectively,