Maintenance Scheduler

Kruger Products Inc.; Quinte West; On-site; CAD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Kruger Products Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Scheduler to design and drive the weekly plan for the Trenton mill, coordinating with maintenance and operations to ensure smooth shutdowns and preventive work.

You will lead meetings, finalize schedules, and ensure teams start with the right parts, people, and instructions for each job. You will organize the backlog, maintain long-range shutdown plans, and report on performance, hours, and safety metrics.

Qualifications

• College diploma or trade certification in relevant field.
• 3+ years of maintenance planning or scheduling in manufacturing.
• Experience using SAP or similar maintenance management system.
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with workforce management software is a plus.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, lockout/tagout and work permits.
• Experience running meetings with maintenance and operations leaders.

Responsibilities

• Chair weekly scheduling meetings for lines before shutdowns and present draft schedules.
• Present weekly schedules to maintenance and operations for final approval and lock them in.
• Build weekly drafts from ready work based on crews and planned shutdowns.
• Organize backlog by line to respond quickly to priority changes.
• Maintain long-range plan for major shutdowns including jobs, crew needs and durations.
• Provide complete job packages with safety documents and post the schedule on the floor.
• Join daily work reviews to monitor progress and inform next week's schedule.
• Report weekly on schedule performance, hours, backlog, and monthly on safety work.

Skills

Maintenance planning experience

Meeting facilitation

Strong organization

Prioritization

Preventive maintenance knowledge

Lockout/tagout knowledge

Education

College diploma in maintenance, mechanical or engineering technology, or a recognized trade certification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Why This Role Matters

As our Maintenance Scheduler, you build the plan for how the Trenton mill uses every shutdown, and you run the meetings where that plan is confirmed. Good planning keeps our lines running strong. You will turn ready work into a weekly schedule, review it with maintenance and operations, and present it for approval. You will make sure every crew starts with the parts, people and instructions it needs to finish the job right the first time.

What You Will Do

• Chair the scheduling meeting for each line the week before its shutdown. Present the draft schedule and job timeline, confirm changes, add urgent work and send out the meeting notes.
• Present the weekly schedule to the Maintenance Manager, maintenance leads, reliability engineers and the Maintenance Supervisor for final approval, then lock it in.
• Build each week's draft schedule from ready work, based on available crews and planned shutdowns. This includes preventive maintenance, repairs, and requests from both maintenance and operations.
• Organize the maintenance backlog by line so you can respond quickly when priorities shift.
• Keep the long-range plan for major shutdowns current, including the number of jobs, crew needs and duration.
• Give crews and supervisors complete job packages with the required safety documents, and post the schedule on the floor.
• Join the daily work review to confirm progress, and use what you learn to sharpen next week's schedule.
• Report weekly on schedule performance, hours and backlog, and report monthly on safety work.

What You Bring

• College diploma in maintenance, mechanical or engineering technology, or a recognized trade certification
• 3+ years of maintenance planning or scheduling experience in manufacturing (pulp, paper or converting is an asset)
• Experience with SAP or another maintenance management system
• Advanced Excel skills (experience with workforce management software is an asset)
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, lockout/tagout and work permits
• Experience running meetings with maintenance and operations leaders. You keep the discussion focused, bring people to decisions and keep the schedule on track.
• The ability to keep maintenance, operations, reliability and stores aligned on priorities
• Strong organization skills and a sharp eye for detail

Where You Will Work

You will be based in an office and spend regular time on the production floor and in the maintenance shop. You will be exposed to noise, dust and moving equipment, and PPE is required in production areas. You will need to be flexible to support shutdowns and changing production priorities.

Ready to Take Charge of the Schedule?

If you enjoy leading the conversation and building plans crews can count on, we want to talk to you.

Why Kruger Products

At Kruger Products, we see greatness in everyone and what they bring to the organization. We monitor the market to ensure our total compensation practices are competitive. The starting range for this role is $71,044.00 – $88,800.00 or higher, depending on your experience. Our pay philosophy is to attract the best talent at the best pay while offering real opportunities for career advancement. Performance and ideas that make us better are recognized.

Our mission is to make everyday life more comfortable. Together we bring this mission to life. As an ever-evolving business, there are always exciting new challenges, diverse career paths, and opportunities to innovate. Be part of a recognized employer –Greater Toronto Top Employersince 2013,Deloitte’s Best Managed Companiessince 2018, andForbes Best Employers in Canada.

Join Kruger Products and Expect to do Something Great.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Kruger Products; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kruger Products is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under KP’s Accessibility Policy and Multi-Year Accessibility Plan - 1.04.33. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.