Planning Specialist- Maintenance

Aspire Bakeries; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Maintenance Planner to oversee the Preventative and Planned Maintenance Program. This role requires expertise in SAP and strong planning skills to ensure all maintenance tasks are completed efficiently and on time. You will be responsible for coordinating work orders, tracking compliance, and facilitating meetings to optimize maintenance schedules. If you are a self-starter with a technical background and a passion for maintenance management, this opportunity is perfect for you to make an impactful contribution in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience with SAP software.
• Technical education or trade certification required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities within the Preventative and Planned Maintenance Program.
• Plan and schedule PMs and Work Orders to ensure timely completion.
• Monitor and track outstanding work in the system.

Skills

SAP

Planning/Scheduling

Work Order Management

Education

Post-secondary education in a technical field

Trade certification as a Millwright or Electrician

Training in Planning/Scheduling

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for coordinating all activities within the Preventative and Planned Maintenance Program.

Responsibilities :

1. Maintain good knowledge of SAP and its relation to CMMS.
2. Monitor and track outstanding work in the system for their area.
3. Review and update equipment information for the SAP Hierarchy.
4. Add spare part SAP# numbers to the BOM for each equipment as entered into SAP.
5. Provide reports on KPIs as they are developed.
6. Facilitate the Daily Validation meeting to convert all notifications to Work Orders.
7. Plan and schedule all PMs and Work Orders to ensure completion before the Basic Finish Date.
8. Distribute Work Orders to Millwrights and Electricians.
9. Develop a two-week frozen schedule in conjunction with the Production Schedule.
10. Track completion of PMs and generate weekly PM compliance reports.
11. Review with Maintenance Supervisor any requested changes to PMs, document modifications.
12. Create Work Orders and track their completion with weekly updates.
13. Minimize overdue Work Orders (PMs and MRs) and report any that are seriously overdue.
14. Maintain calibration records and ensure they are up-to-date.
15. Participate in all Zone audits.
16. Coordinate with Maintenance Supervisor to understand Work Order requirements involving contractors.
17. Arrange and schedule contractors based on the production schedule.
18. Work with Maintenance Supervisor to schedule planned maintenance activities.
19. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

1. Post-secondary education in a technical field or trade certification as a Millwright or Electrician is required.
2. Minimum of 2 years proven experience with SAP software.
3. Post-secondary education or training in Planning/Scheduling or related field is preferred.
4. A high sense of accountability, self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.