Maintenance Planner
- Gimli, MB, Canada
Salary - $69,000–$115,000 per year · Full-time
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- Salary - $69,000–$115,000 per year
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Maintenance Planner | Manufacturing
Gimli MB
Salary - $69,000–$115,000 per year
Description
Our client is hiring a Maintenance Planner to help keep production equipment reliable and maintenance work on schedule. You’ll work with maintenance and production teams to define the scope of each job, line up labour and materials, and schedule work around equipment availability. The role supports weekly maintenance, planned shutdowns, and equipment reliability improvements.
Shift Schedule
Gimli MB
Salary - $69,000–$115,000 per year
Description
Our client is hiring a Maintenance Planner to help keep production equipment reliable and maintenance work on schedule. You’ll work with maintenance and production teams to define the scope of each job, line up labour and materials, and schedule work around equipment availability. The role supports weekly maintenance, planned shutdowns, and equipment reliability improvements.
Shift Schedule
- Straight day shift
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Paramedical coverage for a range of health and wellness practitioners
- Enhanced dental and orthodontic benefits
- Long-term disability and life insurance
- Company-supported pension and retirement savings programs
- Performance-based bonus opportunities for eligible positions
- Employee stock purchase programs, where applicable
- Review incoming work orders and inspect equipment on the plant floor to confirm the scope of work.
- Build job packages that include work instructions, labour estimates, parts, tools, and safety requirements.
- Coordinate materials, contractors, and vendor services ahead of scheduled work.
- Review the maintenance backlog with production and maintenance leads and help build the weekly schedule around equipment availability.
- Keep work orders, equipment records, and job plans up to date in SAP or the site’s maintenance management system.
- Prepare work packages and coordinate resources for planned shutdowns and outages.
- Support preventive and predictive maintenance by reviewing equipment history, recurring failures, and feedback from the trades team.
- Use completed work orders to improve future job plans, labour estimates, and parts lists.
- At least five years of experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or a skilled trades environment.
- High school diploma or equivalent. A comparable combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Strong mechanical or electrical knowledge and the ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment manuals, and specifications.
- Experience using SAP Plant Maintenance or another computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Ability to prioritize competing work requests, solve problems, and communicate clearly with production teams, tradespeople, contractors, and site leadership.
- Experience with maintenance planning, plant shutdowns, equipment reliability initiatives, or maintenance team leadership is an asset.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Review work orders and equipment, develop job packages, and coordinate labour, materials, contractors, and vendor services for scheduled maintenance. Maintain work records and schedules, support shutdowns and reliability initiatives, and use completed work to improve future maintenance plans.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or a skilled trades environment, along with a high school diploma or equivalent. Candidates should have strong mechanical or electrical knowledge, experience with SAP Plant Maintenance or another CMMS, Microsoft Office proficiency, and clear communication and prioritization skills.
Skills
- Maintenance Planning
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Electrical Knowledge
- Technical Drawing Interpretation
- SAP Plant Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Work Order Management
- Job Package Development
- Labour Estimation
- Materials Coordination
- Maintenance Scheduling
- Shutdown Planning
- Preventive Maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance
- Equipment Reliability
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Paramedical Coverage
- Orthodontic Benefits
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pension Plan
- Retirement Savings Programs
- Performance-Based Bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Melissa Zicarelli
Hiring contact email
melissa.zicarelli@toptiertalentgroup.com
Categories
- Manufacturing
- Trades
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Maintenance Planning
- Manufacturing
- Skilled Trades
- Work Orders
- Job Packages
- Labour Estimates
- Parts Coordination
- Tools
- Safety Requirements
- Contractor Coordination
- Vendor Services
- Maintenance Backlog
- Weekly Scheduling
- SAP Plant Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Planned Shutdowns
- Outages
- Preventive Maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance
- Equipment Reliability
- Equipment History
- Recurring Failures
- Technical Drawings
- Equipment Manuals
- Specifications