Maintenance Planner

When you join our team as a Maintenance Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating the efficient planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities by applying best practice planning techniques in a team environment.

What You’ll Do

• Plan, schedule and coordinate Maintenance activities.
  
• Effectively manage the work management system to minimize interruptions to the continuous operation of the sawmill, planer mill, boiler and kilns.
  
• Maximize tradesperson efficiency and effectiveness through increased productivity and work quality.
  
• Ensure that the Maintenance group provides prompt, efficient and quality-centered service to the production department.
  
• Provide effective leadership through continued and frequent interaction with Maintenance tradespeople.
  
• Manage, understand and work within departmental spending and budgets.
  
• As the Maintenance Planner you will receive work requests and work orders through CMMS that require planning.
  
• Develops scope of work, and inspect job location to determine job requirements.
  
• Arrange for special tools, equipment, and kitting of parts to support efficient execution of job plans.
  
• Coordinate with other Mill Management, Project Engineers, and Contractors on impacted systems and the need to produce engineering documents and to identify the required technical specification standards to be used for various
• repair/installation elements.
  
• Use current industry standards or location-specific data for estimating work; develop clear and concise work steps and estimated job duration and craft requirements.
  
• Develop a variety of data sets and analytical processes to monitor and improve maintenance department efficiency, identify sources of cost savings, proactively anticipate maintenance requirements before failure occurs, etc.
  
• Prepare field measurements for materials take-offs and develop required Bill of Materials.
  
• Input required purchase requisitions for labor and materials.
  
• Develop total job cost estimate.
  
• Maintain liaison with field supervision and other management regarding work execution, necessity of altering schedules, and manpower status.
  
• Establish tentative scheduling dates based upon job priority and material/equipment availability.
  
• Plan weekly schedule of work by allocating maintenance manpower or contractors in coordination with Maintenance Supervision with established priorities.
  
• Develop, modify and update both preventive and predictive pm’s.
  
• Issue scope of work and bid documents to contractors as required.
  
• Maintain the integrity of the CMMS data and equipment entity records.

What You’ll Offer

• Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of equipment maintenance practices, preferably within the lumber industry.
  
• 3 years experience in maintenance planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment or related field.
  
• Continued studies and/ or a post-secondary technical degree or a relevant professional designation is an asset.
  
• Experience in the use of computerized maintenance management systems preferred.
  
• Working knowledge of effective preventative / predictive maintenance methodologies and processes.
  
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills; Word and Excel are required.
• Strong organizational skills.
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a highly interactive / energetic team environment.
  
• Must have the ability to lead a team and fill in for the supervisor on a relief basis.
  
• Detail and results oriented.
  
• Ability to function under pressure.
  
• Ability to think analytically.
  
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize numerous tasks with conflicting deadlines.
  
• Proficient in all Windows Microsoft office application.
  
• Must be able and willing to work in a manufacturing plant environment, including extended periods of time in noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas.
  
• Must be able and willing to work safely, including wearing and using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Who We Are

Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company, operating in all major forest products markets across North America. We offer one of the most diverse lines of wood products to customers around the globe, produced in safety-focused, world-class facilities. We strengthen and contribute to the local economies, build value for our employees and customers, and operate with world-leading sustainable forest management practices. We are proud to produce sustainable building materials that contribute to a healthy and sustainable future. Check out www.interfor.com to learn more about our approach to sustainability.

Interfor is one of the largest forest products companies in the world and we’re growing in exciting directions. Come be a part of our success! #StartHereGoFar

What We Offer

Interfor provides local stability and opportunity. We help bring out the best in all our people by offering long-term, competitive jobs supported by training, continued development and great benefits.

• Group Benefit Programs (Employee Medical, Dental, Vision Plans)
  
  • Short Term Disability Insurance
    
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
    
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
    
  • Additional (Employee Paid) Life Insurance
    
• HSA Medical Plan with Employer Match
  
• Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness)
  
• 401(k) Matching Plan
  
• Participation in our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  
• Paid Vacation
  
• Employee Assistance Program

We want you to grow your career with Interfor. With our industry leading training programs and track record of promoting from within, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to ‘Start Here. Go Far.’ Check out our Employee Development Programs to learn more at www.interfor.com/careers.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. Interfor is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.