Maintenance Planner Jobs

ORGANIZATION:

Freshstone Brands Inc. is a market leader in the home meal replacement (HMR) market, with fresh food and fresh ideas at the heart of our business. We are a premier manufacturer of high-quality prepared food products that services the retail, foodservice, and co-manufacturing channels. FBI has 6 kitchens and 1 distribution center, which are strategically located across Canada and within geographic proximity to the US market. Our core values of people, teamwork, customers, priority focused, and continuous improvement are fundamental to everything we do.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Planner will be responsible for providing planning and support services to the team to ensure that all plant activities at the Kitchener locations are structured in a safe, efficient, cost-effective manner and with minimal disruption to process operations. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Freshstone Brand’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP & REPORTS:

Directly to the Maintenance Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Manage backlog to ensure work orders are planned based on priority and required end date.
• Co-ordinate cleaning, snow removal and landscaping operations
• Other duties as assigned by Management
• Keep current with technological changes and any governmental regulations changes regarding maintenance duties.
• Develop/setup a PM schedule for new and existing machines.
• Ensure planned work orders are closed with proper time confirmations completed.
• Ensure PM’s are completed on time and reschedule if or when needed.
• Create a PM list and order critical spare parts for any new machines or equipment prior to first use.
• Assist the PM team as needed with data collection to further improve key metrics.
• Prepare the downtime report for the defined period and review with PM team members
• Monitor KPIs and actively strive toward plant targets.
• Identify and escalate all critical issues that threaten the successful execution of the “work schedule” for completion by Required End Date.
• Analyze daily stock movement and establish visuals for min and max stock quantities.
• Regularly distribute the PM report to key individuals at the interval established by leadership.
• Establish and maintain work relationships with the various key plant stakeholders including superintendents, supervisors, other schedulers, planners, crew members, etc.
• Create and update stock tooling drawings as required.
• Plan and execute the department budget. Analyze variances and initiate corrective action.
• Work within assigned budgets and escalate to management should a budget be exceeded.
• Enter data into the system or database and develop PM plans for equipment.
• Ensure WO user statuses are properly maintained throughout the lifecycle of the work order.
• Execute the “Planning” element of the process for all types of work orders - systematic and non-systematic maintenance. This includes shutdown (PMP) and external resource-related work.
• Work closely with MRO buying to ensure timely delivery of key parts and maintaining the stock room.
• Ensure work orders are planned with an emphasis on safety and ready to be executed prior to the required end date as determined through the notification.
• Work with key individuals to forecast, schedule resources, and book downtime for PM activities.
• Plan and manage a facility's maintenance budget in coordination with Maintenance Manager
• Work with a crew to develop an interactive workplace environment.
• Ensure the system or database is updated to include all required info.
• Relief supervisor as necessary which requires:
• Process and organize accompanying paperwork and e-file accordingly
• Analyze work center performance data and predict trends for servicing needs.
• Support and practice Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis + Corrective Actions and participate in related activities.
• Work within budget, guidelines, and standards.
• Create spare part list and organize by machines in order easy to track where parts are being use most.
• Adhere to maintenance business processes as outlined in Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) by using approved systems (Just Foods, Dynamics Nav. Etc.) tools, and standards.
• Ensure team is setting the appropriate priorities for preventive maintenance in the company building in collaboration with Maintenance Manager.
• Holding the crew accountable for safe behavior, housekeeping, teamwork, and professionalism.
• Establish and maintain suitable inventory levels for spare parts.
• Coordinate and facilitate with the Scheduler to ensure all required planning/scheduling routines are followed.
• Work with departments to ensure sufficient spares are available. Order parts if and when needed.
• Administer contracts for the provision of supplies and services
• Send out requests for PM and order spare parts for any outstanding work found during the PM.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Good judgement in making timely and sound decisions
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong mathematical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Able to handle conflict resolution
• Ability to have effective and persuasive dialogues with team and management.
• Highly self-motivated individual with drive for results
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Able to work flexible hours as required.
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills
• Positive attitude and strong work ethics
• Excellent organizational, planning and time-management skills.
• Able to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all levels
• Ability to interpret blueprints, specifications and schematics
• Must have leadership skills
• Excellent people management skills

TRAVEL:

• Little to no travel is expected for this positions; may need to travel to US and Canada work locations for project implementations.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to attend and conduct meetings
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Hours can vary depending on the business need. Must be flexible to come in early and/or stay late as required.

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