Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

We are currently seeking Planner/Scheduler to join our team of skilled professionals at our Brampton, ON location. This state of the art manufacturing plant produces premium roofing shingles in a high speed, continuous, asphalt shingle manufacturing process environment.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Planner/Scheduler will coordinate, plan, schedule and supervise maintenance tasks and work orders. The Planner/Scheduler will ensure all parts are available to perform the jobs, maintain an ongoing library of drawings, sketches, pictures, and catalogues of parts. They will review jobs to determine labor, parts, and priority, ensuring safety is a priority at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review work requests for accuracy and clarity and approve them as needed.
• Escalate issues to the Reliability Engineer for work that does not appear to be valid or well justified.
• Work with Production Supervisors and Superintendents to ensure that assets are prepared for maintenance work as scheduled.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Department to ensure documentation (including drawings, BOMs, instructions, etc.) are readily available for tradespeople prior to commencing the work.
• Coordinate with the Store Room Coordinator to ensure that all parts required for the jobs have been identified, secured, and properly kitted well in advance.
• Engage with external sources (i.e., rental companies) to ensure special tools, aerial equipment, and service technicians are available as needed.
• Provide job estimates and follow up to ensure they have been accurately met by the trades.
• Work with the Maintenance Department to ensure tasks have all the necessary instructions, tools, and safety precautions for the job at hand, providing feedback to the Maintenance Superintendent prior to completing the work orders signed off by the mechanics.
• Lead planning and scheduling meetings for line shutdowns and ensure planning for opportunistic maintenance.
• Manage work order backlog based on equipment criticality.
• Keep accurate metrics on planning and scheduling performance and provide reports to the Maintenance Superintendent periodically.
• Participate actively in any new projects initiated by the Company, such as the introduction of predictive maintenance, Run time PM, etc.
• Follow up with mechanics and contractors to ensure work requirements associated with preventative maintenance, projects, and day-to-day work orders are completed.
• Promote a culture that reinforces the Company’s values and expectations.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of planning/scheduling experience with CMMS. Experience with Maximo is an added advantage.
• Post-secondary education in a technical field with a Mechanical/Electrical background is preferred.
• Adequate craft knowledge and skill to accurately estimate labor hours, material requirements, and skills needed to complete a job. Must have a demonstrated ability to visualize and communicate the execution of work.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentational) skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide simple and accurate instructions.
• Ability to read standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings. Ability to sketch or redline existing drawings.
• Knowledge and understanding of maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning, scheduling, and storeroom processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
• Excellent organization and analytical skills (problem solving & troubleshooting).
• Good working knowledge of MS Office.

Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace, and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.