Electrical/Instrument Planner

Department: Electrical Maintenance - Planner (EP00)

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths, and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Port Alberni, BC, is seeking talent to fill the position of Electrical & Instrument Planner. This job is a permanent full-time position.

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance work control processes. The Maintenance Planner is responsible to the Maintenance Superintendent for the efficient and effective use of planning and scheduling all resources to conduct maintenance activities, which result in minimum downtime and maximum productivity. In order to fulfill these responsibilities in the most effective manner, the Maintenance Planner is empowered to manage work priority, develop job plans, define parts and material, define crafts and skills, and engage the proper resources to develop a safe, effective, and efficient work control plan. In addition, the Maintenance Planner provides the equipment-related expertise and technical guidance on improving Preventive Maintenance activities.

Once a valid work request is submitted, the Maintenance Planner will prioritize, plan, schedule, and follow up on the accuracy of the job plan for all planned (PM, Pdm, and corrective) work. Their focus is not day to day but is to be proactive and optimize workforce productivity and minimize plant downtime by managing work 2 weeks to 1 month in advance. In the performance of these duties, the Maintenance Planner has the following responsibilities:

• Principal contact and liaison between the maintenance department and operation planning. They ensure the area in which they are assigned receives professional maintenance service in a timely manner to ensure high equipment availability and performance.
• Reviews work notifications for accuracy and clarity: clear scope of work, realistic completion date, proper lead times, correct equipment identification, proper charge number (if applicable), proper authorization, and discusses details with the originator of the work order.
• Identifies work requiring engineering design and reviews them with engineering.
• Escalates issues to the Maintenance Superintendent for work that does not appear to be valid or costly.
• Reviews the work to be performed and determines the best way to accomplish the work. They will consult with the Originator, Supervisors, Production Supervisors, and Stores as necessary.
• Obtains and organizes all information required for the crafts to perform the work: drawings, vendor manuals, supplemental instructional materials, special procedures, and other file material which is appropriate. Supplement this information by preparing any additional sketches, drawings, diagrams, notes, or any instructional material which will clarify the work to be performed.
• Identifies and secures all parts and material required to complete the work by providing stores with a Bill of Material for the work order and any special kitting instructions.
• Approaches all aspects of the work being performed with safety as the highest priority.
• Provides job estimates based on craft or skills required, sequence required, and number required.
• Determines and identifies any vendor-delivered service for the work order (i.e., contract vibration service or alignment service).
• Provides a total cost estimate for the work to be performed: labor, material, and outside services.
• Manages the status of work control and backlog for work order submission to work order completion. Status may include: waiting for planning, waiting parts, ready to schedule, scheduled, etc.
• Verifies all material, information, tools, and labor are available prior to scheduling.
• Works with other maintenance supervisors and planners to determine resource availability and works to level the workforce.
• Develops a preliminary workforce schedule by crew ensuring all skills requirements and resource availability are met.
• Actively participates in scheduling meetings with operation partners to finalize the priority of work orders, optimum downtime windows, and necessary lead times.
• Finalizes the Maintenance resource schedule based on the agreed plan with production.
• Follows up and communicates the schedule to all resources: maintenance, production, outside services, stores, and engineering.
• Issues scheduled work orders with job plan packages to supervisors.
• Adds any questions about the job plan packages.
• Follows up with supervisors and leads to ensure that completed work job packages are turned in with improvement comments in a timely fashion.

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per annum (Actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience, and internal parity).

Domtar is firmly committed to placing greater emphasis on the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion to empower all employees to reach their full potential. We form a dynamic team whose diverse backgrounds and wealth of perspectives are one of the keys to our success. We offer an inclusive, rewarding, and safe work environment with opportunities that will help grow your skills.