Maintenance Planner

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Accountable for managing, planning, and scheduling non-emergency work orders for equipment to maximize reliability, optimize maintenance costs and reduce equipment downtime.

Coordinates with operating and maintenance personnel to determine, plan and schedule proactive maintenance including preventative, predictive, corrective maintenance, and project work.

Designs and creates procedures based on studying the operation and failures to lower costs and improve equipment reliability and energy efficiency.

Accountable for managing the plant's stockroom activities, stock supplies, materials, spare parts, and overall parts procurement to maximize reliability, optimize maintenance costs and reduce equipment downtime.

Coordinates with the operating and maintenance personnel to determine appropriate spare parts and stocking levels.

This position works with and supports the plant's overall Equipment Reliability Processes.

DIMENSIONS

This position is responsible for planning & scheduling various types of work, managing the plant's stockroom and overall maintenance parts procurement. This role typically has no direct reports but works with maintenance and operations on reliability and maintainability processes. This position may have assigned direct responsibility for R&M projects.

NATURE AND SCOPE

This position is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating proactive maintenance activities of equipment. Providing technical assistance and maintenance expertise to the assigned plant value streams.

This position will maximize the reliability of plant equipment using a formal, systematic/analytical approach to planning and scheduling maintenance, and design improvements. Participate and facilitate, maintenance scheduled downtime, outages, and weekly planning meetings. This position will also use a formal, systematic/analytical approach to overseeing the plant's stockroom and spare parts.

This position will be responsible for building detailed job plans, managing work orders and backlog for planned work and ensuring proper data management of the plant's Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The incumbent will work within the company's ERP and CMMS to monitor and manage performance in all assigned areas.

This position is also responsible for managing the plant's stockroom activities, stock supplies, materials, spare parts and overall parts procurement to maximize reliability, optimize maintenance costs and reduce equipment downtime. Coordinates with the operating and maintenance personnel to determine appropriate spare parts and stocking levels.

Responsible for staying abreast of current technology and recommending changes to effect continual improvement of production processes. The incumbent should also possess a broad knowledge of maintenance concepts, and techniques.

The position will also:

• Participate in major failure incident investigations in area of responsibility.
• Conduct routine safety and preventative maintenance activities including inspections, audits, employee contacts and visibility tours.
• Ensure that safety rules and requirements are being followed in all work areas.
• Maintain compliance with visual management standards.
• Assist with specification of obsolete parts replacement and procurement for items being planned and scheduled.

Candidate Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• A working knowledge of heavy manufacturing, with at least 5 years hands-on-experience in lesser positions.
• A post-secondary education in administration, engineering, or a technical college diploma in electrical or mechanical discipline is recommended.
• Maintenance-based experience in mechanical and electrical equipment used in aluminum extrusion and associated processes and facilities and demonstrated expertise in asset reliability technology and systems.
• The incumbent must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be a fast learner, a self-starter, work equally well individually or in a team situation, perform and prioritize a variety of tasks with minimum supervision.
• Due to close contact with operating management and personnel, outside contractors and vendors, this position requires the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of personalities and interests. The incumbent must manage the interests of all parties in creating and modifying work procedures and equipment.
• Be able to follow and give high regard to safety rules and housekeeping procedures.
• Knowledge of computer software, such as Microsoft Office and various ERP & CMMS software
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and coordinate various activities simultaneously.

• Due to the nature of manufacturing operations the incumbent will be required to work on regularly scheduled shutdown and must have high availability depending on the requirement of the operation or project being managed.

• Availability to travel as needed.

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.