Maintenance Planner, Grand Forks, British Columbia
When you join our team as a Maintenance Planner, you will coordinate 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.
- Support Maintenance Supervisor and Production Supervisors with day to day needs of the site.
- Vacation coverage for Maintenance Supervisors and Superintendent.
- Effectively manage the work management system to minimize interruptions to the continuous operation of the sawmill and planer mill.
- 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.
- Use CMMS to review, plan and execute work requests through scheduled work orders.
- Develop scope of work in coordination with the requester 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 Designers 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.
- Work in coordination with the storeroom processes and personnel to ensure critical spares inventory levels and job kitting requirements are met.
- Develop total job cost estimates.
- 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.
- Assist in providing supervision of maintenance personnel and job execution as needed.
- Issue scope of work and bid documents to contractors as required.
What You’ll Offer
- Post-secondary education is preferred
- Journeyman level millwright or equivalent is preferred
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in an industrial setting, maintenance planning/coordination is preferred
- Experience in the use of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) preferred
- Working knowledge of effective preventative/predictive maintenance methodologies and processes
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Strong business focus
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a highly interactive team environment
- Detail/results oriented
- Ability to function under pressure
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize numerous tasks with conflicting deadlines
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 has posted the following expected salary range that the company believes in good faith could be offered to successful candidates. The salary offered is benchmarked to current market conditions and will also be based on numerous factors which can include work experience, skills, credentials, education, and other relevant factors. In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive a competitive benefits package and be able to participate in our Short-Term Incentive Bonus plan, with the payout amount subject to individual and corporate performance. If you have any questions regarding our salary range or our total compensation package, our recruitment team will be happy to advise you on what you can expect from us.
Expected range: $87,000 – $106,000
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.
- Extended Health & Dental
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Additional (Employee Paid) Life Insurance
- RRSP 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.