JOB PURPOSE:

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for providing support to the Maintenance department by planning and scheduling repairs and maintenance activities to ensure a productive workforce with minimal downtime, while maintaining a safe working environment. The Maintenance Planner is also responsible for order planning and purchasing as well as budgeting.

WHY WORK AT CONESTOGA MEATS?

• Growing company with opportunity to grow with team and department
• Stable full-time hours; no rotating shifts
• Employee referral bonus program (minimum $300 per hire)
• Competitive benefits package for you and your family at 3 months of service
• Pension plan and company matching at 1 year of service
• Floater day given on top of vacation days
• Diverse workforce; translation of communication materials into 8 languages
• Discounts on quality pork products
• Employee assistance program (financial assistance, mental health resources)
• Social Committee events (food trucks, gifts, games)
• BBQ's and wellness programs
• On-site training and company provided equipment
• Employee scholarship program and English courses

• Manage Preventative Maintenance program (Micromain) including updating of PM's as required and reconciling any outstanding PM's
• Fulfill all health and safety, CFIA, HACCP, and BRC audit requirements; ensure documents associated accurate and up to date
• Identify benchmarks for reliability and safety
• Participate in biweekly downtime meetings between Operations and Maintenance teams facilitating program changes required to decrease downtime
• Ensure equipment certification calibration schedule is in compliance
• Participate in purchasing aspects of projects
• Participates in providing cost estimates for the projects; monitors cost against budget
• Supports turnaround activities; planning work order timelines and pushing timelines for weekend work and coordinating completion, monitoring costs of actual vs expected
• Monitor project invoice costs compared to capex projects and comparing scope of work actual and expected
• Daily communication with the Maintenance Inventory Control person
• Adjust work methods and procedures to meet production schedules using knowledge and capacity of machines, equipment, and personnel
• Oversee maintenance work; assigning tasks and evaluating completion by inspecting and reporting any issues to Supervisors to communicate to teams and escalating to Maintenance Manager where applicable
• Inspect sites and buildings to scope and plan new and ongoing maintenance work
• Laisse with plant stakeholders responding to all work orders and determining priority and feasibility of requests
• Handle all incoming maintenance deliveries including matching purchase orders and quantities, parts discrepancies, and distribution of orders

Manage CMMS (Micromain)

• Review daily work orders
• Prepare weekend work schedule
• Review and help manage work order back log
• Provide monthly reports on down time and status on time of submittal of work orders to time of completion (work order compliance)
• Analyze and identify trends using downtime information to plan execution of preventive maintenance program
• Work with Inventory Coordinator to ensure spare parts lists are up to date for current and new machinery and are stocked
• Maintain Micromain work orders; including input of new requests, assigning, and closing out of completed work orders
• Assist with optimizing work schedules

Personal Development

• Attend company required training
• Remain current with technical knowledge in areas of responsibility
• Attend regular 1:1 coaching/update sessions

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years of experience working in a Maintenance department
• High school completion
• Technical background preferably in mechanical or maintenance fields
• Proficient in basic Microsoft Office programs and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work in a team-based environment
• Well-developed problem solving, decision making, planning, and leadership skills
• Ability to read machine manuals; including interpreting technical instructions in either diagram or instruction form with abstract or concrete variables
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Safety First

• Maintains a strong awareness of situations regarding safety and uses it to reduce risk

Accountability and Initiative

• Helps to assess the pros and cons of taking a risk and makes recommendations on the best course of action
• Takes initiative and demonstrates a "do whatever it takes" work ethic to get the job done

Communicating With Clarity

• Verifies the meaning of messages sent by others and confirms any next steps required

Maintaining Service Excellence

• Maintains genuine relationships with customers over time, and stays on top of changing business needs

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office environment with occasional requirement to be present on the Kill Floor or Cut Floor and outside conditions. Must provide own transportation.

If this sounds like the job for you, please submit your resume online at https://conestogameats.prevueaps.com/jobs/.

Conestoga Meats welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those invited to participate in our recruitment process will be contacted.

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