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IKO Maintenance Planner/Scheduler in Brampton, Ontario
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 co-ordinate, plan, schedule and supervise maintenance tasks and work orders. Will also ensure all parts are available to perform the jobs, maintain ongoing library of drawings, sketches, pictures, catalogues of parts. Will review jobs to determine labor, parts and priority as well to ensure safety is a priority at all times.
Key Responsibilities:
Review work requests for accuracy and clarity and approves them as needed
Escalate issues to Reliability Engineer, for work that does not appear to be valid or well justified
Work with Production Supervisors and Superintendents in order to ensure that assets are prepared for maintenance work as scheduled
Work with Engineering Department to ensure documentation (including drawings, BOM-s, instructions etc.) are readily available for trades people, prior to commencing the work
Work with Store Room Coordinator to ensure that all parts required for the jobs have been identified, secured and properly kitted well in advance
Work with external sources (i.e. rental companies) to ensure special tools, aerial equipment etc., as well as service technicians are available as needed
Provide job estimates and follow-up to ensure they have been accurately met by the trades
Work with Maintenance Department to ensure tasks have all the necessary instructions, tools and safety precautions for the job at hand Provides feedback to the Maintenance Superintendent prior to completing the work orders that were signed-off by the mechanics.
Lead planning and scheduling meetings for line shutdowns and ensures planning for opportunistic maintenance
Manage work order backlog based on equipment criticality
Keep accurate metrics on performance of planning and scheduling and provide a report to Maintenance superintendent from time to time
Participate actively in any new projects initiated by the Company, such as introduction of predictive maintenance, Run time PM etc.
Follows-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 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 requirement 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 the maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and 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 & trouble shooting) skills
Good working knowledge of MS office
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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 to 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.