AutoReqId: 20659BR

Pay Class: Salaried Exempt

Minimum Pay Rate: $84,430.00

Maximum Pay Rate: $116,080.00

Department: Maintenance

Line of Business: Cement Operations

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Posting:

Maintenance Planner I

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a qualified Maintenance Planner at our Picton location reporting to the Reliability Engineer. Picton is located in Prince Edward County, an island in Lake Ontario where you come to fall in love with food, drink, nature, art, and community all over again.

What you’ll get to do

• Coordinate all day-to-day maintenance activities for the plant. Prioritize and schedule work from the work order backlog system and produce annual, monthly, weekly, daily work schedules to ensure all required maintenance is performed.

• Continuously monitor, evaluate and modify the preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance programs to ensure machinery uptime is maximized & all resources used in the most effective way.

• Ensure that all regulated inspections are completed within guidelines to maximize safety and to minimize downtime and fines.

• Provide oversight and leadership to the mechanical maintenance function of the plant through the following:

• Work closely with production and other departments in developing the work schedules including the coordination of all maintenance activities for efficient flow of operations. Serve as the liaison between departments for optimal coordination.

• Develop and maintain files such as: equipment lists, suppliers list, operating, maintenance manuals, purchase orders, drawings, checklists, spare parts lists, corrective maintenance details, maintenance history, departmental performance and PM compliance

• Oversee the availability of parts for all work orders scheduled on the daily worksheet by working closely with the stores department in ordering, receiving, purchasing of parts and the selection of suppliers to maintain the schedule.

• Assist the stores department in controlling and reducing equipment inventory by establishing and reviewing maximums/minimums, reordering of parts and identifying obsolete parts.

• Responsible for maintaining and keeping up to date the Bill of Materials (BOM) records.

• Assist the Maintenance Manager in the preparation of the annual maintenance budget; the development of the department's long-term goals and objectives to meet the overall plant operational and cost containment goals.

• Support maintenance projects by identifying parts required to execute work, tool requirements, manpower requirements, and the estimated completion time for effective planning & execution of maintenance work.

• Review maintenance costs and recommend areas where savings can be made for overall reduction of maintenance costs.

• Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly planning meetings to recommend the necessary repairs based on input from the Production and other plant departments. Provide ongoing maintenance support to the plant for all shifts by participating in the plant’s on call program. This includes evaluating and determining the course of action for maintenance incidents after hours and on weekends while on call and may require on-site supervision of the resolution to maintain operational efficiency.

• Undertake any other tasks as requested by management.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred and or Licensed Millwright.

• Minimum of 3 years of maintenance or production experience for a plant, Cement plant experience desired.

• Prior experience supervising staff.

• Solid understanding of preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance principles, techniques and technologies or willingness to learn.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate others.

• Prior experience working with large rotating heavy industry machinery and equipment.

• Demonstrated project management skills, preferably involving multiple departments.

• Thorough understanding of plant operations, plant equipment, repair techniques and resource planning.

• Solid understanding of purchasing principles.

• Ability to communicate effectively and ensure coordination to achieve common goals.

• Solid computer skills including knowledge of SAP for maintenance purposes; prior experience with project management software a plus.

• Ability to integrate the needs of multiple parties into an overall goal.

• Strong communication skills to ensure coordination of work and completion of tasks.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products including MS Excel, Word, Access, and Project.

• Demonstrated experience in leadership and project management, problem solving and creativity, strategic thinking, and decision making.

• Ability to perform tasks that include walking, climbing equipment, working within confined spaces and occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• Role operates in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, elevated noise levels, and dusty conditions.

What We Have to Offer

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan;

• Competitive benefits package, including health, dental and wellness;

• Retirement savings plan with company matching contribution;

• Opportunities for training, development, and career growth within a global organization.

No search firms please.

External candidates must be able to work in Canada without sponsorship.

Heidelberg Materials is a drug free workplace

Employer Statement: Heidelberg Materials welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations may be available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.