Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

IKO North America•Ennis, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Summary: Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Planner/Scheduler is responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, and supporting maintenance activities using Maximo CMMS. This role ensures work orders are properly planned with the required labor, materials, tools, documentation, and safety considerations in place before execution. The Planner/Scheduler plays a key role in optimizing maintenance efficiency, minimizing downtime, and supporting plant reliability initiatives. This is a Safety Sensitive position.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience using Maximo CMMS
Mechanical and/or Electrical background required; post-secondary degree or technical diploma preferred
Strong craft knowledge with proven ability to accurately estimate labor hours, materials, and skill requirements
Demonstrated ability to visualize, plan, and clearly communicate work execution
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Proven leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management abilities
Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving sk
Highly organized with strong time-management, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities
Ability to create clear, accurate, and easy-to-follow work instructions
Proficient in interpreting blueprints, machine drawings, and process diagrams; strong understanding of maintenance processes, planning best practices, storeroom operations, and Microsoft Office tools

Responsibilities

Review, validate, and approve maintenance work requests for accuracy, scope, priority, labor, materials, and safety; escalate issues to the Reliability Engineer as needed
Spend ~30% of time on the production floor to verify job scope, support planning, and coordinate with maintenance and operations teams
Collaborate with Production Supervisors and Superintendents to ensure equipment readiness for scheduled and opportunistic maintenance
Coordinate with Engineering to ensure all required documentation (drawings, BOMs, procedures, instructions) is available prior to execution
Work closely with the Storeroom Coordinator to identify, kit, stage, and secure required parts ahead of scheduled work
Coordinate with external vendors to ensure availability of specialized tools, equipment, and technical services
Develop job plans and estimates; monitor execution to ensure work is completed within planned labor, materials, and safety expectations
Lead planning and scheduling meetings, manage and prioritize the maintenance backlog based on asset criticality, and support shutdown planning
Track planning and scheduling KPIs, generate reports, provide feedback before closing work orders, and support CMMS (Maximo) training and usage
Promote safety, continuous improvement, and collaboration while supporting corporate reliability initiatives and other assigned projects

Benefits

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.

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