Planner Scheduler - Electrical

Location: Florenceville-Bristol

Position Title:

Planner Scheduler - Electrical
Position Type:  Regular - Full-Time

Requisition :  45134
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About

The Role .  McCain Foods (Canada) is seeking an experienced Licensed Industrial Electrician to lead our Packaging Maintenance team. Reporting to the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, this role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities that support plant reliability, operational efficiency, and safety performance. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in preventative and reactive maintenance execution while driving continuous improvement initiatives and fostering a culture of safety, engagement, and accountability.
What You’ll Be Doing.
Lead the planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance work within the Maintenance Reliability Program.
Source parts, materials, equipment, and contracted services while preparing purchase requisitions as required.
Review and manage maintenance notifications, convert notifications into work orders, and develop detailed work packages.
Own and maintain preventative maintenance plans, Bill of Materials (BOMs), and standard job/task documentation.
Prioritize maintenance activities and ensure proper resource allocation across shift and day-based maintenance teams.
Lead the effective completion of preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance activities throughout the facility.
Collaborate closely with Production, Maintenance, contractors, suppliers, and leadership teams to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
Review completed work packages, action feedback, and ensure work orders are reviewed and closed (TECO) in a timely manner.
Support and promote MDI and MDI x AI initiatives, participate in daily DDS meetings, and maintain Packaging Maintenance defect logs.
Provide technical support, coaching, and professional development opportunities for maintenance team members.
Champion change initiatives and support a culture focused on continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence.
Ensure adherence to budget expectations and key maintenance performance metrics including planned work, backlog aging, preventative maintenance compliance, and BOM accuracy.
What You’ll Need To Be Successful.
Licensed Industrial Electrician certification.
Minimum of three years of maintenance experience within manufacturing and process industries.
Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to effectively guide and support others.
Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Experience working with maintenance management systems; SAP experience is considered a strong asset.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proven ability to build productive relationships with operations teams, contractors, suppliers, and peers.
Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
Additional trade certifications or experience are considered an asset.
Commitment to continuous improvement, safety excellence, and operational reliability.
About The Team.  The Packaging Maintenance team plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of packaging operations within the facility. Working closely with Production, Reliability, and Maintenance teams, this role provides leadership and coordination to ensure maintenance activities are executed safely, efficiently, and effectively while supporting overall plant performance goals.
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