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Overview of the Role Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is seeking a highly organized and proactive Maintenance Schedule to join our growing team. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager and working closely with the Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, and Maintenance Coordinator (MRO), the Maintenance Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling the daily and weekly maintenance execution schedule. The role ensures prioritized preventive, corrective, compliance, and project work is appropriately sequenced and assigned to available maintenance labour resources in alignment with operational requirements, supporting safe, efficient, and effective maintenance execution. The Maintenance Scheduler partners with the Maintenance Planner to convert properly planned, prioritized, and fully kitted work orders into an executable schedule. The Scheduler ensures work is sequenced and assigned based on technician availability, skills, qualifications, equipment availability, and operational priorities. The Scheduler also applies approved frequency-based preventive maintenance (PM) plans to the execution schedule and supports completion within defined compliance windows. The Maintenance Scheduler maintains the prioritized maintenance backlog by controlling the sequencing and timing of work orders in accordance with approved priority rules. The role maintains schedule integrity by balancing preventive, corrective, compliance, project, and emergent work. Working closely with the Maintenance Planner, Production,



Quality Control, and Operations support teams, the Scheduler confirms maintenance windows, communicates execution schedules, coordinates schedule changes, and helps minimize operational conflicts and downtime. The Maintenance Scheduler collaborates with the Maintenance Coordinator (MRO) to confirm material and parts readiness and works with maintenance technicians to ensure the schedule is practical and feasible for execution. In partnership with the Maintenance Supervisor, the Scheduler supports daily work execution, coordinates labour and overtime requirements, schedules training and skills development activities, and monitors planned versus actual task completion times to ensure accurate CMMS feedback that supports scheduling accuracy, workforce readiness, and continuous improvement.
This position also provides an chance for the successful candidate to broaden their knowledge of maintenance planning practices and develop additional planning capabilities over time.
How you will make contributions that matter: Develop and manage daily and weekly maintenance execution schedules based on work prepared and prioritized by the Maintenance Planner
Convert planned, approved, and fully kitted work orders into practical and executable schedules
Sequence preventive, corrective, compliance, project, and urgent maintenance activities based on approved priorities
Schedule work based on technician availability, skills, qualifications,



operational requirements, and equipment access
Work with the Maintenance Supervisor to support daily execution, labour allocation, overtime requirements, and schedule adjustments
Coordinate with the Maintenance Coordinator (MRO) to confirm material and parts readiness and manage work orders waiting for parts
Work with maintenance technicians to confirm that scheduled work is feasible and identify execution constraints
Coordinate maintenance activities with Production, Quality Control, and Operations to minimize schedule conflicts and downtime
Monitor schedule adherence, backlog progress, and preventive maintenance completion, and capture planned-versus-actual execution feedback in the CMMS
Schedule maintenance training and skills development time in coordination with the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Manager
Support maintenance best practices and continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean, TPM, RCM, and FMEA
Build knowledge of maintenance planning processes and support selected planning activities as experience and capability develop
Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs
You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications: Education & Experience Post‑secondary certification in engineering, technology, trades, or a related field
Certification or training in CMRP, PMP, or maintenance planning and scheduling methodologies (advantageous)
5+ years of experience in manufacturing or production maintenance environments
Strong understanding of maintenance execution, scheduling, and backlog management principles
Experience administering Fiix, SAP, or similar CMMS systems
Experience coordinating maintenance tea

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📌 Maintenance Scheduler (Alberta)
🏢 Saputo
📍 Alberta