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Saputo Dairy Products

Canada G.P. is seeking a highly organized and proactive Maintenance Scheduler 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 opportunity for the successful candidate to broaden their knowledge of maintenance planning practices and develop additional planning capabilities over time.

Develop and manage daily and weekly maintenance execution schedules based on work prepared and prioritized by the Maintenance Planner Sequence preventive, corrective, compliance, project, and urgent maintenance activities based on approved priorities 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 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 teams, contractors, or operational schedules ~ Interest and potential to develop broader maintenance planning capabilities Strong knowledge of maintenance scheduling, execution control, and backlog management Solid technical knowledge of CMMS systems and advanced computer proficiency.



Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office (required); knowledge of Power BI is an advantage. Able to work effectively with the Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Coordinator (MRO), and maintenance technicians.

Vacation upon hire. Group retirement plan with employer contribution. Employee family assistance program for employees and their families. Paid Maternity/Parental Leave program. Training and Development programs.

Saputo Flex

Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs.

Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in screening applications.

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Intelligence is not used to assess or select applications. Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain management, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.

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