Maintenance Planner

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Holcim is planning to spin-off its North American Business to unleash its full potential, capitalizing on North America’s oversized growth in construction led by the modernization of infrastructure, a surge in advanced manufacturing and AI operation and the growth of resilient cities.

Holcim plans to list the new company on the NYSE by the end of the first half of 2025 and establish its operations headquarters in the US to be fully dedicated to serving the North American market and pursue a growth strategy across the region.

The newly listed company will become North America’s leading building solutions company, with industry-leading market position to meet its customers’ greatest ambitions with the most advanced building solutions from foundation to rooftop.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Maintenance Planner mission is to improve the efficiency and productivity of planned maintenance activities including own personnel labour and third party maintenance services. This is mainly achieved by ensuring quality planning, cost effectiveness and optimization of all preventive and corrective maintenance tasks. The planner drives equipment availability and reliability at the lowest optimum and sustainable maintenance cost, while collaborating with all involved departments and stakeholders.

WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH

• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
• Manage the SAP PM Master data, creating the bill of materials (BOM), contribute to critical spare parts identification and definition of Material requirements planning (MRP). Tracks and follows on critical maintenance KPIs and SPIs.
• Drives the Area maintenance planning meeting, coordination and contributes to the commitment meetings.
• Review notifications, workload, define needs of third party services.
• Plan, review and optimize in SAP PM and Document Management System (DMS) all the PM01 corrective and PM02 preventive routines establishing tasks, frequencies, workload balancing. Optimize and distribute the workload in a 48-week span.
• Prioritize and generate preventive and corrective maintenance orders based on the results of monitoring. Prioritize with other departments preventive and corrective maintenance orders.
• Schedule weekly and daily maintenance plans, 13 weeks master plan and major shutdowns.
• Consolidate the details of major repairs. Lead the meetings for major shutdowns and their After Action Reviews.
• Generate and follow up purchase requests for materials, spare and wear parts, ensuring just in time delivery and optimization of NWC.
• Tracks the purchase requests and services of major shutdown/repairs and ensures their on-time arrival.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Education: University Degree
Field of Study Preferred: Mechanical Engineering
Required Work Experience: minimum 5 years of preventive maintenance experience in an industrial setting

Required Technical Skills: SAP

Additional Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience in definition and implementation of preventive maintenance programs and routines
• Experience applying FMEA techniques and knowledge of basic problem-solving tools
• Knowledge of cement production process
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Holcim approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible Health & Dental benefits coverage for you and your dependents
• A generous Pension Plan designed to support you through various stages of your career and life
• Access to voluntary programs like RRSP and TFSA for future financial planning
• Healthy Living support through an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), offering confidential assistance for work, health, or life challenges
• Easy access to mental health and well-being support
• Service recognition awards to celebrate your contributions
• Perks & discounts on a variety of products and services
• Access to online learning platforms, financial educational assistance, and a culture that fosters career growth and opportunities
• Financial support for new parents beyond statutory benefits
• An inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone can be themselves
• A collaborative work culture in a supportive and team-oriented work environment
• Company-provided personal protective equipment ensuring your safety and comfort on the job where applicable
  

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, will be required.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.