• Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

    IKO (Ennis, TX)


    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 Description

    Job Title: Planner / Scheduler (Maximo)

     

    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.

    Key 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

    Qualifications

    + 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

    Work Schedule:

    + Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

    + Additional hours as needed to support plant operations

    + Approximately 30% of the role requires time spent on the production floor supporting maintenance activities, job planning, and coordination

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    Benefits of Employment: 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.

     

    Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.