Maintenance Planner

About Magna International and Cosma Group

Magna International offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment focused on the development of cutting-edge automotive technologies. Employees benefit from extensive support and resources to facilitate success and career growth. Cosma, a division within Magna, delivers comprehensive body, chassis, and engineering solutions globally, emphasizing lightweight and innovative products through advanced product engineering and tooling expertise.

Role Overview

The Maintenance Planner will play a crucial role in optimizing operating profits by managing planned maintenance activities and ensuring high operational availability of equipment. This position involves scheduling, monitoring, and evaluating preventive maintenance aligned with TS/ISO and equivalent trade standards to enhance equipment reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze maintenance data to identify opportunities for equipment improvements and generate monthly issue reports.
• Support the deployment of preventive maintenance software and applications.
• Develop, maintain, and improve maintenance planning and scheduling workflows, ensuring that tasks are executed as planned with adjustments made as necessary.
• Regularly reassess task time requirements and document associated completion costs.
• Estimate costs and durations for maintenance work while collaborating with production scheduling to optimize downtime planning for preventive maintenance with minimal production impact.
• Track and ensure preventive maintenance completion rates reach 100%, rescheduling as needed.
• Procure required parts, equipment, services, and documentation to perform maintenance tasks efficiently.
• Participate in project review meetings and contribute to long-term departmental planning.
• Conduct quarterly reviews of completed preventive maintenance and inventory with a focus on inventory reduction while maintaining part availability.
• Maintain accuracy and completeness of equipment maintenance history and records databases.
• Manage and ensure data integrity within the CMS/E-Maintenance CMMS work order system, maintaining logs for preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Schedule weekly preventive maintenance work orders covering tasks such as cleaning, lubrication, adjustments, inspections, and both minor and major repairs.
• Coordinate data collection and prepare required reports daily, weekly, and monthly for maintenance leadership.
• Facilitate and engage in shift crossover meetings.
• Document and report maintenance department key performance indicators (KPIs) related to equipment reliability, planning, and budgeting.
• Lead and participate in weekly team meetings reviewing KPIs, action item progress, and maintenance performance.
• Engage in scheduled meetings focused on long-range asset planning.
• Coordinate and plan internal work orders and identify materials needed for procurement or requisition.

Required Experience and Skills

• Three to five years' experience in automotive assembly is considered an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience in planning and scheduling combined with strong organizational abilities.
• Proficiency with CMS and/or CMMS software preferred; Microsoft Excel skills are a plus.
• Quick aptitude for learning new systems and programs.
• Strong analytical capabilities to interpret, manipulate, and present data effectively with excellent computer literacy.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with skilled trades personnel.
• Competency in interpreting preventive maintenance feedback to formulate and implement action plans for program improvement.

Work Environment and Culture

Magna is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, valuing equal opportunity regardless of color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Privacy and data protection are priorities throughout the recruitment process. The use of AI tools may assist in screening applications; however, final hiring decisions remain with the recruitment team.

Additional Information

This is a permanent, full-time role based in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Immediate start is possible. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $75,000 annually.