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Maintenance Planner
@ Kruger Inc.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, part of Kruger Inc., is hiring a Maintenance Planner in Corner Brook, NL, reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent. The role builds weekly and monthly maintenance work plans, coordinates with maintenance and operations teams, and maintains the preventive maintenance program. A Bachelor of Engineering or trade experience and 2 to 5 years in heavy industry are required, and a certificate of conduct must be submitted before starting.
Responsibilities:
- Create and communicate weekly maintenance work schedules
- Plan approved work orders and ensure parts are available
- Track maintenance backlog and critical work
- Maintain and optimize the preventive maintenance program
- Close work orders and update equipment drawings
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor of Engineering (mechanical or electrical preferred) or trade experience
- 2 to 5 years in heavy industrial or manufacturing
- Pulp and paper experience an asset
- Proficient with CMMS and planning software
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Certificate of conduct required before employment
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- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering |
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Kruger Inc.
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Full company description
A forward-looking and progressive company since its very foundation over a century ago, the Kruger organization is constantly evolving and looking for the best talent for its establishments located across Canada and the US. In addition to its traditional industry sectors where the Company built a solid reputation worldwide, namely pulp and paper, paperboard and packaging, Kruger Inc. is now active in such diverse sectors as green energy, tissue products, recycling and biomaterials. We put sustainable development and the responsible use of resources at the core of our success and several of our establishments and practices are certified under the strictest industry standards.
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A forward-looking and progressive company since its very foundation over a century ago, the Kruger organization is constantly evolving and looking for the best talent for its establishments located across Canada and the US. In addition to its traditional industry sectors where the Company built a solid reputation worldwide, namely pulp and paper, paperboard and packaging, Kruger Inc. is now active in such diverse…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Paper & Forest Products |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1904 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 121 |
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As part of Kruger Publication Papers division, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited is a quality leader in the manufacture of newsprint and holds the Sustainable Forest Initiative® SFI® Certification as well as being self-sufficient on energy between Deer Lake Power Generation, Steam Power and Steam Recovery. We aim to be fully reliant on clean energy.
OVERVIEW
We are seeking a Maintenance Planner who will report to the Maintenance Superintendent and be responsible for the development of weekly and monthly work plans. The Successful Candidate will be working closely with the maintenance and operations teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Create, print and communicate weekly work schedule for maintenance.
- Review Schedule needs with maintenance supervisor, production planning dept.
- Print all planned work orders for the team by mid Friday for the following week
- Print the weekly schedule by mid Friday
- Plan approved work orders within 7 days following reception
- Plan the approved and prioritized work orders requested by the operations and maintenance team
- Ensure all planned parts are available to maintenance team prior to scheduling.
- Solve planning issues with production representatives like job priority, due date, work scope
- Track maintenance backlog and critical work
- Create, maintain and optimize the maintenance program with the maintenance team.
- Define the parts required for predictive and preventative maintenance and define appropriate part stocking strategy to optimize overall plant cost and reliability.
- Create yearly PM workload analysis and review PM strategy accordingly.
- Close all planned Work Orders once completed with required details so that all information is properly documented.
- Create standard work instruction for repetitive type of work.
- Ensure drawings updates are done for all equipment modification done.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate must have:
· Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred) or trade experience
· Minimum of 2 - 5 years of work experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment; work experience in the Pulp and Paper industry would be an asset
· Maintenance aptitude and positive attitude
· Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
· Capacity to exercise problem solving techniques in the analysis of a problem
· Proficient use CMMS and other planning software
· Be a team player
The Successful Candidate will be required to submit a Certificate of Conduct from a local police agency or the RCMP before commencing employment.
This position will be located in Corner Brook, NL.
Why work at Kruger?
At Kruger, we believe in giving our employees the space to grow, within a dynamic and stimulating environment, nurturing their development, encouraging their involvement, and enriching their professional lives. It’s no wonder many of our employees have been with us for a long time.
– Fourth-generation company
– Founded in 1904
– Leader in pulp and paper industry
– 5,000 employees
– 10 activity sectors
– 19 manufacturing sites across North America
– Strong corporate responsibility: Environmental stewardship,
Health & Safety highest standards, Community engagement
Our values:
– Entrepreneurship
– Family spirit
– Commitment
– Integrity
– Customer Focus
Interested candidates can apply online through the Careers Section of www.kruger.com. Corner Brook Pulp and Paper is committed to providing equal treatment and opportunity to all individuals. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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