Maintenance Scheduler (MPC)

• Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #14748
• Salary: CA$90,000 Per Hour

MatchBox Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Scheduler for a leading bulk material export facility located on the North Vancouver waterfront.

This is an excellent opportunity for a maintenance professional with experience in heavy industrial, terminal, marine, or similar operational environments. Working within the Asset Management team, you’ll play a key role in coordinating preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities across a busy industrial facility.

Reporting to the Planning Superintendent, you’ll work closely with maintenance planners, operations, trades, and contractors to ensure work is properly scheduled, resourced, and executed with minimal disruption to operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules for preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with maintenance planners to ensure labour, materials, equipment, and resources are available for scheduled work.
• Prioritize maintenance activities based on equipment criticality, operational requirements, safety, and resource availability.
• Work closely with operations to schedule maintenance while minimizing equipment downtime and disruption to terminal activities.
• Monitor schedules and adjust priorities based on changing operational demands, resource availability, or emergent maintenance needs.
• Track scheduled work through completion, resolving scheduling conflicts and identifying potential delays.
• Maintain accurate scheduling and work order information within the CMMS, including systems such as SAP, Maximo, or similar platforms.
• Track and report on maintenance KPIs, including schedule adherence, equipment downtime, and work order completion.
• Participate in daily and weekly planning meetings to review upcoming work, progress, constraints, and changing priorities.
• Support the planning and execution of major shutdowns and turnarounds, including task sequencing and resource coordination.
• Collaborate with the Lead Planner and broader maintenance team to align maintenance schedules with long-term operational and project plans.

Requirements

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in engineering, maintenance, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of maintenance scheduling experience within a heavy industrial or waterfront environment, with 3 to 5 years preferred.
• Strong understanding of industrial maintenance scheduling, planning processes, equipment reliability, and maintenance best practices.
• Experience working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as SAP, Maximo, or a comparable platform.
• Strong understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ability to assess equipment priorities, workloads, resource availability, and scheduling conflicts to build realistic maintenance schedules.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills when working with maintenance teams, operations, trades, and contractors.
• Strong understanding of industrial safety requirements and maintenance practices.

Why This Opportunity

• Join a major North Vancouver waterfront operation with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Work in a hands-on heavy industrial environment supporting complex equipment and critical operational assets.
• Take ownership of maintenance scheduling across preventive, corrective, predictive, and major shutdown work.
• Gain exposure to shutdowns, turnarounds, equipment reliability, and long-term maintenance planning.
• Enjoy a 4-on, 4-off schedule with 12-hour shifts, providing extended stretches of time off between rotations.
• Join an established operation offering competitive compensation, strong benefits, overtime eligibility, and long-term career stability.

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team’s extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

Find out more at www.matchboxhr.com