The Dow Chemical Company

Maintenance Planner

The Dow Chemical Company • $80K — $133K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent plus Journeyman Certificate or college diploma/university degree in a related technical field.
  • Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in maintenance, manufacturing, reliability, or industrial operations.
  • Strong understanding of maintenance planning and work management practices.
  • Experience with SAP is a must.
  • Preferably have previous maintenance planning experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
  • Ability to work safely in accordance with safety procedures and PPE requirements.
  • Eligible to work in Canada; no visa sponsorship is available.

Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed job plans and work packages for maintenance work.
  • Review and clarify scope and technical completeness of work order requests with stakeholders.
  • Maintain job packages in SAP/CMMS, including all necessary estimates and requirements.
  • Collaborate with Operations and contractors to support maintenance execution.
  • Manage the maintenance planning backlog according to business priorities.
  • Monitor daily maintenance execution progress and assist in resolving challenges.
  • Ensure compliance with safety procedures during maintenance activities.

Benefits

  • Market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunities reflecting your contributions.
  • Comprehensive benefits for physical, mental, and financial well-being.
  • Competitive retirement programs and employee stock purchase options.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through training and mentorship.
  • Flexible workplace culture to maximize productivity and personal needs.
Full Job Description
About You and this Role

Dow is seeking a Maintenance Planner to join our Maintenance & Engineering team in Toronto, Ontario.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning maintenance work to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. You will develop detailed job plans, coordinate required resources, manage the maintenance planning backlog, and work closely with Operations, Maintenance, and contractors to ensure maintenance work is planned and executed effectively.

Responsibilities
  • Develop detailed job plans and work packages from approved work order scopes, ensuring all labor, materials, tools, equipment, permits, contractor services, and resources are identified prior to execution.
  • Review work order requests for scope and technical completeness, partnering with stakeholders to clarify requirements as needed.
  • Create and maintain job packages in SAP/CMMS, including labor estimates, materials, services, and resource requirements.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractors to define executable work scopes and support safe, efficient maintenance execution.
  • Manage the maintenance planning backlog, ensuring work is prioritized and planned in alignment with business needs and site standards.
  • Support daily maintenance execution by monitoring work progress, adjusting priorities as needed, and helping resolve work execution challenges.
  • Initiate and support work permit requirements and ensure maintenance activities comply with site work management processes, planning standards, and safety procedures.
  • Verify completion of planned work, required documentation, and work order closeout activities.
  • Use feedback from completed work to improve job plans, coach craftspeople on documentation requirements, and drive continuous improvement in maintenance planning processes.
  • Conduct field audits to ensure adherence to maintenance procedures and local policy requirements.
  • Support reliability initiatives, plant shutdowns, outages, and other major maintenance activities.


Qualifications
  • High school diploma or equivalent plus a Journeyman Certificate (Red Seal), or a college diploma or university degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or another related technical discipline.
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in maintenance, manufacturing, reliability, industrial operations, or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of maintenance planning, job scoping, scheduling, and work management practices.
  • Experience with SAP
  • Previous maintenance planning experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred.
  • Ability to work safely in an industrial environment while following all safety procedures and PPE requirements.
  • A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including any type of permanent residency support.


Skills
  • Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Experience coordinating contractor work and maintenance outages.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.


Additional Notes
  • This position does not offer relocation assistance.
  • For positions based in Ontario, Dow is required by law to include the pay scale that is reasonably expected to represent the pay range for the position. This pay range is specific to the territory of Ontario and accounts for both new and experienced employees with consideration to factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, and sustained job performance (or similar jobs). A reasonable pay range for this position is: $80,040 - $133,320.


Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
  • Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
  • Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
  • Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
    • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
  • Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
    • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
  • Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
  • Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
  • Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
  • Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
  • Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
  • On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
  • Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
  • Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
    • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
    • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
    • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)


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Learn more about The Dow Chemical Company
Size
35,700 employees
Market Cap
$35.5 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$1.2 billion
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$38.5 billion
NASDAQ
DOW
* Ladders Estimates

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