# SAP Plant Maintenance

> Sapsol Technologies Inc · Canada (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-03-09

**Salary:** CAD 65–75

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

The **PTM Lead** is responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end project and transition management for SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) initiatives within a fast‑paced CPG/Wholesale environment. This role ensures that all enhancements, deployments, upgrades, and operational transitions are delivered effectively, with a strong focus on operational readiness, process adherence, and seamless integration with plant operations.

The PTM Lead acts as the central liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, supply chain/operations, and support functions to ensure stable and sustainable transitions into production.

**Key Responsibilities**

**1\. Project Leadership & Coordination**

-   Lead SAP PM–related projects from initiation to go‑live, ensuring alignment with business priorities, manufacturing operations, and plant maintenance strategies.
-   Define project scope, timeline, milestones, risks, and resource plans.
-   Coordinate cross‑functional teams including IT, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and Quality.

**2\. Transition Management**

-   Develop and execute transition plans ensuring smooth handover into operations.
-   Establish readiness criteria, cutover plans, validation steps, and acceptance documentation.
-   Ensure end users, plant teams, and support groups are fully prepared for new processes or capabilities.

**3\. Operational Readiness & Governance**

-   Assess impacts on plant maintenance workflows, reliability programs, asset management, and production operations.
-   Coordinate training, documentation updates, and SOP alignment.
-   Ensure that SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics are defined and integrated into support models.

**4\. SAP Plant Maintenance Expertise**

-   Provide functional guidance in SAP PM including work orders, maintenance plans, asset structures, notifications, and master data.
-   Support the design, testing, and validation of SAP PM enhancements and integrations.
-   Ensure system changes comply with CPG/Wholesale operational needs and industry best practices.

**5\. Risk, Issue & Change Control Management**

-   Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across project and transition phases.
-   Facilitate change management activities to support adoption and minimize operational disruption.
-   Lead lessons learned reviews and embed continuous improvement into future initiatives.

**6\. Stakeholder & Communication Management**

-   Act as the primary communication bridge between business leaders, plant teams, and technical delivery teams.
-   Provide clear, structured project status reporting, escalation management, and decision‑support documentation.
-   Align expectations across diverse groups and influence outcomes without direct authority.

**Qualifications & Experience**

**Education**

-   Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, Operations Management, or related field; or equivalent experience.

**Required Experience**

-   **7+ years** of experience in Project Management, Service Transition, or Operational Readiness roles.
-   **5+ years of hands‑on involvement with SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM)** in a business or IT capacity.
-   Experience working in **CPG and/or Wholesale industries**, preferably with manufacturing or distribution operations.
-   Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional initiatives with strong operational impact.

**Preferred Certifications**

-   PMP, PRINCE2, or other project management certification.
-   ITIL Foundation or higher (for transition and service readiness).
-   SAP certification in Plant Maintenance (advantage).
-   Agile/Scrum certification is a plus.

**Key Competencies**

-   Deep knowledge of SAP PM processes and plant maintenance operations.
-   Strong leadership and project management skills.
-   Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
-   Ability to operate in complex, matrixed organizations.
-   Problem‑solving and analytical mindset.
-   Highly organized and detail‑oriented, with strong governance discipline.
-   Ability to drive adoption and change in operational environments.

**Success Indicators**

-   On‑time delivery of SAP PM projects with minimal disruption to plant operations.
-   Successful transitions with complete readiness and stable post‑go‑live performance.
-   High engagement and satisfaction from plant maintenance, operations, and business stakeholders.
-   Measurable improvement in maintenance processes, system adoption, and operational KPIs.
-   Standardization and repeatability of project and transition frameworks.

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