Fixed Plant Maintenance Planner

Role overview

Planning and scheduling

• Plans corrective, preventive, predictive, and project maintenance for fixed-plant mechanical and electrical/instrumentation assets.
• Defines scope, sequence, labour, craft needs, materials, tools, access, permits, isolations, and quality-control steps.
• Conducts field walkdowns, builds CMMS job plans and work packages, reviews work requests, and maintains a prioritized backlog.
• Supports weekly and longer-range scheduling and prepares packages for shutdowns, commissioning, and major replacements.

Work management and improvement

• Reserves parts, spares, tools, rentals, vendor support, and contractor services; coordinates shortages and kitting with supply chain and warehouse teams.
• Coordinates work access and equipment release windows with operations and collaborates with trades, engineering, reliability, vendors, and contractors.
• Maintains CMMS asset records, bills of materials, task lists, job plans, work orders, and supporting documents.
• Reviews completed work, planning metrics, and failure follow-up; updates plans and supports maintenance readiness and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and experience

• At least five years of fixed-plant maintenance experience in mining, mineral processing, heavy industrial, or comparable process operations, including planning or scheduling.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical/instrumentation maintenance, CMMS, work management, and relevant technical drawings and documents.
• Ability to estimate labour, duration, materials, tooling, contractor support, and execution constraints.
• Strong organization, prioritization, communication, collaboration, and commitment to safe work planning and regulatory compliance.
• A valid Class 5 Driver’s Licence is required.
• A relevant trade qualification or diploma/degree is preferred; shutdown, commissioning, complex work, and enterprise maintenance software experience are assets.

Work location and conditions

• Site-based camp position at Eskay Creek Mine on a 15-days-on/13-days-off rotation.
• Work includes outdoor exposure to seasonal weather and walking on uneven ground; duties may involve prolonged standing and handling or moving heavy objects.
• Ground or flight transport and shuttle arrangements to the site are described, subject to company travel policy.

Compensation

• Expected salary range is CA$120,000–CA$140,000; individual compensation depends on relevant qualifications and experience.

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