Maintenance Planner

**Maintenance Planner - Mobile Equipment Dept. (Garage)**
- Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
- This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to ensure all weekly maintenance activities are planned and scheduled to ensure the efficiency of the maintenance crew and the reliability of the mobile equipment. The key to success in this position will be the applicant’s ability to manage multiple resources/requests, exercise sound decision-making and deliver planned work to the committed timeframes.

This role is a great opportunity for an organized and curious individual to progress their career in a large-scale maintenance environment. They will get the opportunity to work on the design and roll-out of the new six-week planning process in their area, which will eventually be launched across site.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the Planning & Contractor Management Superintendent and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

- Ensuring safety needs are given a top priority in work planning and how you approach your work
- Improving productivity of people, equipment, and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles to efficient work execution
- Responsible for maintenance work by producing quality maintenance plans that fit into the six-week planning process, which are practical, with all the resources identified with accurate estimates and all necessary materials
- Providing KPI data showing maintenance performance of your department
- Recommending system and design changes to improve planning processes
- Leading follow-up meetings to capture learnings from the workforce to capture improvements in plant and procedures
- Scheduling shipping of repairable items and track them until they return to site. Tracking long lead time parts orders where applicable.

Note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not offered. Relocation assistance is provided.

**What you’ll bring**
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Maintenance planning experience in a heavy mobile equipment environment
- A collaborative and caring approach to working with team members
- Excellent communication, listening skills, and the ability to lead a meeting
- Advanced problem-solving and organizational skills
- Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word
- A minimum of a valid Class 7 (novice) driver’s license

It will also be beneficial if you have:

- A related qualification, such as a Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic trade, Mechanical engineering degree, Mechanical technology diploma and/or a Maintenance Planning designation
- Experience using a computerized maintenance management software (i.e. SAP, Maximo, etc.)

**What we offer**

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension, and savings plans
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Domestic relocation assistance
- For B.C. based roles, the expected annual salary range is $84,000 - $126,000

**About Rio Tinto**

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

**Where you’ll be working**

Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlan