Maintenance Planner

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**Who We Are**:
Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world's largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**Our Team**:
The Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) Team at the Nickel Refinery (CCNR) is an integral part of Vale’s long-term operating strategy. As part of the Nickel Refinery Team, you will be supporting the Maintenance Department in planning all work required to keep the plant running efficiently. Working closely with Maintenance Supervisors, as well as other maintenance and operating departments, in planning all inspections and repair work to mínimally impact the plant’s production.

**The Opportunity**:
We are currently seeking a **Maintenance Planner** to join our** Maintenance Planning and Control Team **at the **Nickel Refinery/NRC department **in** Sudbury, Ontario. **This is a permanent position.

As a **Maintenance Planner**, you will be helping to facilitate the continuous improvement of the Mechanical Maintenance team’s performance, through the effective use of established processes and procedures. You will be accountable for the planning of work for CCNR/NRC’s Maintenance Department and may be required to provide relief supervision as needed.

Additionally, in this position you will:

- Work Monday to Friday, 8-hour day shift.
- Adhere to maintenance business processes as outlined in Maintenance Planning and Control (MPC) by using approved systems (SAP, Prometheus, etc.), tools, and standards.
- Establish and maintain work relationships with the various key plant stakeholders including superintendents, supervisors, other schedulers, planners, crew members, etc.
- Execute the “Planning” element of the process for all types of work orders - systematic and non-systematic maintenance. This includes shutdown (PMP) and external resource-related work.
- Coordinate and facilitate with the Scheduler to ensure all required planning/scheduling routines are followed.
- Ensure work orders are planned with an emphasis on safety and ready to be executed prior to the required end date as determined through the notification. Also ensure that work order user statuses are properly maintained throughout the lifecycle of the work order.
- Work within assigned budgets and escalate to management should a budget be exceeded.
- Identify and escalate all critical issues that threaten the successful execution of the “work schedule” for completion by Required End Date.
- Manage backlog to ensure work orders are planned based on priority and required end date.
- Monitor KPIs and actively strive toward plant targets.
- Relief supervisor as necessary which requires:

- Holding the crew accountable for safe behavior, housekeeping, teamwork, and professionalism.
- Ensure planned work orders are closed with proper time confirmations completed.
- Work within budget, guidelines, and standards.
- Work with a crew to develop an interactive workplace environment.

**About you**

**Education**:

- Grade 12 completed or GED equivalency with equivalent experience is required.
- College diploma or university degree in a related industrial field or a university degree in a related engineering discipline is preferred.
- Valid Industrial Mechanic trade certificate for the province of Ontario is preferred.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 3 years of experience working within SAP and the Prometheus add-on as a Planner and Scheduler.
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading crews.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the trades.
- Written and oral communication skills.
- Must be obsessed with safety and risk.
- Demonstrate open and transparent dialogue in all aspects of work.

**How can Vale grow your career?**
- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Online training and career development opportunities

**Include to Transform**
At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to