Mobile Maintenance Planner

About Burgundy Diamond Mines

Burgundy Diamond Mines is a premier global diamond company that proudly produces and delivers ethically sourced diamonds from mine to market. Tracing diamonds end-to-end from its world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, right through to retail diamond sales, creates unquestionable diamond origin and traceability.

Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Burgundy has established itself in the market through its innovative strategy and unique vertically integrated business model, focused on capturing margins along the full value chain of the diamond market. Burgundy is part of CanadaMark™, a program that assures manufacturers, retailers and customers, that Burgundy Diamonds are sustainably produced and support ethical investment in Canadian Northern Indigenous communities.

Burgundy has an office and a cutting and polishing facility in Perth, Australia, an office in Calgary, Canada and a diamond sales office in Antwerp, Belgium.

Position Overview

As a member of the Mobile Maintenance Team, the Planner will report to the Planning Team Lead and work two (2) weeks on, two (2) weeks off rotation at the Ekati mine site. The Planner will plan and schedule maintenance work in the area of responsibility and ensure that the backlog of maintenance work is prioritized and managed accordingly.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing approved notifications into work orders and planning resources required for non-emergency work;
• Accountable for scoping cost and resource requirements for work and projects;
• Responsible for reviewing available capacities for upcoming schedule periods with Team Leaders and updating resource work center capacities;
• Responsible for scheduling planned work orders into the schedule period while using work order priorities to determine the schedule sequence;
• Monitor services and materials for availability in the relevant schedule period;
• Create purchase requisitions and complete inventory request forms;
• Release work orders and manage “forward workload” to ensure future work is in correct weekly reference.

Education/Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience, preferably in a mining or industrial environment;
• Engineering or Journeyperson certificate in a relevant field is desirable;
• 3-5 years’ SAP planning experience required;
• SAP/Prometheus scheduling tool experience would be considered an asset;
• Experience and knowledge of time and risk management;
• Experience and knowledge concerning Work Breakdown Structure and Critical Path Management;
• Experience in Planning for heavy duty mobile mining equipment;
• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to produce timely and high-quality documentation.
• Experience working in a fast past environment with shifting priorities.

What we offer

At Burgundy Diamond Mines, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work.

We are dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives.

We offer a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodations and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities,

Additional Information

The Company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants from Arctic’s Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups. Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.

 Visit www.burgundydiamonds.com to apply and to learn more about our operations.

Closing Date: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.