Central Maintenance Planner

Silver Lake Resources; White River Township; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Lake Resources is seeking a Maintenance Planner to optimise plant availability and lead maintenance projects on site. You will source information for planning, improve strategies, and ensure the maintenance database is accurate and up to date.

You will collaborate with the maintenance team, monitor progress, and communicate delays or changes to supervision, contributing to safe, efficient production operations.

Qualifications

• Strong maintenance planning and scheduling skills.
• Ability to develop robust short-, medium-, and long-term maintenance plans.
• Experience in updating and maintaining a maintenance database.
• Proactive problem solving and clear handover communication.

Responsibilities

• Plan and optimise plant and equipment availability.
• Coordinate information for maintenance planning and projects.
• Improve maintenance strategies and critical spares to minimise downtime.
• Maintain accuracy and function of the maintenance database.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Project coordination

Safety leadership

Data management

Communication

Tools

CMMS

Excel

Data reporting systems

Job description

Safety / Environment

• Ensure safe work systems/procedures are always practised and adhered to ensure duties are performed in a manner that minimises risk to employees and contractors.
• Always maintain exemplary standard of housekeeping, safe work, incident/accident reporting & active involvement in safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Understand and familiarise oneself with site Emergency evacuation procedures.
• Abide by and proactively comply with Company policies, procedures, guidelines and systems, as well as all relevant legislation.

Company / Leadership

Display conduct which is aligned with company Core Values, Policies and Procedures.

Lead by example and actively participate to achieve department and company goals and objectives.

Assist the Maintenance Superintendent in directing the day to day operations of the maintenance team to ensure safety and production objectives are met.

Deputize for the Maintenance Superintendent in their absence by directing and providing leadership to the crew if and when required.

Coach, mentor, assess and monitor the work performance of the Maintenance team members and provide feedback to the relevant Supervisor.

Behaviour / Attitude

Support and follow all lawful instructions/directives from your Supervisor.

Maintain a high level of professionalism and take responsibility for own conduct and behaviour in the workplace.

Display strong safety leadership and lead by example.

Technical & Role Accountabilities

• Provide effective planning that optimises plant and equipment availability at all times.
• Source information required to deliver maintenance planning and project management.
• Proactively and continuously improve maintenance strategies, work practices and critical spares and business continuity.
• Ensure continuity, accuracy and functionality of the maintenance database and all data is adequately maintained.
• Update the Maintenance Superintendent of all job progress and any anticipated delays.
• Identify and report all challenges or issues that may cause production delays and participate in problem solving strategies.
• Facilitate maintenance projects as required.

Teamwork

Work collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals – both within own department and site wide

Leverage off and use the talent and knowledge within the team to resolve problems.

Communicate relevant information and data to other personnel through formalised shift changes and use data reporting systems.

Attend and actively participate in shift change meetings and provide accurate handover notes/information on problems, events and process changes to cross shift.

Participate in and utilise the change management process for identified problems and opportunities to make improvements.

Champion the training and mentoring in the use of the maintenance database.

Planning & Organisation

Prioritise and complete tasks accurately as to specifications as assigned and within required timeframes.

Develop and implement robust short, medium and long term maintenance plans and shutdown schedules.

Ensure all planning outputs are cohesive, achievable, resourced and easily understood by all parties.

Liaise with the Mill Foreman to coordinate equipment repairs and planned shutdowns ensuring successful and relevant outcomes.

Raise purchase and work orders as necessary to ensure the appropriate items and equipment are available to complete job requirements.

Ensure the critical spares list is updated. New equipment spares are sourced, ANSI store stock items and monitor and review stock holdings as required to minimise downtime or unnecessary tasks based on no spares in stock.

Ensure all planned maintenance and work orders are recorded and closed out correctly within the required timeframe in the maintenance management system.

Be punctual to work and all required site meetings.

Undertake other duties as lawfully instructed