Maintenance Planner

BC Ferries; Delta; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation company in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Maintenance Planner to manage maintenance services, requiring a Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification and two years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will excel in planning, organization, and communication, contributing to the company's commitment to safety and service. Submit your application by August 13, 2025.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in planning/scheduling within a maintenance/construction environment.
• Valid BC Driver's License and clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Plan work requests, estimate scope, costs, and materials.
• Maintain preventative maintenance and job plan records.
• Consult with other departments on work requirements.

Skills

Planning work requests

Strong communication skills

Organizing maintenance services

Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

Education

Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification

Maintenance Management Professional Certification

Job description

Job Description

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Tsawwassen

The Opportunity

We are seeking an effective communicator with strong interpretation skills and the ability to meet deadlines consistently. Reporting to the Regional Manager of Terminal Maintenance, you will establish and maintain a preventative and diagnostic maintenance program through planning and organizing high-quality maintenance services.

The Role

As Maintenance Planner, your duties include:

• Planning work requests, estimating scope, costs, materials, and resources; obtaining quotes; completing repair or corrective work orders and bills of materials; confirming availability and cost of parts and materials before releasing work orders; developing work instructions, material lists, tools, and equipment requirements.
• Creating purchase requisitions and stock reservations for planned work; assisting in the final readiness of kitting and staging of job material requirements.
• Maintaining preventative maintenance and job plan records, reviewing work order records, and making recommendations.
• Ensuring the database is accurately updated by managing asset/location hierarchy, equipment identification, and naming conventions; maintaining parts lists; managing service request and work order processes according to workflow practices.
• Consulting with other departments, communicating work requirements, monitoring ongoing job status, prioritizing planning and scheduling activities, and offering improvement recommendations to ensure asset reliability and performance.
• Providing orientation, guidance, and informal training to colleagues.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

What You Bring to the Team

You possess a Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification with experience directly related to planning functions, OR a Maintenance Management Professional Certification. Additionally, you have at least 2 years of recent experience in planning/scheduling within a maintenance and/or construction environment, OR at least 2 years of recent experience working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System or equivalent. You demonstrate high self-motivation and can work independently or within a team, even under high-pressure situations.

A valid BC Driver's License with a clean driving record is required. Travel may be necessary.

Join Us!

If this opportunity excites you, please submit your cover letter and resume by August 13, 2025.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives"

At BC Ferries, our employees are our greatest assets in delivering our commitment to safety, service, and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.