Maintenance Planner

BC Ferries; Delta; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BC Ferries is seeking a Maintenance Planner to establish a preventative and diagnostic maintenance program. This role involves planning maintenance activities, maintaining records, and consulting with various departments to ensure asset reliability. Required qualifications include a Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification and experience in maintenance planning.

Qualifications

• Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification or Maintenance Management Professional Certification.
• At least 2 years experience in maintenance planning or scheduling.
• Valid BC Driver's License and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Plan work requests, estimate costs, materials, and resources.
• Maintain preventative maintenance and job plan records.
• Consult with departments to communicate work requirements.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Organization

Time Management

Education

Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification

Maintenance Management Professional Certification

Job description

Job Description

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Tsawwassen

The Opportunity

We are looking for an effective communicator with strong interpretation skills and an ability to consistently meet deadlines. 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:

1. 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.
2. Creating purchase requisitions and stock reservations for planned work; assisting in the final readiness of kitting and staging of job material requirements.
3. Maintaining preventative maintenance and job plan records, including reviewing work order records and making recommendations.
4. 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 adhering to defined workflow practices.
5. Consulting with other departments; communicating work requirements; monitoring the status of ongoing jobs; prioritizing planning and scheduling activities; offering recommendations for improvement; ensuring asset reliability and performance.
6. Providing orientation, guidance, and informal training to other employees.
7. Other related duties may be assigned from time to time.

What you bring to the team

You have a Red Seal Trade or Engineering Qualification with experience directly related to the planning function of the department OR a Maintenance Management Professional Certification. Additionally, you have at least 2 years of recent experience in planning/scheduling related to maintenance and/or construction environments OR at least 2 years of recent experience working in a Computerized Maintenance Management System or equivalent. You possess a high level of self-motivation, with the ability to work under pressure both independently and within a team.

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

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by July 4, 2025.

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At BC Ferries, our employees are our most valuable 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 appreciate all applicants' interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.