Maintenance Planner

Dexterra; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian service provider is seeking a Maintenance Planner based in Eastern Canada. This role involves planning and coordinating maintenance activities for camps and field assets while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. Candidates should have a post-secondary diploma or Journeyman certification, and a good understanding of CMMS systems. This position is essential for the maintenance team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Industry knowledge and familiarity with camp facilities and equipment.
• Ability to lead meetings.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be flexible to travel.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and schedule maintenance activities.
• Advise management on work status and potential problems.
• Create work orders and manage maintenance schedules.

Skills

Excellent working knowledge of CMMS systems

Proficient with MS Office

Sound planning skills

Strong problem identification skills

Education

Post-secondary diploma or degree

Journeyman tradesperson

Job description

Company Description

WHO ARE WE?
We've been serving Canadian clients for over 75 years. The companies that began independently and now form Dexterra Group have an outstanding record of supporting the infrastructure and built assets that play a vital role in our society and helping our clients achieve higher performance and productivity. Powered by passionate people, we bring the right teams with the right skills together – offering both experience and regional expertise so companies can operate their day to day, confidently and successfully.

Job Description

WHAT’S THE JOB?
Based in Eastern Canada, reporting to the Manager, Site Services, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for the planning, coordination and scheduling of maintenance activities for all facets of Horizon North camps, facilities, and field assets. The role of the maintenance Planner is to enhance the productivity and work quality of the site services team by effective planning, coordination and scheduling of resources including personnel, material, equipment, and contractor services. This role provides quality site maintenance plans with necessary information to allow for the efficient scheduling and execution of on-site maintenance work in accordance with expectations and goals of Horizon North. This position will interface with clients, maintenance and hospitality management, Horizon North purchasing team, and third‑party vendors. The regular shift for this position is Monday to Friday 8‑hour workdays.

This position is safety sensitive and requires drug, alcohol, and fit‑to‑work testing as a condition of employment.

Your Work Will Include:

• Facilitate and administer all day‑to‑day maintenance planning activities including receiving work requests from client departments and determining who should perform the work: Horizon North personnel or contractor.
• Assign priority to work orders by gathering input from key stakeholders to create maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate labour resources, equipment, parts and materials to support the maintenance function in the areas of breakdown, preventative, predictive and condition‑based maintenance.
• Advise management of the status of work in progress and any potential operational problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Area Maintenance Superintendents, Camp Managers and maintenance personnel to determine the appropriate level of preventive maintenance required.
• Identify assets for preventive maintenance based on location and other planning attributes in Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Create work orders and determine schedule/due date for required work and ensure they are properly closed and up to date.
• Analyze completed preventative maintenance result data to refine asset inspection plan for following year.
• Perform cost analysis on preventative maintenance activities to support budgeting process.
• Provide solutions to planned scheduling conflicts immediately and ensure scheduling deadlines are met.
• Work with Area Maintenance Superintendents and all other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes with scheduling.
• Work to stabilize the schedule to promote company operations efficiency and effective operations.
• Ensure that all tasks are continuously improved by incorporating feedback from work execution processes.
• Identify and implement planning system and process improvements.
• Utilize the CMMS and produce standard reports on maintenance key performance indicators as required.
• Assist Area Maintenance Superintendents with acquiring third party quotes, preparing estimates and collecting/submitting billing information.

Qualifications

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Post‑secondary diploma or degree, a Journeyman tradesperson or a combination of relevant work experience.
• Industry knowledge and familiarity with camp facilities and equipment.
• Excellent working knowledge in using at least one of the CMMS systems (i.e., Maintenance Connection, or Maximo) and database applications is an asset.
• Proficient with MS Office programs.
• Ability to lead meetings.
• Sound planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be flexible to travel.

Additional Information

Dexterra Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status, or any other legally protected factors. Disability‑related accommodations during the hiring selection process are available upon request.