Maintenance Planner

Hemlo Mining Corp.; Marathon; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation & housing support

4x3 schedule

Educational assistance

Benefits including health, dental, and

Job summary

Hemlo Mining Corp. in Northwestern Ontario is seeking a Maintenance Planner to organize and optimize maintenance across processing facilities and equipment.

You will plan, schedule, and coordinate work orders in SAP/CMMS, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations. This on-site role requires coordinating with Maintenance and Production, tracking PM compliance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in maintenance planning or maintenance clerical roles.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP and the ability to effectively operate within a CMMS.
• Solid understanding of maintenance standards, procedures, and preventative maintenance programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize short and long-term maintenance plans and schedules.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Production teams to align maintenance activities with operational priorities.
• Create, manage, and close work orders within SAP (CMMS), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Support backlog review processes, including prioritization and scheduling of work.
• Order required parts, tools, equipment, and external services through SAP.
• Track preventative maintenance (PM) compliance and follow up on overdue or incomplete work.
• Communicate with maintenance supervisors to ensure timely return and proper documentation of PMs.
• Perform scanning, filing, time entry, and maintenance documentation control as required.
• Provide planning and administrative support to the broader Maintenance Planning team.
• Actively participate in safety meetings, town halls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong time-management skills, including the ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

SAP

CMMS

Maintenance planning

Coordination

Time management

Communication

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Hays Recruitment in proud partnership with Hemlo Mining Corp.

The Hemlo Mine (“Hemlo”) is a long-life, fully integrated gold mining operation located approximately 35 km east of the town of Marathon in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Trans Canada Highway and just north of Lake Superior. With more than a decade of reserves and significant exploration upside along the proven Hemlo greenstone belt, Hemlo Mining Corp. is positioned to unlock the next chapter of growth at one of Canada’s premier gold districts. The site continues to evolve through ongoing investment in exploration and modernization, creating new opportunities across technical and skilled roles. Now is an exciting time to join the Hemlo team and be part of a globally connected workforce driving the next phase of growth.

Your new role

The Maintenance Planner ensures that all routine maintenance activities in the process division at Hemlo are appropriately planned (with Production and Maintenance) so that the work can progress in a safe, environmentally responsible, efficient, cost-effective and repeatable manner. The Maintenance Planner will optimize, and monitor compliance to, preventative maintenance programs and schedules for all processing facilities and ancillary equipment.

• Develop, maintain, and optimize short and long-term maintenance plans and schedules.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Production teams to align maintenance activities with operational priorities.
• Create, manage, and close work orders within SAP (CMMS), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Support backlog review processes, including prioritization and scheduling of work.
• Order required parts, tools, equipment, and external services through SAP.
• Track preventative maintenance (PM) compliance and follow up on overdue or incomplete work.
• Communicate with maintenance supervisors to ensure timely return and proper documentation of PMs.
• Perform scanning, filing, time entry, and maintenance documentation control as required.
• Provide planning and administrative support to the broader Maintenance Planning team.
• Actively participate in safety meetings, town halls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong time-management skills, including the ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience in maintenance planning or maintenance clerical roles.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP and the ability to effectively operate within a CMMS.
• Solid understanding of maintenance standards, procedures, and preventative maintenance programs.
• Mining plant experience is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to follow up, provide feedback, and support the full maintenance planning cycle

What you’ll get in return

• Relocation & housing assistance available for all roles
• 4x3 to support strong work-life integration
• Educational assistance for Hemlo employees & scholarships for the dependents of Hemlo employees
• 100% employer-paid benefits including health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage
• Above-market wages and salaries, with bonus programs and 12% pension contributions for all roles
• Clear opportunities for career progression and internal mobility
• Direct access to senior leadership and on-site mentorship