Maintenance Planner

Coast Mountain Bus Company; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 84,324 - 101,131; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health

Dental

Transit Pass

Public Service Pension Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Gym facilities

Job summary

Coast Mountain Bus Company in Vancouver is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Planning professional to develop and manage daily maintenance work plans, coordinating with the Maintenance Department to optimize labour, parts inventory, and downtime.

The role emphasizes planning, scheduling, lifecycle costing, and regulatory compliance with data analysis to enhance reliability and reduce downtime, supported by benefits including health, dental, transit, and pension plan.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of recent experience in fleet maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Knowledge of fleet maintenance systems, parts lists, and life cycle costing.
• Experience with maintenance planning processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and schedule work plans for the Maintenance Department to support maintenance practices.
• Prepare and review daily work orders and maintenance records; compare with plans.
• Analyze work orders and records to improve maintenance planning systems.
• Plan and track regulatory maintenance or upgrades and analyze life cycle costs for repairs/replacements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Fleet maintenance

Lifecycle costing

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

MS Excel

Education

Automotive/heavy-duty mechanic trade certificate/diploma in mechanical engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Marketing Statement

As the largest operating company in the integrated TransLink enterprise, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) operates a fleet of clean-fuel conventional and community shuttle buses, zero-emission trolley buses, and passenger ferry SeaBuses in Metro Vancouver, the largest single transit service area in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Prepares work plans to be scheduled by the Maintenance Department to support the delivery of effective maintenance practices including the effective use of labour, minimizing equipment down time, validating parts inventory, and avoiding conflicting facility and labour requirements. Develops and supports the implementation of daily maintenance work plans.
• Prepares and reviews daily work orders and maintenance records with the Maintenance Department and compares them to the daily maintenance work plans.
• Analyzes work orders and maintenance records to further develop the maintenance planning system.
• Plan and tracks special and regulatory maintenance or upgrading tasks into regular maintenance work plan and analyzes maintenance and life cycle costs to prepare repair/replacement recommendations.

Education

High school graduation plus holds a BC or Inter-provincial automotive or heavy-duty mechanic trade TQ or diploma in mechanical engineering, together with courses in maintenance planning and scheduling, and advanced in the use of documents and spreadsheet like MS Office (Word and Excel) and Computer Maintenance Management System software. Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License required.

Qualifications

Minimum four (4) years recent related experience in fleet maintenance planning, regulatory requirements, including exposure to detailed knowledge of fleet maintenance scheduling systems, material lists, job tasks/instructions and life cycle costing. Coupled with complex maintenance or mechanical analytics experience together with demonstrated skills and knowledge of maintenance planning processes and procedures.

Experience

A further period of up to one (1) year is required in the position to become familiar with CMBC maintenance planning procedures and systems.

Work Schedule

37.5 hours per week.

Rating and Benefits

Salary $7,556 - $9,062 per month (Actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience and internal parity). The Total Compensation Package includes Extended Health, Dental, Transit Pass and enrollment in the Public Service Pension Plan. Focus on your development through tuition reimbursement, training, and mentorship programs. Enjoy a variety of health and wellness programs, including access to gym facilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Coast Mountain Bus Company is committed to employment equity and building a diverse workforce, representative of the customers we serve and the many communities in the Metro Vancouver region. We welcome and encourage Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, 2SLGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.