Planning Superintendent

Baffinland; Qikiqtarjuaq; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baffinland is seeking a Planning Superintendent in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. As a leader, you will provide direction to a centralized planning group, minimizing risks through strategic planning and process implementation. You will manage a team, develop budgets, and enhance operational success.

The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of planning experience, along with a strong mining background and proficiency in necessary planning software. This role offers an opportunity to influence significant operational strategies.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience organizing and leading a planning department.
• Minimum 10 years mining experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite required.
• Experience using SAP Maintenance system and PI required.

Responsibilities

• Manage all safety culture and practices for the planning team.
• Organize and manage planning processes and projects from concept to commissioning.
• Develop planning budget, manpower, schedule forecasts, and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Planning and organization

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Six Sigma

Maintenance management

Education

5-7 years experience in planning

Mining experience

Tools

Microsoft Suite

SAP Maintenance system

Job description

Reporting to the Planning Manager, the Planning Superintendent will provide direction, organization, and leadership to a centralized planning group. The purpose of this group is to minimize risk and uncertainties to the business through implementation of maintenance strategies and work processes and increase the organizational success.

Main Accountabilities

• Responsible for organization and direction of the site central planning group.
• Manage all safety culture and practices for entire planning team.
• Support BIM operations through priorities set by General Managers.
• Support operation with planning process development and implementation of Lean Manufacturing within the site.
• Organize and manage planning processes and projects from initial concept development to final commissioning and project close-out.
• Develop planning budget, manpower, schedule forecasts, performance and implement appropriate corrective actions to ensure adherence to plan.
• Responsible to review/ analyze data relating to Work management KPIs, equipment reliability KPIs, maintenance cost KPIs (report to management).
• Assist in development and improvement of CMM system.
• Participate in improvement initiatives including 5S, Value stream Mapping, TPM, Kanban systems and Kaizen events.
• Help develop employees lean skills through effective coaching, teaching, mentoring and simulated work environmental training.
• Conduct observations and analyse data including downtime, cycle time analysis, etc. in order to bring recommendations for improvement opportunities forward to the team.
• Track, communicate and share results and lessons learned – ensures successes are published and communicated to all employees.
• Act as a change agent to instill an operational excellence, performance improvement culture throughout the organization.
• Support Warehouse in standardizing parts and deleting unnecessary spares.
• Support Reliability in developing equipment maintenance strategies for assets and spares.
• Accountable/Responsible for maintaining current and correct specifications, manuals, and work instructions for fixed and mobile assets (Documentation / Shared Drive / Library / SAP BOMs etc.).
• Supports the integrity of maintenance data for assigned area; mobile and fixed assets.
• Supports quality control of maintenance work.
• Accountable/Responsible for supporting team to submitting completed master data requests (create / change / delete) to maintain asset management system and quality.
• Supports the 5 whys process and coach others on it use.
• Responsible to attend Maintenance – Operation meetings.
• Responsible to review and analyze equipment history details for the maintenance activities performed.
• Present findings formally to Senior and Executive Management teams.
• Provide training to planner group.
• Perform benchmarking activities.
• Develop equipment and component standards and performance requirements as required.
• Perform various project administration tasks, including coordinating meetings, taking meeting minutes, forwarding communication releases, and performing maintenance of project tracking logs (i.e. issues, change control, etc.) in order to satisfy project management processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Main Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience organizing and leading a planning department.
• Minimum 10 years mining experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite required.
• Experience using SAP Maintenance system and PI required.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is preferred.
• Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) designation preferred.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) preferred.
• Strong experience in maintenance and planning required.
• Experience in business process design and operations and/or maintenance is required.
• Experience in successfully leading to completion, mid to large scale transformations of complex business processes resulting in significant and sustainable results.
• Experience with developing and reviewing process methodology and tools.
• Significant experience designing workshops, facilitating group sessions and working with teams and gaining crucial input from key contributors.
• Experience in open pit mining preferred, Arctic experience beneficial.
• Strategic thinking and understanding of critical issues related to Planning.
• Excellent relationship management skills: listening, diplomacy, patience and negotiation.
• Management ability to lead a team of 5 professional employees.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with cross functional groups to successfully manage project deliverables.
• Exceptional analytical skills at both strategic and functional levels.
• Data manipulation and analysis techniques including trend and statistical analysis.
• Proven ability to lead and work through others without direct reporting relationship to achieve business goals utilizing persuasion and influencing skills.
• Knowledge in organizational design and change management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of the organization.
• Understanding of planning and maintenance concepts.