Underground Fixed-Plant Maintenance Planner

First Majestic Silver Corp-Jerritt Canyon Gold; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Majestic Silver Corp-Jerritt Canyon Gold is seeking an Underground Fixed Maintenance Planner to plan and coordinate maintenance for underground fixed plant assets in Nevada. You will develop detailed weekly and daily work plans, ensure resources and materials are ready, and drive best practices to maximize equipment availability.

The role requires strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills, with experience in CMMS systems and underground mining maintenance.

Qualifications

• Develop detailed weekly and daily maintenance plans for underground fixed assets.
• Create comprehensive job plans including labor, durations, tools, permits, and spare parts.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns and major maintenance activities to minimize production interruptions.
• Review maintenance backlog and prioritize work based on safety, production, equipment criticality, and business objectives.
• Ensure maintenance work orders are complete, accurate, and closed out within CMMS.
• Support preventative, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and collaborate with reliability/engineering teams to implement permanent corrective actions.
• Monitor maintenance performance indicators (schedule compliance, backlog, MTBF, MTTR).
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) investigations for significant equipment failures.
• Coordinate with warehouse and procurement to ensure parts/resources are available for scheduled work.
• Verify BOMs and maintain accurate spare parts information in CMMS.
• Optimize labor utilization by coordinating maintenance crews and contractor activities.
• Ensure all maintenance work complies with mine safety regulations and company standards.
• Incorporate JHAs, Safe Work Procedures, LOTO, confined space, and safety requirements into work plans.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through planning and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed weekly and daily maintenance plans for underground fixed assets, ensuring work is planned and scheduled efficiently.
• Create comprehensive job plans with labor, durations, tools, permits, and spare parts.
• Coordinate shutdowns and major maintenance to minimize production interruptions.
• Review backlog and prioritize work by safety, production, and criticality.
• Ensure CMMS work orders are complete and closed out properly.
• Support preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Organizational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Maintenance

Trade qualification in mechanical/electrical/industrial maintenance

Maintenance planning & scheduling certification

Tools

CMMS (SAP PM/Maximo/Pronto)

Job description

First Majestic Silver Corp-Jerritt Canyon Gold is seeking an Underground Fixed Maintenance Planner to plan and coordinate maintenance for underground fixed plant assets in Nevada. You will develop detailed weekly and daily work plans, ensure resources and materials are ready, and drive best practices to maximize equipment availability.

The role requires strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills, with experience in CMMS systems and underground mining maintenance.