Mobile Maintenance Planner

ABOUT THIESS

Thiess, originating in Australia in 1933, is now a $4 billion global organization focusing on sustainable resource solutions, including mining services, land reclamation, and engineering consulting. With 15,000 employees, we are committed to creating lasting value for our clients and leading the way toward a more sustainable future.

We are a movement spearheading a journey towards a more sustainable future, and North America is a crucial part of it. Our unique business approach to contract mining currently makes our services available in the United States and Canada. In the US, we operate in Salt Lake City, Utah, Colorado, and the Intermountain West region. In Canada, our services are available in Sudbury, Greater Ontario, and the Northern Ontario region. We are also expanding to other states and areas in both countries.

Please get to know us better by watching the following videos about Our Purpose and Our Values!

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Maintenance Planner supports mining operations by planning and scheduling short- to medium-term maintenance for mobile equipment, infrastructure, and facilities. Working in alignment with OEM specifications, the role focuses on improving equipment availability, reducing unplanned downtime, and ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and within budget.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning & Scheduling

Produce, review and maintain rolling monthly, quarterly and annual plans as well as equipment specifications, tires and undercarriage tracking files

Maintain currency and accuracy of equipment maintenance history, work orders, job records database and technical information on processes, plant and equipment

Identify potential work using an effective condition monitoring program and financial package-based work programs and provide guidance and support to the project teams

Develop weekly agreed maintenance plans using equipment strategies to facilitate maximum production and minimize downtime and costs to meet plant availability and reliability targets

Align other maintenance activities such as defects and breakdown repairs with periodic maintenance and provide updates on a weekly basis

Develop a recommended and optimized bill of materials for the various standard jobs employed under the maintenance strategy

Finance and Commercial

Ensure that work planned is completed within the allowed budget and resources by cost effective use of resources to maintain and service infrastructure

Assist with the procurement and freight of parts and services and ensure full reliability of parts and equipment is retained while stored, only using approved suppliers and hire equipment

Maintain accurate and effective costing reporting as well as support documentation and ensure all completed work orders are closed out

Effectively use the company’s financial package to produce, review and maintain equipment lists and contracts and raise work orders for all maintenance activities

Coordinate warranty claims and ensure warranty forms are lodged with OEMs for components and repairs using approved warranty processes and site documentation

Identify project-based opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs to increase effectiveness and efficiency by eliminating repetitive, costly or low-value work

Maintenance & Reliability

• Utilize predictive maintenance processes to raise re-work requests and organize any additional maintenance requirements
• Ensure all materials, parts, personnel, tools, permits and equipment is available for execution when required by the plan
• Review and audit mechanical repairs and services to ensure compliance with site maintenance schemes
• Review and report on planning and scheduling, equipment reliability and maintenance department performance
• Manage tire life cycle by ensuring tires are maintained and repaired in accordance with company policy and best practices as per the tire management system

Health, Safety, Environment and Community

Assist in the implementation and compliance of HSE plans to ensure safe and sustainable mobile plant and ancillary equipment

Provide expert advice in all incident investigations to ensure the root causes are identified and that all the required documentation is reported. If applicable, play an active role in implementing corrective actions in consultation with relevant parties

Constantly look to identify hazards and risks through regular inspections, audits, and behavioral observations as per HSE targets and take corrective actions where required

Relationship Management

Liaise with all internal stakeholders to enhance coordination between the maintenance department, mine leadership, and client groups and minimize interruptions to operations by maintaining strong working relationships with relevant personnel

Communicate detailed maintenance plans for scheduled maintenance to maintenance department, mine leadership, and client groups on a weekly basis

Coordinate with the offsite maintenance planners to ensure the best business outcomes are achieved

Promote prosperous healthy client relationships to network and identify new business opportunities

Performs other related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Minimum of 3 years’ planning experience in mobile equipment
• Minimum of 3 years’ SAP software experience
• Surface mining experience, with strong knowledge of fixed plant/mobile maintenance processing and associated maintenance processes in a surface mine operation
• Understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems within fixed plant or mobile assets
• Expertise in predictive and preventative maintenance techniques
• Experience with resource allocation and optimizing maintenance workforce efficiency
• Familiar with Office 365, including strong Excel skills and MS Project skills
• Maintenance Planning in SAP software required
• Use of Cat SIS and other OEM parts manuals
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment while being self-motivated and proactive
• Ability to analyze equipment and processing performance data to identify trends and improvement areas
• Strong organizational and time management skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
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