Mine Maintenance Planner
About The Position
The Specialist, Mine Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning maintenance activities for the mobile mining fleet to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective equipment performance across Nevada Projects. This role develops and refines maintenance strategies and tactics, creates detailed job plans, and works closely with operations and maintenance teams to maximize equipment availability and minimize unscheduled downtime. The Mine Maintenance Planner is integral in supporting the assembly, commissioning, and long-term commercial operations of the mobile equipment fleet. As a key operational contributor reporting directly to the Manager, Mine Maintenance, the Specialist partners closely with Mine Operations, Maintenance Supervisors, Warehouse/Procurement, and Reliability teams to ensure work is prioritized, parts are staged, and maintenance execution aligns with daily production targets.
Requirements
- Associate degree or technical certification in mechanical, electrical, or heavy equipment technology preferred (or equivalent practical experience).
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent designation preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in mobile maintenance, maintenance planning, or heavy equipment operations within an open-pit mining environment.
- Practical experience supporting mine startup, mobile fleet assembly, and equipment commissioning in mining, heavy construction, or industrial operations a plus.
- Strong working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), specifically SAP PM module workflows.
- Demonstrated understanding of equipment reliability principles, predictive maintenance technologies, and maintenance planning best practices.
- Strong technical ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic schematics, and P&IDs.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, delegate tasks, and collaborate across operational and technical departments.
- High degree of self-motivation with the ability to work independently within agreed policy boundaries and mentor team members.
- Valid driver's license required with the ability to operate company vehicles safely.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Create comprehensive job plans including required labor, specialized tools, spare parts, and site safety protocols.
- Plan preventive (PM), predictive (PdM), and corrective maintenance work for the open-pit mobile equipment fleet.
- Recommend continuous improvements to PM strategies, maintenance intervals, component rebuild cycles, and equipment tactics.
- Generate, update, and manage the status of work orders in SAP, reviewing notifications for scope, priority, and technical accuracy.
- Maintain maintenance plans, schedules, material catalogs, purchase requisitions (PRs), and equipment history data within SAP PM.
- Ensure full documentation of completed work, parts consumption, and historical maintenance logs for equipment reliability tracking.
- Coordinate with Mine Operations and Production Supervisors to align scheduled maintenance windows with mine production targets.
- Ensure planned work is prioritized according to equipment criticality, safety requirements, operational urgency, and resource availability.
- Partner with Maintenance Supervisors to ensure work packages are executed efficiently with minimal impact on daily material movement.
- Coordinate with Warehouse, Procurement, and Logistics teams to verify that required parts, kitting, and materials are available prior to scheduling work.
- Manage parts staging, track long-lead components, and optimize maintenance inventory requisitions.
- Support maintenance forecasting and annual budgeting while tracking planning KPIs such as schedule compliance, PM accuracy, and mean time to repair (MTTR).
- Support mobile fleet assembly, field commissioning, and ramp-up activities during operational startup phases.
Benefits
- Company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Employer paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Wellbeing reimbursement program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible/hybrid work schedule
- Annual short-term and long-term incentive plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
