Process Maintenance Planner

Jerritt Canyon•Elko, NV

11d

About The Position

The Process Maintenance Planner plans, coordinates, and optimizes maintenance activities for processing plant equipment and associated infrastructure in a mining operation. The role supports safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution of maintenance work to maximize equipment reliability, plant availability, and production performance. Working with operations, maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, procurement, and warehouse personnel, the planner develops detailed work plans, schedules resources, coordinates materials and contractor requirements, and supports preventive and predictive maintenance programs. The role promotes safe work practices, compliance with site standards, and continuous improvement across the processing plant. The planner maintains work orders, job plans, equipment records, schedules, and material requirements in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), such as SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or an equivalent platform. The role monitors work status, backlog, schedule compliance, planned maintenance performance, and work readiness; prepares planning reports; and ensures completed work orders are accurately closed out.

Requirements

Diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant trade qualifications and experience may be considered.
Working knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling principles, preventive maintenance systems, and work-order management.
Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), preferably SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or an equivalent platform.
Knowledge of mining process plant equipment, maintenance practices, equipment isolation, and site safety requirements.
3–5 years of maintenance planning or scheduling experience in a mining, mineral processing, heavy industrial, or fixed plant environment.
Demonstrated experience planning mechanical maintenance activities for process plant equipment, preferably in a mining or mineral processing operation.
Experience developing job plans, work packages, labor estimates, material lists, and maintenance schedules.
Experience coordinating maintenance work with operations, trades personnel, contractors, procurement, and warehouse teams.
Experience supporting planned shutdowns, major maintenance activities, or equipment overhauls.
Practical experience using a CMMS to manage work orders, maintenance backlog, equipment history, and preventive maintenance schedules.
Understanding of maintenance work prioritization, equipment criticality, risk assessment, and production-driven maintenance requirements.
Experience monitoring maintenance performance indicators, including schedule compliance, backlog, planned versus unplanned work, and equipment availability.

Nice To Haves

Formal training or certification in maintenance planning, asset management, reliability, or maintenance management is desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed maintenance work plans, job packages, and schedules for planned, preventive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities.
Prioritize maintenance work based on equipment criticality, operational requirements, safety risks, and production impact.
Coordinate weekly and daily maintenance schedules with operations and maintenance teams to minimize production interruptions.
Identify required labor, tools, equipment, specialist services, and contractor support.
Ensure work orders are properly scoped, estimated, planned, and ready for execution.
Plan maintenance activities for processing plant equipment, including crushers, conveyors, feeders, screens, pumps, flotation equipment, thickeners, mills, slurry systems, and other fixed plant assets as applicable.
Develop job plans with work instructions, labor estimates, equipment isolation requirements, tooling, spare parts, and technical documentation.
Review equipment history, maintenance records, inspection findings, and failure reports to identify recurring issues and improve maintenance plans.
Coordinate planned maintenance with production teams to optimize equipment availability and minimize downtime.
Identify and verify spare parts, consumables, and materials required for scheduled work.
Coordinate with procurement, inventory control, and warehouse teams to ensure materials are available before work is scheduled.
Identify long-lead items, repairable components, and critical spares that may affect maintenance execution.
Ensure maintenance work packages include accurate material lists, specifications, and equipment documentation.
Maintain accurate work orders, job plans, equipment records, maintenance schedules, and material requirements in a CMMS such as SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or an equivalent platform.
Monitor work-order status, backlog, schedule compliance, planned maintenance performance, and work readiness.
Prepare maintenance planning reports and provide updates on upcoming work, resource requirements, and schedule constraints.
Ensure completed work orders are closed out with accurate labor, material, failure, and equipment history information.