Senior Maintenance Planner

We are seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Planner to lead maintenance planning for our mining mobile equipment fleet. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent and leading a team of five planners, you will own the planning and scheduling process that keeps the fleet available, safe and on budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and cost maintenance work for the mining mobile equipment fleet to maximize mechanical availability while achieving budgeted targets
• Prepare detailed job plans covering labour estimates, parts, materials, special tools, external services, SOPs, torque settings and QA/QC checklists, with planned costs captured
• Sequence job plans for multi-craft alignment, OEM service intervals and major component change-outs, and continuously improve them
• Supervise, coach and mentor a team of five Maintenance Planners, allocating planning workload, setting priorities and reviewing output quality
• Analyze equipment performance and maintenance data to identify trends affecting uptime, reliability, cost and production throughput, and recommend improvements to the Maintenance Superintendent
• Participate in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Root Cause Analysis on significant equipment failures and drive preventive actions
• Maintain bills of materials, work center data and planning records in the computerized maintenance management system to support accurate capacity planning and scheduling
• Support the mobile equipment asset management program, applying reliability engineering principles to improve availability and asset life
• Work in accordance with the company's ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001 management systems, HSE procedures, risk assessment and permit-to-work requirements

What You Will Bring

• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Maintenance Planner in a mining operation
• Technology diploma or trade certification
• Detailed knowledge of mining mobile equipment — haul trucks, excavators, loaders, dozers, graders, water carts and ancillary fleet — and their major components and maintenance strategies
• Working knowledge of a computerized maintenance management system (Fleet Maintenance Pro or similar) and materials management systems
• Knowledge of maintenance practices, performance measures, scheduling tools and techniques
• Proficient in English; Arabic is an advantage
• Able and willing to work a FIFO roster of 3 months on / 3 weeks off at a remote mine site

What We Offer

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Shared senior staff camp accommodation and messing provided
• Economy flights to and from point of hire each roster cycle
• Medical insurance within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and life insurance cover worldwide

How to Apply

While we appreciate your interest, applicants who do not hold the minimum requirements will not be considered.