Senior Mine Maintenance Planner

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement planning, scheduling, and work management processes for a greenfield operation
• Establish standards for work order flow, backlog management, work prioritization, and planning quality
• Cook up coordination with Operations to ensure maintenance schedules align with production and operational priorities
• Build and maintain asset hierarchies, preventive maintenance (PM) strategies, job plans, task lists, and Bills of Materials (BOMs) within the CMMS/EAM system
• Ensure work order quality and maintain master data integrity to support accurate reporting and equipment history tracking
• Support reliability improvement initiatives, including root cause analysis (RCA), condition monitoring interpretation, and telematics/oil analysis review
• Identify opportunities to improve PM strategies and job plans based on data trends, failure modes, and equipment performance
• Champion preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to improve fleet reliability and equipment availability
• Collaborate with Materials Management and Procurement teams to support maintenance kitting and ensure parts availability
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and OEM partners to align maintenance priorities and optimize fleet performance
• Evaluate contractor and vendor performance to ensure compliance with maintenance standards and cost expectations
• Model and reinforce a strong safety culture aligned with MSHA regulations and Orla Mining standards
• Ensure all work plans, job procedures, and maintenance activities incorporate proper hazard identification and risk mitigation measures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field preferred
• Minimum of five years of experience in mobile maintenance within mining or heavy industrial operations
• At least two years of senior-level maintenance planning experience, including developing work management processes, leading CMMS/EAM implementation, and supporting reliability and lifecycle cost initiatives for mobile mining equipment
• Minimum of five years of hands-on heavy equipment maintenance experience
• Strong background in reliability tools, maintenance strategy development, planning and scheduling, and lifecycle cost management
• Strong analytical and diagnostic abilities with a focus on equipment reliability
• High proficiency in planning, scheduling, and coordinating complex maintenance activities
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Able to interpret maintenance data, telematics, condition-monitoring results, and failure analysis outputs
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate level or higher)