Fixed Asset Planner

Discovery is an Americas-focused precious metals company with a diversified portfolio. Our Mission is to deliver sustainable value for all stakeholders by operating in a safe and responsible manner and having a positive impact on local communities. Located in and around the City of Timmins, Ontario, Porcupine has two underground and one open pit mines. A continuous operation for over 100 years that provides a great work-life balance. Employees from diverse backgrounds are empowered through engagement, involvement, and growth opportunities in the workplace.

Location: Hoyle

Schedule: 4x3

The Position

The Asset Planning function is responsible for the delivery of effective maintenance plans and schedules designed to maximize the efficiency of site maintenance teams and drive optimized equipment performance while minimizing cost and interruptions to Operation Schedules. The Asset Planner will be responsible for preparing and communicating short, medium and long term maintenance plans and schedules and liaising with the site-based Maintenance Coordinators and other stakeholders to ensure timely arrival of parts and execution of work orders.

• To plan and co-ordinate preventive, predictive, corrective and project work identified by stakeholders revolving around asset management.
• To organize, co-ordinate and direct Fixed Plant maintenance activities, ensuring that the work is managed in a most cost effective manner by organizing all resources in a maintenance schedules with the least negative impact on the production plan.
• To source key equipment for various projects and ensure compatibility with existing equipment.
• To organize, co-ordinate and manage the preventative maintenance program following the Asset Management guidelines to implement reliability centered maintenance strategy, planning for short & long-term maintenance.
• To ensure plans are communicated to all affected departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Engaging with external suppliers for Parts and Services.
• Ensuring third party suppliers are inducted, deemed competent (Licensed) and have necessary permits.
• Ensuring tools and parts are on hand and available as a complete work package.
• Ensuring P.O’s are approved and third party services engaged before work is deemed Planned.
• Ensure necessary information (Manuals, Drawings, Diagrams, work instructions, permits) are included as part of a complete work package.
• Ensure Bill of Materials are kept Current.
• Process new inventory and change inventory requirements as well as order on demand catalogued items.
• Making Necessary Changes to Maintenance Plans, Items and Tasks.
• Adhering to budgets and procurement process guidelines whilst promoting cost control.
• Creating, applying and reviewing predefined corrective Task Lists.
• Initiate and at times owning Management of Change process throughout completion.
• Manage work order detail such as Resource Requirements, System Conditions and Activity Types.
• Correction and Creation of CMMS Master Data relating to Asset Management.
• Working with stores and suppliers to expedite parts and service for required work.

Planning Work

• Assessing and Level Loading Preventive Maintenance workloads based on available capacities.
• Prioritizing work considering Safety, Environment, Statutory, Criticality, ROI, and Age of work requests.
• Manage a forward log of corrective work.
• Assisting in coordinating Mine Fixed Plant Mechanical Requirements.

Scheduling Work

• Assessing and Level Loading Preventive Maintenance workloads based on available capacities.
• Prioritizing work considering Safety, Environment, Statutory, Criticality, ROI, and Age of work requests.
• Manage a forward log of corrective work.
• Assisting in coordinating Mine Fixed Plant Mechanical Requirements.

Work Execution

• Occasional field visits to assess future planning requirements.
• Site tours to validate QA of work plans.
• Interact closely with execution teams to seek and receive feedback from strategies and planned work.

Closing Work

• Ensure third party service invoices entries are processed in time.
• Managing and submitting accruals.

Analyzing Work

• Contribute and Participate in FMEA and RCM Analysis in order to develop new strategies.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in work plans or maintenance processes.
• Analyze closed work for areas of improvement.

Skills And Qualifications

• Certified tradesperson in Industrial Millwright or Industrial Electrical.
• 10 years of surface & underground stationary equipment maintenance related experience.
• Welding, Cutting and Hoist Maintenance experience is a definite asset.
• Combination of 10 years experience as a Millwright / Electrician including some supervisory/lead hand experience.
• A strong working knowledge of Mining Equipment, Codes, Legislation and Governing Agencies.
• A thorough understanding of Work Management, Asset Management Principles, RCM and CMMS.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• A thorough understanding of preventive predictive and condition monitoring principles.

Additional Information

Competitive total compensation package including: Health, Dental, Life, AD&D, Disability, Healthcare and Wellness Spending Accounts, Virtual Care and Employee and Family Assistance Program; Company contributions and matching into a Defined Contribution Pension Plan; and Annual total compensation of CAD to CAD (including annual bonus eligibility).

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Discovery Silver. We thank all candidates in advance. Please note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Discovery Silver welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities (racialized), aboriginal (Indigenous) persons and persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation. Discovery is committed to a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment.

Please note that we use artificial intelligence tools to screen applications and assess qualifications and selected candidates will be contacted by a human for an interview.