Mill Maintenance Planner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska.

📋 Description

• Report directly to the Mill Maintenance General Foreman.

• Schedule and allocate resources for routine maintenance activities to reduce downtime and enhance equipment reliability.

• Maintain work order status from initiation to completion.

• Document damage, misuse, normal wear, and other significant details using notes and codes.

• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Warehouse, and vendors to coordinate downtime.

• Develop and schedule preventive maintenance and repairs for Fixed Plant Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, and Electrical teams.

• Ensure parts are prepared for upcoming preventive maintenance and backlog repairs.

• Create and update preventive maintenance schedules and work orders.

• Incorporate procedures, pump wear data sheets, parts lists, and calibration sheets into work orders.

• Generate purchase requisitions and apply accurate account coding and work-order postings.

• Assess component rebuild versus new procurement alternatives and communicate outcomes to management.

• Work with vendors and inventory management to ensure stock availability and verify inventory minimum/maximum levels.

• Prepare scopes of work for vendor rebuilds and verify that repair quotes align with requested scopes.

• Conduct research and cost comparisons for items needing Authorization for Capital Expenditure.

• Review and code invoices using relevant business unit and object codes.

• Generate backlog and preventive maintenance reports for weekly scheduling meetings.

• Facilitate scheduling meetings, establish weekly schedules, and prepare work orders for all crafts.

• Research, obtain quotes, and order parts and equipment for Mill Maintenance, Electrical, Instrumentation, Condition Monitoring, and HVAC departments.

• Maintain records and archive files systematically.

• Arrange accommodations for vendors and contractors and log expenses in work orders.

• Ensure compliance with MSHA requirements, including crane inspections, ground checks, and pressure vessel inspections.

• Confirm that safety activities adhere to company policies and MSHA regulations, including Hazard IDs, pre-start checks, pre-start meetings, and incident reporting.

• Uphold housekeeping standards in work areas.

• Perform additional duties as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred (not mandatory).

• Valid Driver’s License.

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in mechanical/electrical planning or a related field.

• Experience with planning and scheduling fixed plant equipment in the mining industry and/or mechanical experience with computer-based maintenance planning/scheduling.

• Strong organizational and planning abilities.

• Technical knowledge of fixed plant equipment and parts.

• Proficient in computer applications, including Microsoft Office and Pronto or similar CMMS.

• Effective communication skills.

• Adaptability to improved procedures and practices.

• Familiarity with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Act and Regulations.

• Capacity to pass a background check and post-offer physical examination.

• Ability to work a rotating schedule of 28 days on and 14 days off, with shifts of up to 12 hours or longer.

• Capability to operate in a remote campsite under extreme and variable weather conditions, including dust, mud, varying noise and light levels, and confined workspaces.

• Employees are required to stay on-site at the company-provided camp during the work rotation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Rotating schedule of 28 days on and 14 days off.

• Company-provided camp accommodation during work rotations.

• Dining services available at the camp.

• Access to a games room.

• Exercise and weight room facilities.

• Sauna amenities.

• Accommodation rooms equipped with landline phones, Wi-Fi, and cable TV.

• Cell service accessible through Wi-Fi.

• Company-provided bus transportation to and from Fairbanks, Delta Junction, and Tok, Alaska.