Coordinator - Maintenance Planning

Job description: About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

The Coordinator - Maintenance Planning's main accountabilities are to plan the piping and welding jobs to be executed by the pipefitters in the plant.

1. Plan and schedule all maintenance work (online, offline, preventative, predictive and corrective) including its inputs (material, equipment, labour and permits). Assure before the start of the job, all safety measures have been addressed according to Company’s procedures.
2. Prepare and issue the weekly maintenance schedule ensuring approval is given by Maintenance Planning Superintendent and Maintenance Execution Superintendent. Use the CMMS (4S) to plan, execute and report the work.
3. Review and process for (quality and priority) all maintenance notifications daily.
4. Liaise with subject matter experts where scopes are unclear, incomplete, outside area of expertise or above a technical threshold.
5. Develop and continuously improve a library of maintenance task lists in SAP that facilitates the planning of the work.
6. Ensure closure of maintenance work orders and history recording in line with standards set by Reliability.
7. Enter and manage strategic sourcing contracts required to efficiently execute the Manufacturing Centre’s maintenance strategy with support from Supply Chain and Planning.
8. Ensure, through collaboration with the Maintenance Execution Superintendent, cost effective maintenance execution resourcing is in place and adjusted to deliver weekly schedule in line with preventative/corrective maintenance and cost requirements.
9. Support the reliability improvement agenda through escalation of continuous improvement opportunities to the Reliability and Integrity Teams for consideration (e.g., Bad Actors, PM optimization).
10. Monitor maintenance planning management KPIs (lag and lead) and identify and drive improvement opportunities in collaboration with the Maintenance Planning Superintendent and the Maintenance Execution Superintendent.
11. Support the execution control of the Product Line(s) annual maintenance budget on behalf of the Maintenance Execution Superintendent.
12. Participate as requested in RCFA, HAZOPs or other studies.
13. Supervise vendors on site during normal operation or Outages and Turnarounds.

Connection with the bigger picture: The Coordinator – Maintenance Planning provides the critical service of providing the product line maintenance execution team(s) with fully planned and resourced work schedules to execute. The work schedules delivered ensure routine work from maintenance strategies (set by Reliability and Integrity) are executed to plan while also balancing the priorities of corrective work.

1. Certified Journeyman pipefitters with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
2. Broad experience in piping systems, pressure vessels, PSV's, QC packages, ISO drawings, different material classifications, PMI, fire fighting systems.
3. Experience in reliability and preventive maintenance techniques.
4. Adequate knowledge and experience in SAP.
5. Experience in planning and scheduling of piping systems.
6. Ability to produce a challenging and ambitious schedule with the buy-in from the Execution Team.
7. Understanding of main Maintenance KPI (PM Compliance, Backlog, Plan accuracy, Schedule compliance).

Demonstrates courage, resilience and flexibility. Strong reputation for integrity, ethics, personal values and solid character. Solid interpersonal & communication skills. Self-aware and open to feedback. Work effectively across teams. Able to work independently with only targeted supervision. Productive without compromising quality. Highly reliable and motivated to excel.

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

Salary to be determined by the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Medical on the first day worked. Basic module paid by the employer. • Dental on the first day worked. Basic module paid by the employer. • Life, Disability and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. • Short and Long Term Disability. • Retirement / Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP). • Holidays - twelve nationally and/or provincially recognized holidays per calendar year. • Paid Time Off.

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.