Specialist Maintenance Planning Fixed Plant

Haile Gold Mine located in South Carolina is the largest gold mine on the East Coast of America. Our employees are at the heart of all we do. With 84% of our employees living in the surrounding community they are neighbors and friends as well. Join our team where your expertise can make a true impact!

Principal Position Objective

The Processing Plant Maintenance Planner (Floater) is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed maintenance plans to ensure safe efficient and effective execution of proactive and corrective work. This role provides flexible planning support across the processing plant and temporarily supports the Water Treatment Plant until a dedicated planner is secured.

The planner integrates inputs from operations reliability and maintenance teams to create executable work packages manage backlog and support continuous improvement in asset addition to day-to-day planning this role plays a key part in Asset Management Framework (AMF) initiatives including SWI development PM optimization CMMS data integrity and planning process standardization.

The planner ensures alignment with the companys Work Management framework and supports planning governance through schedule readiness material availability and resource coordination. The role requires strong technical knowledge planning discipline and cross-functional collaboration to optimize plant availability and reliability.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

In this role the individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following tasks:

• Develop detailed job plans and work packages for preventive corrective and statutory maintenance activities.
• Review and prioritize incoming work requests in alignment with asset criticality and production priorities.
• Maintain accurate backlog and ensure work orders are properly scoped resourced and scheduled.
• Coordinate with supply chain to ensure timely procurement of materials and services.
• Validate job plans with execution teams and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and include relevant permits and risk assessments in work packages.
• Support weekly scheduling meetings and provide input to the integrated maintenance schedule.
• Monitor planning KPIs such as schedule compliance backlog age and work order cycle time.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers to incorporate failure history and improvement actions into plans.
• Ensure alignment with the companys Work Management framework and planning standards.
• Maintain CMMS data accuracy including task lists BOMs and equipment hierarchies.
• Support shutdown and turnaround planning with detailed scope development and resource forecasting.
• Facilitate planning readiness reviews and ensure work is schedule-ready before execution.
• Champion planning discipline and promote proactive maintenance culture across teams.
• Coordinate mechanical and electrical scopes for Processing Plant assets ensuring integrated planning and execution.
• Lead AMF initiatives: SWI development and deployment PM optimization CMMS integration and compliance tracking.
• Maintain strong field presence to validate job scopes support execution teams and reinforce planning standards.
• Act as a leader in the field promoting safety quality and continuous improvement through visible engagement.
• Provide temporary planning support for Water Treatment Plant until a dedicated planner is onboarded.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 2 years of experience in maintenance planning within a heavy industrial or mining environment.
• Trade certification in mechanical electrical or instrumentation discipline preferred.
• Strong understanding of maintenance processes reliability principles and asset management.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms (ProntoXi preferred). Experience with SAP Maximo or Oracle is also considered valuable.
• Experience with rotating equipment pumps valves instrumentation and processing systems.
• Ability to read technical drawings and develop accurate job scopes.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• High attention to detail and commitment to planning standards.
• Experience supporting shutdown or turnaround planning is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and drive planning outcomes.
• Commitment to safety continuous improvement and company values

Additional Information :

WHATS ON OFFER:

• Competitive salary short-term and long-term bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including health vision and dental insurance 401K and more
• Great residential location close to Charlotte SC and is located between the mountains and sea.
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Paid training available and professional development
• Supportive work environment with a focus on safety and teamwork
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
   

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time