Planner - UG Mobile Maintenance

Underground Mobile Maintenance Planner

As our Underground Mobile Maintenance Planner, you are responsible for preparing, compiling, and maintaining records, documents, reports, and statistics pertaining to mobile mining equipment in an underground hard rock mining operation to keep our production going and our profitability up. Every day you will work at a mine on a remote island about 18 miles outside of Juneau, Alaska. You'll start every day organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing work activities to promote a safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment. You will be called upon to manage all routine data and withdrawal associated with the maintenance group in a computerized maintenance management system. Those who thrive in this role are self-motivated, detail-oriented, mechanically inclined problem solvers. We're on a remote island; you must know how to work independently, as a part of team, and identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

The Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island 18 miles south of Juneau, is an underground polymetallic mine operating since 1989, employing over 500 people. The mine is owned and operated by Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Established in 1891, Hecla has a rich history as a distinguished and respected precious metals producer. Winner of numerous safety and environmental awards, Greens Creek is seeking new team members committed to professional growth and success.

Here's what you can expect in this role:

• Training first. Every hire is provided MSHA training in the first 4 days on the job. We also provide department-level training on not just what to do, but how to do it safely, as well.
• You have extensive knowledge in mechanical maintenance, and maintenance planning skills. You will utilize these skills to procure warehouse stock, manage assets, and assist with supply chain issues at site.
• You will implement process-based maintenance programs, coordinating with operations, engineering, and outside services to refine the overall maintenance program.
• You will generate work orders, maintain in-service details on equipment, and record modifications to equipment.
• You will track as well as schedule preventative maintenance to maintain all safety and environmental-oriented certifications.
• Safety is important. Every piece of equipment and each work area must be inspected before work starts. You will promote and personally observe safety procedures.
• You will be a part of a team you can rely on; a team that will have your back.

Position Summary

As a member of the Greens Creek Maintenance Planning team this position prepares, compiles, and maintains records, documents, reports, and statistics pertaining to mobile equipment for the Centralized Maintenance Group by performing the following essential functions.

Safety, Health & Environmental Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

Include, but are not limited to :

All Hecla personnel shall strive to achieve best practice in safety and health, and assist in the control of incidents, injuries, and loss. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Complying with all necessary requirements put in place to prevent incidents, injuries, or losses
• Ensuring the safety and health of themselves and others in the workplace by being responsible for their actions and taking due care while performing their work
• Identifying, eliminating, and reporting hazards as soon as practicable
• Reporting incidents and accidents as soon as practicable
• Disclosing all information regarding incidents and cooperating in incident investigations
• Assisting in the resolution of health and safety matters in a positive and timely manner
• Using and maintaining PPE
• Providing suggestions for improving work processes
• Assisting Management by supporting change to achieve desired targets
• Ensuring that plant and equipment operate within their safe working limits
• Ensuring that correct equipment is used for the job
• Participating in risk assessment methodology
• Participating in safety initiatives
• Receiving training and instruction as required
• Maintaining good housekeeping standards

Essential Functions

As a member of the Centralized Maintenance Team duties will include but are not limited to:

• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, mechanically inclined, problem solver.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Good attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal and organization/time management skills.
• Responsible for all routine data entry and withdrawal associated with maintenance, most of which is associated with the Computerized Maintenance Management Information System.

• Maintain equipment statistics data entry of meter hours, job cards, requisitions
• Ensure high quality data is collected and integrity of the data is kept
• Work closely with team members to identify and solve problems
• Oil sample collection
• Prepare maintenance reports and assist with preventive maintenance optimization
• General administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, recording meeting minute, etc.
• Planning and scheduling of jobs for mobile equipment
• Utilize the CMMS system to create and maintain equipment and equipment related history
• Preferred - Knowledge of computerized maintenance management information systems - Experience in Ellipse or similar computerized maintenance management system.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Procurement

• Maintain warehouse stock in conjunction with warehouse personnel and handle maintenance procurement as needed
• Cost control and reporting,
• Maintain and assist creation of vendor contracts
• Procure and schedule vendor support
• Maintain critical spares, consignments, and parts listings and descriptions.

Asset Management

• APL / warehouse stock; identify equipment without APL; identify equipment that has incomplete APL's.
• Record APL of equipment without; record updates to equipment without APL; update warehouse stock to match APL research; create Microsoft spread sheet parts list; identify slow moving stock; and identify stock that needs to be made obsolete because of no longer having equipment; identify parts and equipment with abnormal spare parts and correct; review in stock quantities are over stocked, understocked or sufficient.

Assist Supply Chain

• Safety Health & Environmental Analysis (Shea) document developments; initial sourcing and procurement; minimize stock warehouse satellite accumulation areas; identify repair and return items and tag and initiate repair with the warehouse; and organize all arriving Direct Issue procurement parts and record location.

Enterprise Resource Planning system

• Generate work orders; maintain Birth certificates on all equipment and record modifications to equipment.

Refine overall maintenance program

• Implement process-based maintenance programs.
• Monitor and review standards and performance guidelines, including predictive/conditions monitoring programs and applications.
• Incorporate multi-discipline programs to enhance overall maintenance program.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, and outside services for maintenance and system upgrades.

Preventive maintenance performance

• Maintain and track all lube and PM scheduling using Ellipse and data base.
• Maintain all safety/environmental oriented pm certifications and schedules.
• Advise on maintenance and operations procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring a safe working environment.
• Completion of a maintenance trade school program preferred.
• Prefer a minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in planning and scheduling for mobile equipment.
• Prior experience required in the use of a CMMS
• Must be able to demonstrate the values of integrity, respect, and collaboration
• Equivalent experience may be acceptable to meet education or job scope requirements.

Other Qualifications

Pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen

Pass a position-specific physical demands assessment

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, employees may be frequently required to stand,