Senior Maintenance Planner

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. Maintenance Planning plays an integral part in to the success of the airport system by ensuring effective maintenance to maximize the usage of facilities and assets within sea island.

Position overview 

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Senior Maintenance Planner in the Facilities Maintenance Department. Reporting to the Manager, Planning and Scheduling, the successful candidates will provide equipment and facility capability, reliability and availability to the traveling public, tenants, business partners, government agencies, and internal and external stakeholders by planning and scheduling preventative and corrective maintenance of all assets. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing weekly crew block work order scheduling and kitting of parts and materials
• Meeting regularly with Supervisors to review, discuss and reach consensus on crew block work order schedules.
• Communicating with Operations to request gate and bridge closures, as required. 
• Meeting with Maintenance Planners and Manager, Planning and Scheduling on a daily basis to review, discuss and action notes. 
• Receiving turnover packages from Engineering and other departmental Project Managers, ensuring the quality of information transitioned and that new assets, job plan, preventive maintenance records and warranty information is accurately entered into the CMMS
• Preparing monthly budget forecast and accrual reports 
• Training all Maintenance users on the proper use of Maximo 
• Serving as a mentor and guide to the Maintenance Planners

Key qualifications include:

• At least five years’ experience planning, inspecting and evaluating preventative/repair maintenance needs of complex equipment and facilities, supplemented by the completion of a college certificate or diploma in engineering, technology, business or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Proven experience analyzing complex problems, evaluating alternatives and recommending effective courses of action, as well as developing and promoting work standards and processes
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and methods of effective maintenance planning and scheduling
• Expert level knowledge of:
  • Core modules of Maximo (i.e., Work Order Tracking, Assets, Job Plans, Preventive Maintenance)
  • BI Reporting Tools (e.g., AIRS) for budgeting and accrual reports
  • MS Office (especially Excel)
  • Building and managing schedules and shift change notices in Kronos
• Well developed interpersonal skills as this role works proactively and respectfully with various internal and external stakeholders
• Class 5 provincial driver’s license

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

Salary Range : $86,326 to $112,823 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications and internal equity.

At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

Please note that availability may vary based on employment type and is subject to certain eligibility requirements and potential changes by YVR.

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at careers@yvr.ca.