Maintenance Planner

Introduction

As the largest operating company in the integrated Trans Link enterprise, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) operates a fleet of clean‑fuel conventional and community shuttle buses, zero‑emission trolley buses, and passenger ferry Sea Buses in Metro Vancouver, the largest single transit service area in Canada. CMBC, recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, is committed to providing an innovative, healthy, and engaging workforce.

With over 5,500 employees performing more than 400 unique jobs, we deliver service that attracts nearly 1.1 million passengers daily and connects people, businesses, and communities in the Metro Vancouver region.

Prepares work plans to be scheduled by the Maintenance department to support the delivery of effective maintenance practices, including the effective use of labour, minimizing equipment down time, validating parts inventory, and avoiding conflicting facility and labour requirements. Develops and supports the implementation of daily maintenance work plans. Prepares and reviews daily work orders and maintenance records with the Maintenance Department and compares to the daily maintenance work plans.

Analyzes work orders and maintenance records to further develop the maintenance planning system. Plans and tracks special and regulatory maintenance or upgrading tasks into regular maintenance work plan and analyses maintenance and life cycle costs to prepare repair/replacement recommendations.

• Using computer systems and databases to prepare and schedule preventive maintenance inspection reports based on the number of kilometres, hours or days each asset has travelled or the need to overhaul specific items such as transmission, engine, etc.
• Analysing fleet management data collection systems information to determine future maintenance requirements of assets and preparing reports as required.
• Developing and proposing long term maintenance practices that focus on improved utilization of asset, assemblies, parts, facilities, and labour.
• Determining facilities, labour, resources, and parts required to perform the maintenance tasks.
• Preparing cost benefit analyses of maintenance requirements to assist the Maintenance Manager in repair versus buy analysis.
• Performing analyses and preparing reports to assist in development of scheduling system policies, etc.
• Preparing maintenance work plans for approval by the Maintenance Manager.
• Analyzing daily maintenance requirements and preparing daily maintenance work plans according to maintenance priorities and availability of facilities, labour resources and replacement parts.
• Monitoring the completion of inspections and maintenance work plans.
• Maintaining and updating computerized maintenance records.
• Providing support to the Maintenance leadership and maintenance team to assist in ensuring the daily maintenance work plans and work orders are accurately completed and that maintenance work plans are followed in an effective manner.
• Reviewing daily work orders for completeness; monitoring time sheets to ensure time is being charged to correct work order; checking work orders to ensure completeness and accurate coding; ensuring data is entered into system prior to closing to maintain integrity.
• Assisting in refining preventive and predictive maintenance procedures; assisting in development of life cycle cost analysis and repair and replacement recommendations; assisting in the development and implementation of standard work orders.
• Schedules and tracks Fleet Campaigns or Fleet Projects into regular maintenance work plans with the Maintenance department.
• Performs related duties as assigned, such as items of a minor nature that do not affect the value of the job.

High school graduation plus holds a BC or Inter‑provincial automotive or heavy‑duty mechanic trade TQ or diploma in mechanical engineering, together with courses in maintenance planning and scheduling, and advanced in the use of documents and spreadsheet like MS Office (Word and Excel) and Computer Maintenance Management System software.

Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License required.

Minimum four (4) years recent related experience in…