District Maintenance Planner

Vermilion has an excellent opportunity for a District Maintenance Planner. Based in the Dawson Creek BC area, this position will report to the Maintenance Foreman. The District Maintenance Planner is responsible forsupporting the operations by implementing and administering a comprehensive and efficient preventative maintenance program. This includes developing job plans, establishingwork schedules and coordinating the maintenance resources and activities.The successful candidate will have provenability to be flexible and adapt to change.

What you will do

Maintain a complete and up-to-date inventory of district facilities and equipment within the Asset Register (SAP EAM);

Ensure that all assets are appropriately tagged, detailed, recorded, and ranked for criticality;

Develop, assign, and administer a compliant preventative maintenance schedule for all inventoried equipment;

Ensure all assets have appropriate maintenance strategies within the Asset Register (SAP EAM);

Utilize prescribed maintenance practices, policies, procedures, and schedules for all equipment;

Achieve reliability, planned maintenance compliance, operating cost, and HS&E targets as assigned;

Ensure maintenance strategies meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices;

Plan future maintenance work to reduce potential delays and maximize maintenance workforce “wrench time”;

Develop work plans based upon work requests and field inspection;

Lead annual facility turnarounds including detailed cost estimates, scheduling, work scope and vendor selection;

Develop weekly schedule of approved and planned maintenance work to be executed the following week;

Co-ordinate necessary resources with sufficient lead time prior to the start of the work to ensure resource availability;

Monitor status and progress of all scheduled work and work in progress;

Ensure deficiencies found during maintenance inspections are corrected in a timely manner;

Update maintenance strategies based on changing regulations and inspection findings;

Provide input to annual Opex & Capital maintenance budget, including facility turnarounds, major overhauls; and

Ensure Contractors are approved for use and provide feedback regarding Contactor performance.

What you will bring

Previous experience with rotating equipment (including gas compression) and / or Electricalwith medium voltage motors, switchgear and strong electrical safety knowledge.

Knowledgeable in AB and BC OH&S/ER requirements

5+ years in a planning/management role

Trades Ticket would be an asset

Previous experience in investigations of equipment failures and root cause analysis

Proven and demonstrated commitment to HSE expectations and requirements

Able to work independently within a high paced team environment with a disciplined approach to achieve maintenance excellence.

Attributes & Characteristics

Open and honest team player

Positive and engaging personality

Influential, collaborative and flexible

Location and other Key Details

You will work out of our Dawson Creek field office

The shift schedule is a 5-2 rotation

This position is safety sensitive

What we offer

Industry-competitive time off including vacation

Competitive short-term and long-term incentive programs aimed to recognize and reward

Top-tier benefits program, including a generous flexible health spending account and savings plan program

Company-sponsored volunteer opportunities and volunteer grants

Why you’ll love working with us

We care for each other, the environmentand the company, and aim to enrich the communities in which we live and work

We are recognized by Great Place to Work Institute as a Best Workplace in many of our locations around the globe

We embrace new solutions across the business, allow space for creativity, and invest in innovation and technology

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness, and can be counted on to do what we say we will

We invest in our employees, providing meaningful work and opportunities for training and professional development

We are recognized as a leader in sustainability by independent ESG rating agencies

We are focused on the future: responsibly producing the oil and natural gas that is essential to energy security while exploring alternative energy options