Maintenance Planner

Surrey School District 36

Maintenance Planner

The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: The q̓ ícə̓ y̓ - Katzie, the qʼwa:n̓ƛʼən̓ - Kwantlen and the SEMYOME - Semiahmoo First Nations, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district where equity is deeply embedded, and diversity welcomed. We acknowledge the profound responsibility we all have in ensuring that our schools and district sites foster an atmosphere where everyone feels secure, respected, and valued. Our commitment to providing a quality education extends beyond academic excellence; we are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families. Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognizes the importance of diversity of identity and thought. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Surrey Schools is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey. Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 85,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students. The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.

A Maintenance Planner plans and schedules corrective, preventive and project maintenance work of employees in various classifications, as well as contractors. The work includes identifying the essential and required components of building systems or equipment to be included in a preventive maintenance program and ensuring an appropriate work package is in place, scheduled and provided to the foreman for completion of the work.

The work includes reviewing of Work Requests in order to produce Work Orders with planned and scheduled work packages to be provided to the Foremen for the completion of the work. Holds regular planning meetings with Managers and Foremen to review scheduled, future and backlogged work. Work is performed under minimal supervision and considerable independent judgment and action is required.

A Maintenance Planner reports to Management.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBLITIES

• Produces planned and scheduled work packages to be provided to the Foremen for the completion of the work.
• The work packages include the job scope and manpower-estimating sheet, permits required, safety procedures, drawings required, lists of materials, equipment location and sketches or photos, special instructions, feedback and history information, lockout and tag procedures and equipment inspection sheets.
• Holds regular planning and scheduling meetings with Managers and Foremen to review the progress of planned and scheduled work including; occurring problems or difficulties, work force availability, and the timely completion of assigned work within the budget.
• Future work and backlog management will also be reviewed during these meetings.
• Reviews data, maintenance trends and historical records to determine if equipment should be repaired or replaced.
• Develops innovative solutions to operational problems related to the planning and scheduling of facility maintenance and repairs.
• Develops a job plan library for retrieval of similar work tasks to include tools, safety references, parts and materials list.
• Maintains current corrective and preventive maintenance data in a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Communicates with Site Administrators to clarify the scope of work and to schedule the availability of sites for scheduled maintenance work.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of WHMIS, WCB and Occupational Health and Safety requirements and District safe work procedures as required.
• Knowledge of the tools, techniques, equipment and materials required to perform the tasks planned as required.
• Ability to use a computerized maintenance management system, maintenance management and tracking / reporting software, project scheduling systems, spreadsheets and word processing applications.
• Ability to generate and write reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with maintenance staff and site administrators on
• technical and functional levels both orally and in writing.
• Read and use architectural and engineering drawings, plans and sketches.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with management, staff and external contacts.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Completion of a two-year diploma in Technology, in the appropriate discipline, for a technical institute recognized by the District.
• Three years of experience in a related maintenance field, including supervisory experience or an equivalent level of training or experience.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND REGISTRATIONS

• Registered or eligible for registration as an Applied Science Technologist or Certified Technician in the appropriate discipline with association of Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C.
• Trade Qualifications (TQ) or B.C. License in a related trade or trades is desirable.
• Valid Class 5 B.C. Drivers License.

This is a unionized position that offers an hourly wage rate of $38.68 per hour plus a liberal benefit package including pension, health, vacation, and sick benefits, as per the collective agreement.

Qualified applicants can apply on Make a Future at https://buff.ly/4eEvbLc. The closing date for this position is October 8, 2024 at 4:00pm.

Note: Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.