Job Description

About Burgundy Diamond Mines Burgundy Diamond Mines is a premier global diamond company that proudly produces and delivers ethically sourced diamonds from mine to market. Tracing diamonds end-to-end from its world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Northwest Territories, right through to retail diamond sales, creates unquestionable diamond origin and traceability.
Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Burgundy has established itself in the market through its innovative strategy and unique vertically integrated business model, focused on capturing margins along the full value chain of the diamond market. Burgundy is part of CanadaMark\xe2\x84\xa2, a program that assures manufacturers, retailers and customers, that Burgundy Diamonds are sustainably produced and support ethical investment in Canadian Northern Indigenous communities.
Burgundy has an office and a cutting and polishing facility in Perth, Australia, an office in Calgary, Canada and a diamond sales office in Antwerp, Belgium.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Superintendent Mobile Maintenance and working two (2) weeks on, followed by two (2) weeks off at the Ekati Mine, the Team Leader of Mobile Planning is responsible for the safe, efficient, and productive operation of the planning department for both the daily and long-range planning for the mobile fleet.
As a leader in the planning department, you will be required to work and liaise with other departments including Reliability.
Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Promote and demonstrate safe work practices.

• Planning and scheduling work for mobile equipment such as drills, dozers, graders, excavators, loaders, etc.

• Coaching, supervision, and directing a team of planners conducting daily and long-term planning and scheduling of a rolling weekly schedule and major rebuilds of mobile assets.

• Create and manage the long-range planning for the mobile fleet.

• Support department KPIs, project budgets and work towards achieving them and explain variances.

• Communicate and ensure adherence to new, modified, or existing procedures and assist in the development and creation of new procedures and work instructions.

• Manage manpower and training requirements.

• Develop and deliver cross-shift communication notes.

• Responsible for Master data changes and Master material requests.

• Ensure compliance to Statutory and Regulatory authorities.

• Manage all day-to-day SAP Planning and Scheduling activities.

• Participate in weekly stakeholder scheduling meetings.

• Manage the ordering of direct charge items for rebuilds and urgent and/or immediate work.

• Participate in the creation of OPEX/CAPEX budgets, participates in quarterly re-forecasts.

• Initiate and foster equipment and process improvement ideas.

• Initiate cost saving measures.

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Journeyperson, Red Seal Certified (or equivalent experience)

• 10 years industry experience.

• Experience supervising Planning groups for multiple trades working on Mobile Equipment.

• Experience with SAP considered an asset.

What we offer
At Burgundy Diamond Mines, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work. We are dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives. Burgundy Diamond Mines offers a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodations and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities,
Additional Information
The Company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.
Preference will be given to qualified applicants from our Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups. Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.
Visit www.burgundydiamonds.com to learn more about our operations.
Closing Date: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.