Planner – Equipment Reliability and Spare Management

About the role

The Planner will support First Quantum by implementing reliability programs and optimizing critical spare inventories to improve equipment availability and reduce unplanned maintenance across mining sites.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and apply strategies to minimise unplanned maintenance on mobile plant and ancillary equipment.
• Implement best‑practice reliability processes such as failure reporting, root‑cause analysis, condition‑based maintenance and equipment performance monitoring.
• Provide guidance to sites for establishing their own reliability programmes and conduct equipment maintenance audits.
• Analyse equipment data using MS Excel or specialised software and produce regular reliability trend reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience in the mining industry or heavy‑equipment maintenance environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills, with ability to work independently and travel internationally.

Required skills

• MS Excel for data analysis.
• Condition monitoring techniques such as oil analysis, thermography and ultrasonic testing.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems in heavy equipment.