Responsibilities

OVERALL PURPOSE: Prepares the maintenance schedules to support effective maintenance practices, including using labour to minimize equipment downtime, validating parts inventory, and avoiding conflicting facility and labour requirements. Develops and supports the implementation of daily schedules and reviews work requirements established by the maintenance planner to ensure compliance with approved and regulatory maintenance schedules. Analyzes work orders and monitors work plan performance, reviews with the Maintenance Planner, and adjusts to improve the schedule and performance. Schedules and tracks special maintenance or upgrade tasks into regular maintenance schedules.

Duties & Responsibilities: Schedules work plans provided by the maintenance planner to support the delivery of effective maintenance practices, including the effective use of labour, minimizing equipment downtime, validating parts inventory, and avoiding conflicting facility and labour and permit requirements by:

- Prepare and reviews preventive maintenance inspection reports as per the scheduled inspection matrices.
- Validating facilities, labour, parts, equipment, permit, and other resources required to perform the maintenance tasks assigned by the maintenance planner.
- Performing analyses and preparing reports to assist in development of scheduling system policies.
- Assists with scheduling, assigning, and coordinating the work of technical/trades staff and obtaining permit as required.

Supports The Implementation Of Daily Maintenance Resourcing Plans By: Analyzing daily maintenance requirements and scheduling daily maintenance work plans according to maintenance priorities by the department and availability of facilities, labour, parts, equipment, permit, and other resources.

Monitoring the completion of inspections and work plans. Maintaining and updating department specific maintenance records. Providing support to the maintenance planner in ensuring that daily work plans,



and work orders are accurately completed and that work plans are followed in an effective manner.

Prepares And Reviews Daily Work Orders And Maintenance Records With The Maintenance Planner And Compares To The Daily Maintenance Work Plans Including:

- Reviewing daily work orders for completeness.
- Monitoring time allocation in the EAM to ensure time is being charged to correct work order and project.
- Checking work orders to ensure completeness and accurate coding.
- Ensuring data contained in work orders is entered into system prior to closing work order for continued integrity of maintenance information.
- Reviewing unusual or problem work orders with the department’s designate before closing.
- Monitoring closed work orders for statistical purposes, if required.

Analyzes work orders and maintenance records to further develop the maintenance planning system by:
- Reviewing maintenance tasks, labour requirements and costs in EAM.
- Assisting the maintenance planner in identifying the individual tasks required to complete the work, preparing time estimates and identifying materials required to complete each task.
- Analyzing variances between estimated and actual time and material requirements to assist the maintenance planner in improving the work and materials estimating process.
- Assisting the Maintenance Division in improving preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of standard work orders.

Schedules and tracks special maintenance or upgrading tasks into regular work plans in discussion with the Maintenance Planner. Performs related duties as assigned, such being items of a minor nature that do not affect the value of the job,



including assisting with short-term coverage for the planner.

Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- A certificate program in a related maintenance scheduling or planning discipline, including courses in maintenance planning and scheduling.
- Requires a minimum of four (4) years related experience in maintenance.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge of maintenance scheduling processes and procedures, including exposure to and detailed knowledge of maintenance systems and costing.
- Solid analytical skills when developing and recommending resource plans.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Solid computer skills in standard office software tools including word processing and advanced spreadsheet software, statistical packages and use of web-based and data management systems.

Work‑Related Information

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week.

Work Designation: Resident – this position works predominately on‑site.

Rate of Pay & Benefits

Wage: $55.03 per hour. All new employees will be subject to a 6‑week trainee rate at 75% of the hourly rate with the remainder of the first year at 90% of the hourly rate.

The Total Compensation Package includes Extended Health, Dental, Transit Pass and enrollment in the Public Service Pension Plan. Focus on your development through tuition reimbursement, training, and mentorship programs. Enjoy a variety of health and wellness programs, including access to gym facilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SkyTrain is committed to employment equity and building a diverse workforce, representative of the customers we serve and the many communities in the Metro Vancouver region. We welcome and encourage Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, 2SLGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, simply email us at [email protected].

📌 Maintenance Scheduler (Vancouver)
🏢 British Columbia Rapid Transit
📍 Vancouver