Reliability, Planning, Project Coordinator

Northern Star Resources Limited

. Lead the Processing Maintenance planning, scheduling and reliability function .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeDelta Junction • Alaska • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in maintenance planning, reliability leadership, and work management within mining and mineral processing environments. Proficient in preventative maintenance strategies, backlog management, and the use of CMMS tools to enhance operational efficiency.

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Maintenance Planning LeadershipPreventative Maintenance ComplianceCMMS Experience (Pronto, SAP, AMT)Backlog ManagementShutdown Planning

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Hard Skills

Maintenance PlanningReliability EngineeringWork Management DisciplineRoot Cause AnalysisDefect EliminationKPI DevelopmentWeekly SchedulingBacklog ControlShutdown ExecutionField-Focused Leadership

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCoaching SkillsStakeholder ManagementTrust BuildingAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

ProntoSAPAMTCMMS

Industry Keywords

MiningMineral ProcessingHeavy IndustryFixed Plant OperationsGold Processing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Processing Maintenance planning, scheduling and reliability function
Hold capital project delegation, project scope and execution accountability
Establish and maintain a disciplined weekly planning and scheduling cycle
Improve work identification, scoping, planning, scheduling, execution and close-out
Embed a plan-do-check-act approach across work management and reliability routines
Review, cleanse and control maintenance backlog, including aged, duplicate, obsolete and poorly scoped work orders
Improve preventative maintenance compliance, particularly for critical assets and statutory maintenance
Review preventative maintenance strategies and recommend improvements to task quality, frequency and execution discipline
Develop and maintain a practical maintenance KPI dashboard
Monitor and report planned work ratio, reactive work, schedule compliance, preventative maintenance compliance, backlog health, work order quality and reliability performance
Lead bad actor reviews and defect elimination for repeat failures and high-impact equipment
Ensure reliability actions are practical, prioritised, assigned, resourced and closed out
Lead shutdowns, including Cadence accountability
Lead major work planning, including shutdown planning quality, materials readiness, contractor readiness and post-shutdown close-out
Support critical spares reviews and improve bills of materials
Coach planners, reliability engineers, supervisors and maintenance leaders in work management discipline
Engage closely with Maintenance, Operations, Warehouse / Supply, Contractors and other site functions
Report to the Maintenance Superintendent

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant maintenance planning and reliability leadership experience in mining, mineral processing, heavy industry or fixed plant operations
Strong understanding of gold processing or similar mineral processing plants
Demonstrated experience improving maintenance work management in a reactive or underperforming environment
Experience leading planners, schedulers, reliability engineers or maintenance improvement teams
Practical knowledge of preventative maintenance, backlog management, weekly scheduling, shutdown planning, defect elimination, root cause analysis, maintenance KPIs and CMMS discipline
Experience with Pronto, SAP, AMT or similar CMMS
Pronto experience is highly regarded
Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
Practical, field-focused leadership style with the ability to build trust quickly
Ability to work with imperfect data while improving discipline, systems and reporting quality
Remote mining experience is desirable
Gold processing experience is desirable
Ability to work a 15 days on, 13 days off rotating schedule of days and nights, up to 12 hours a day or more
Ability to work in extreme and changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying noise and light conditions, and confined work areas
Employees are required to stay on site at the company-provided camp during the work rotation
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent position and extended mine-life offering job security
Excellent remuneration package with bonuses
Insurances
401k
Paid leave
Ongoing development opportunities and growth
Company-provided camp accommodation
Dining service
Games room
Exercise and weight room
Sauna
Landline phone, internet and cable TV programs in dormitory rooms
Cell service available when using Wi-Fi
Bus service to and from Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Tok, Alaska