Maintenance Planner

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. 
 
Come and be a part of this success!

About Potash

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon.  BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.

Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for mid-2027. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.

BHP has recently been named one of Canada's top 100 employers for 2025.  This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.

Work Location

This position will be based out of downtown Saskatoon corporate office, but will require regular visits the Jansen Potash site. The associated work schedule will be Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. 

BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a relocation allowance.  

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Initiates planning of Work Management activities, prioritising in alignment with the major events calendar for a variety of mechanical based trades (labor, HVAC, millwright, pipefitters, carpentry, etc).
• Ensures capable resources are available for planned work by levelling internal resources, engaging with service providers and ensuring existing agreements are used.
• Ensures the catalogued materials required for planned work are available through collaboration with the Supply function to eliminate the need for escalation.
• Schedules work, considering dependencies such as location, resources, equipment, work sequence, other function requirements and interactions to maximise resource utilisation minimising risk and cost.
• Conducts field observations of scheduled work execution to verify the effectiveness of the planned and scheduled work uses the learnings to improve future planning.
• Encourage stakeholders to follow work management processes (informing business Process Data Coach (BPDC) of any concerns to work with the teams/individuals).
• Creates task lists to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of corrective work where there is probability of reoccurrence.
• Work with site contractors on projects that use maintenance trades.
• Engages with Inventory Planners and Maintenance Reliability sub-function to ensure accurate Master Data and appropriate cataloguing of materials.

About You

• Relevant trades experience with maintenance background considered highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience with work management best practices.
• Proven SAP system knowledge and experience.
• Technical aptitude for working with scheduling tools, such as Fiori Experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on September 26, 2025. 

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants’ suitability for a role including police/criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.  The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that is more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity. BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur in mid-2027, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.