Posted 20 days ago
Maintenance Planner
@ Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Coast Mountain Bus Company is hiring a full-time Maintenance Planner in Metro Vancouver to prepare and track maintenance work plans, daily work orders and maintenance records for its bus fleet. The role requires at least four years of fleet maintenance planning experience, a BC or inter-provincial automotive or heavy-duty mechanic trade certification or equivalent, and a Class 5 driver's licence. The posting states a salary of $7,556 to $9,062 per month for 37.5 hours per week, mostly on-site.
Pay:
$7,556–$9,062 a month
Responsibilities:
- Prepare work plans for the Maintenance Department
- Review daily work orders and maintenance records against plans
- Analyze work orders to develop the maintenance planning system
- Plan special and regulatory maintenance into regular work plans
- Analyze life cycle costs to recommend repair or replacement
Requirements summary:
- Four years of recent fleet maintenance planning experience
- Knowledge of fleet maintenance scheduling systems and life cycle costing
- BC or inter-provincial automotive or heavy-duty mechanic trade certification, or mechanical engineering diploma
- Courses in maintenance planning and scheduling
- Advanced skills in MS Office and CMMS software
- Valid Class 5 BC driver's licence
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-17
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, 2SLGBTQ+, People with disabilities |
| Education | Trade certificate (required), High school (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical engineering, Automotive mechanics, Heavy-duty mechanics, Maintenance planning and scheduling |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Tuition support, Wellness, Transit support, Paid training |
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Full company description
As the largest operating company in the integrated TransLink enterprise, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) operates more than 96 per cent of the Metro Vancouver region’s bus service including a fleet of clean-fuel conventional buses and zero-emission trolley buses. In addition to bus service, CMBC provides passenger ferry service on the SeaBus and several support services to the TransLink enterprise including Transit Security (separate from Transit Police), the Customer Information call centre, revenue collection, environmental services, and Bus Operator training, among others. CMBC has almost 6,000 employees, who are spread across six transit centres (bus depots), two SeaBus terminals, and two office locations in New Westminster and one Stadium–Chinatown in Vancouver. CMBC employees are on the frontlines and behind-the-scenes, and many are focused on safety, communications, finance, HR, planning, scheduling, designing, and delivering transit service. CMBC employees proudly connect people, businesses, and communities in the Metro Vancouver region.
- LinkedIn followers
- 12,985
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,648
- Reported office locations
- 287 Nelson's Crt, New Westminster, British Columbia V3L 0E7, CA
- 3750 Kitchener Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 3L6, CA
- 7740 - 132nd Street, Surrey, BC V3W 4M9, CA
- 11133 Coppersmith Way, Richmond, BC V7A 5E8, CA
- 9149 Hudson Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4N5, CA
- 4111 Boundary Rd, Richmond, British Columbia V6V 1T8, CA
- 2061 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia V3C 1T2, CA
- 307 Columbia St, New Westminster, British Columbia V3L 1A6, CA
- 590 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2L3, CA
- Other recorded names
- Coast Mountain Bus Company
- Specialties
- Mass transit
- bus and passenger ferry service
- accessible transit
- Transportation
- public transit
- transit security
- sustainability
- and bus service
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
As the largest operating company in the integrated TransLink enterprise, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) operates more than 96 per cent of the Metro Vancouver region’s bus service including a fleet of clean-fuel conventional buses and zero-emission trolley buses. In addition to bus service, CMBC provides passenger ferry service on the SeaBus and several support services to the TransLink enterprise including…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Urban Transit Services |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Year founded | 1999 |
| Specialties | Mass transitbus and passenger ferry serviceaccessible transitTransportationpublic transittransit securitysustainabilityand bus service |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 23 |
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Marketing Statement
As the largest operating company in the integrated TransLink enterprise, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) operates a fleet of clean-fuel conventional and community shuttle buses, zero-emission trolley buses, and passenger ferry SeaBuses in Metro Vancouver, the largest single transit service area in Canada.
At CMBC, one of BC’s Top Employers, we're committed to providing an innovative, healthy, and engaging workforce. This is reflected in our workforce of over 5,500 employees performing over 400 unique jobs, who are committed and empowered to deliver service that attracts nearly 1.1 million passengers daily and connects people, businesses, and communities in the Metro Vancouver region.
We have the important job of helping our passengers get to work, appointments, visiting with family and friends, and back again every day. Metro Vancouver relies on us, and we take that as a point of pride.
Responsibilities
SUMMARY:
Prepares work plans to be scheduled by the Maintenance Department to support the delivery of effective maintenance practices including the effective use of labour, minimizing equipment down time, validating parts inventory, and avoiding conflicting facility and labour requirements. Develops and supports the implementation of daily maintenance work plans.
Prepares and reviews daily work orders and maintenance records with the Maintenance Department and compares to the daily maintenance work plans.
Analyses work orders and maintenance records to further develop the maintenance planning system.
Plan and tracks special and regulatory maintenance or upgrading tasks into regular maintenance work plan and analyses maintenance and life cycle costs to prepare repair/replacement recommendations.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
High school graduation plus holds a BC or Inter-provincial automotive or heavy-duty mechanic trade TQ or diploma in mechanical engineering, together with courses in maintenance planning and scheduling, and advanced in the use of documents and spreadsheet like MS Office (Word and Excel) and Computer Maintenance Management System software. Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License required.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum four (4) years recent related experience in fleet maintenance planning, regulatory requirements, including exposure to detailed knowledge of fleet maintenance scheduling systems, material lists, job tasks/instructions and life cycle costing.
Coupled with complex maintenance or mechanical analytics experience together with demonstrated skills and knowledge of maintenance planning processes and procedures.
A further period of up to one (1) year is required in the position to become familiar with CMBC maintenance planning procedures and systems.
Other Information
Recruitment Process: An applicant will be required to demonstrate their suitability for this position by meeting the minimum level of qualifications and experience in order to be invited into the selection process. A standard interview format will be used including general, scenario and behavioural descriptive interview questions.
Work Schedule
37.5 hours per week.
Work Designation
Resident
This position works predominately on-site.
Rate of Pay
Salary $7,556 - $9,062 per month (Actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience and internal parity).
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. Speak to us to know more about what we offer.
How to Apply
Please click the 'Apply' button at the top right corner or go to https://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Careers.aspx to apply for this position and view instructions on the process.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please save your (1) cover letter, and your (2) resume as one pdf document prior to uploading your application on-line.
Posting Date: October 17, 2026
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Please note that only those short listed will be contacted.
Having trouble applying? Please view the System Requirements & FAQ's by going to http://www.translink.ca/careers.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Coast Mountain Bus Company 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. Learn more about TransLink's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
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]
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