Planner

Maintenance Planners - 3-8 yrs experience - Staff roles - Owner / Producer (NOT EPC)

Due to a large increase in projects required for our client's Fort Mac operations, we would like to hear from any Maintenance Planners with at least 3 years in a planning or scheduling position.

This is a staff position where we will accept applications from across Canada but only from overseas if an open work permit is already in hand.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to Planning and Scheduling Team Lead your will plan and prepare routine and preventive maintenance for Mechanical and Piping activity for efficient maintenance across their projects
• Review and analyze work orders
• Manage planning backlog and interface with production area
• Ensure work order coding is accurately reflected in terms of equipment, priority, and financial coding
• Prepare complete job plans for the efficient execution of corrective mechanical work involving:
• Conduct field visits to scope job requirements
• Include HSE Requirements, Job Steps, Support Crafts Requirements, Materials, Fabrication Steps, Cost Estimate, Engineering and Inspection Requirements, and Operation requirements in plans
• Initiate requisition of non stock items
• Check that planned work has realistic completion dates
• Interfacing with the Scheduler, Analyst, and Maintenance and Operations Coordinators
• Perform Preventive Maintenance jobs, load leveling and resource smoothing
• Interfacing with Engineering and QA/QC group
• Initiating the procurement of materials and equipment
• Evaluate job feedback to improve future work and update best plans
• Create, use and maintain plant history and other technical information to include in current job plans
• Interfaces with project and plant change planning as required
• Assist with turnaround and plant changes when needed

Requirements:

• Grade 12 Diploma
• Maintenance background (Journeyman Certification: Millwright/ Pipefitter)
• 3-8 years in a Planning or Scheduling position is desired
• Experience in planning for multiple crafts
• Proficiency in CMMS systems, specifically Equipment Maintenance, Purchasing Modules
• SAP experience is an asset
• Proficient in MS Work, Excel, and MS Project
• Knowledge of maintenance business processes and best practices, roles of specific trades, and manufacturing processes in an Upgrader, Refinery, or similar Petrochemical operation
• Strong organizational and effective time management skills
• Flexibility in managing changing priorities and ability to work with minimum supervision
• Courses and seminars in the following area: Scheduling, Planning, Estimating, and Time Management are an asset
• Experience in a team environment is desired