Job Summary
The Planner/Scheduler Lead is responsible for leading the planning and scheduling function for maintenance and turnaround activities in an industrial facility. This role ensures that maintenance work is properly scoped, planned, scheduled, and executed safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. The Planner/Scheduler Lead works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Contractors, and Warehouse personnel to maximize equipment reliability while minimizing downtime.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and scheduling team in developing detailed work packages for maintenance and capital projects.
- Develop and maintain weekly, bi-weekly, and long-range maintenance schedules.
- Coordinate daily, weekly, and outage planning meetings with operations and maintenance leadership.
- Prioritize work orders based on safety, production impact, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all work packages include labor estimates, materials, tools, permits, drawings, procedures, and required documentation.
- Coordinate procurement and availability of materials, equipment, and contractor resources before scheduled work begins.
- Work closely with warehouse personnel to verify parts availability and inventory accuracy.
- Monitor backlog and develop strategies to maintain an optimized maintenance backlog.
- Track schedule compliance, labor utilization, equipment downtime, and maintenance performance metrics.
- Support preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), corrective maintenance, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Assist with planning and execution of plant turnarounds, shutdowns, and major outages.
- Review completed work orders for accuracy, labor reporting, material usage, and closure.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and standardization of maintenance planning processes.
- Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA regulations, and environmental requirements.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to planners, schedulers, and maintenance personnel.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum 7–10 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years of planning and scheduling leadership experience in a refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environment.
- Strong understanding of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, rotating equipment, and fixed equipment maintenance.
- Experience coordinating contractors and multiple craft disciplines.
Required Skills
- Proficiency with SAP PM, Maximo, Oracle, or similar CMMS systems.
- Strong scheduling experience using Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, isometrics, and technical specifications.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience preferred.
- Experience supporting large industrial turnarounds and capital projects.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in office and field environments.
- Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and access elevated platforms.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, hearing protection, and FR clothing.
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and outage schedules as required.
Work Environment
This position is based at an industrial facility and requires frequent interaction with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and site leadership. The Planner/Scheduler Lead will split time between an office setting and the field to validate work scope, monitor progress, and support safe and efficient maintenance execution.
Job Summary
The Planner/Scheduler Lead is responsible for leading the planning and scheduling function for maintenance and turnaround activities in an industrial facility. This role ensures that maintenance work is properly scoped, planned, scheduled, and executed safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. The Planner/Scheduler Lead works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Contractors, and Warehouse personnel to maximize equipment reliability while minimizing downtime.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and scheduling team in developing detailed work packages for maintenance and capital projects.
- Develop and maintain weekly, bi-weekly, and long-range maintenance schedules.
- Coordinate daily, weekly, and outage planning meetings with operations and maintenance leadership.
- Prioritize work orders based on safety, production impact, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all work packages include labor estimates, materials, tools, permits, drawings, procedures, and required documentation.
- Coordinate procurement and availability of materials, equipment, and contractor resources before scheduled work begins.
- Work closely with warehouse personnel to verify parts availability and inventory accuracy.
- Monitor backlog and develop strategies to maintain an optimized maintenance backlog.
- Track schedule compliance, labor utilization, equipment downtime, and maintenance performance metrics.
- Support preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), corrective maintenance, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Assist with planning and execution of plant turnarounds, shutdowns, and major outages.
- Review completed work orders for accuracy, labor reporting, material usage, and closure.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and standardization of maintenance planning processes.
- Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA regulations, and environmental requirements.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to planners, schedulers, and maintenance personnel.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum 7–10 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years of planning and scheduling leadership experience in a refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environment.
- Strong understanding of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, rotating equipment, and fixed equipment maintenance.
- Experience coordinating contractors and multiple craft disciplines.
Required Skills
- Proficiency with SAP PM, Maximo, Oracle, or similar CMMS systems.
- Strong scheduling experience using Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, isometrics, and technical specifications.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience preferred.
- Experience supporting large industrial turnarounds and capital projects.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in office and field environments.
- Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and access elevated platforms.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, hearing protection, and FR clothing.
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and outage schedules as required.
Work Environment
This position is based at an industrial facility and requires frequent interaction with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and site leadership. The Planner/Scheduler Lead will split time between an office setting and the field to validate work scope, monitor progress, and support safe and efficient maintenance execution.