Maintenance Planner II

NES Fircroft; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering staffing provider is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Nanticoke, ON. This role involves planning and scheduling maintenance activities, ensuring efficient resource utilization, and requires a Journeyman Trade Ticket with a minimum of 5 years' experience. The ideal candidate is proficient in Primavera and has strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers a Monday to Friday schedule with a contract length of 1-2 years, with potential extensions.

Benefits

Market-leading benefits packages

Assistance with visas and work permits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a closely related position.
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines and changes in priorities.
• Demonstrates good leadership skills in Work Team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule Routine Maintenance work.
• Develop resource plans with Scheduler and Operations.
• Provide input into maintenance work Contracting/Procurement strategy.

Skills

Planning and Scheduling

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Adaptability

Education

Journeyman Trade Ticket

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Maintenance Planner

Location: Nanticoke, ON (locals only)

Schedule: Mon-Fri, 40 hrs/week

Contract Length: 1-2 years (potential for extensions)

Summary: MAIN FUNCTIONS To be responsible for the planning and scheduling of all Maintenance activities. Should have good understanding of safety, health, and environmental requirements (SHE), work selection criteria, work planning, norms estimating, procurement practices, business practices and controls, contractor interface awareness, development of job packs, etc. Skilled in scheduling work tasks to ensure efficient resource utilization, excellent coordination between operations (equipment readiness / permitting), material availability, construction equipment support, and labor crew (skills) composition and assignment. Typical Job Positions may include: Maintenance Planner / Scheduler, Maintenance Lead, Planner/Scheduler.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates SAFETY is the top priority
• Participates in planning with Core/Work Teams
• Plans and schedules any Routine Maintenance work required
• Works with Planner in developing schedule, cost estimates and equipment planning for Routine work to be accomplished during the Turnaround window
• Able to plan complex job and develop resource plan with Scheduler, Execution lead, and Operations across all disciplines. Able to identify and monitor critical and sub-critical paths for major events.
• Able to apply advanced functions of Planning & Estimating Tools, as applicable to the position. Able to educate field execution personnel on look-ahead schedules, and help ensure timely work progression.
• Able to provide input to maintenance work Contracting/Procurement strategy and steward to that plan.
• Able to resolve scheduling issues, including: Negative Float, Out-of-sequence updates, resource overloads, scope change, progress validation, etc.
• Able to develop a complete job plan with materials, resources and timeline.
• Able to provide input into material of construction selection and management.
• Able to plan, estimate, track and schedule Field Order Changes (FCO's).
• Able to apply planning logic, such as, lead, lag, critical path and milestones.
• Able to adequately assess work contingencies with schedule impact, lead coordination activity between teams should contingencies arise.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a previous experience in a closely related position
• Journeyman Trade Ticket (preference on Welding, Boilermaker, or Pipefitting background)
• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly and concisely convey recommendations to management
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Proficient in selected scheduling and planning software – Primavera
• Demonstrates good leadership skills in Work Team meetings to remove barriers and steward action items and cost profile to work plan and cost estimates.

About NES Fircroft

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.