Scheduler

Devon Energy Corp.; Artesia (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Energy Corp. is seeking a Scheduler to transform planned maintenance work into executable schedules, ensuring proper resources, materials, and priorities for safe, efficient maintenance execution.

The role emphasizes minimizing downtime and improving asset reliability. Key responsibilities include maintaining backlog, coordinating with planners, issuing weekly/daily schedules, and tracking KPIs to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in computer science or technology a plus.
• 1–2 years oil and gas experience preferred but not required.
• Proficient in SAP or CMMS systems.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with planners and maintenance teams.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance and turnaround scheduling processes.
• Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review the schedule-ready backlog for all work orders.
• Confirm job packages, materials, and prerequisites with planners.
• Identify and resolve scheduling bottlenecks.
• Ensure all docs, approvals, and safety measures are in place before scheduling.
• Develop, publish, and communicate weekly/daily maintenance schedules.
• Assign work orders to crews balancing resources and priorities.
• Sequence tasks to minimize disruptions and maximize efficiency.
• Adjust schedules for emergent work or resource changes.
• Communicate schedules and changes to maintenance teams and stakeholders.
• Track progress and follow up on delayed work.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy before closure.
• Build and update PM and turnaround plans in the system.
• Schedule PM activities per regulatory/company requirements.
• Coordinate with operations for major shutdowns/turnarounds.
• Generate and analyze scheduling KPIs and reports.
• Use data insights for improvements and decision-making.
• Participate in performance review meetings.
• Recommend process improvements to enhance scheduling.

Skills

SAP/CMMS

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Scheduling

Team collaboration

Education

GED

Associate or Bachelor's in CS/Tech

Tools

SAP/CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Devon, we will offer you a career full of energy and unmatched opportunities to solve today’s greatest challenges. Innovation, creative problem-solving and positive change happen when people step out of their comfort zone and think differently. Our values, workplace practices, wellness programs, benefits and compensation are aimed at helping employees manage their unique personal life and care for their families so they can focus on contributing to the fullest.

The Scheduler is responsible for transforming planned maintenance work into executable schedules, ensuring the right resources, materials, and priorities are aligned for safe,efficient, and effective maintenance execution. This role is critical in minimizing downtime,optimizing asset reliability, and supporting continuous improvement in maintenanceoperations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and regularly review the schedule-ready backlog to ensure all work orders arefully prepared for scheduling.
• Work closely with Planners to confirm job packages are complete, materials areavailable, and all prerequisites are met.
• Identify and resolve issues or bottlenecks that may delay scheduling.
• Ensure all required documentation, approvals, and safety measures are in place prior toscheduling.
• Develop, publish, and communicate weekly and daily maintenance schedules.
• Assign work orders to appropriate crews, balancing resource availability, operationalpriorities, and work criticality.
• Sequence tasks to minimize operational disruptions and maximize crew efficiency.
• Adjust schedules as needed to accommodate emergent work, resource changes, oroperational constraints.
• Communicate scheduled work, changes, and priorities to maintenance teams andstakeholders.
• Track progress and follow up on outstanding or delayed work.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy and completeness before closure, ensuringall confirmations and documentation are received.
• Build, maintain, and update preventive maintenance (PM) and turnaround plans in thesystem.
• Schedule PM activities in compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
• Coordinate with operations and other departments for major shutdowns or turnarounds.
• Generate, analyze, and distribute scheduling reports and KPIs, such as schedulecompliance, backlog status, and resource utilization.
• Use data insights to identify trends, drive improvements, and support decision-making.
• Participate in regular meetings to review performance and discuss process optimizationopportunities.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance scheduling effectiveness and efficiency.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proficient in SAP or similar EAM/CMMS systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities; skilled at managing multiplepriorities and deadlines
• Strong analytical skills for backlog management, scheduling, and KPI reporting
• Effective communicator and collaborator with planners, maintenance teams,operations, and other stakeholders
• Adaptable and responsive to changing priorities and emergent work
• Solid understanding of maintenance processes, preventive maintenance, and assetmanagement best practices
• Dedicated to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Education

• High School Diploma/General Education Diploma (GED) is required. Associate or bachelor’s degree in computer science or technology is a plus.

Experience

• Prefer candidate to have 1 to 2 years oil and gas experience or some form of energy background but is not required.

Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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