Strategic Outage Planner & Maintenance Lead

Aurubis Richmond; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Comprehensive health coverage

Disability insurance

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Aurubis Richmond is seeking a Maintenance Planner – Outage Coordinator to drive outage planning, scheduling, and contractor coordination at our Augusta site. The role requires strong maintenance background, public safety awareness, and effective cross‑functional communication with internal teams and contractors.

Key responsibilities include developing work scopes, budgets, and timelines; leading outage meetings; and ensuring asset PMs and service reports are completed in SAP.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or related field required.
• Industrial shut‑down planning and critical path scheduling experience.
• Contractor management, scope development and cost optimization.
• Strong understanding of maintenance principles and procedures.
• Familiarity with SAP or MS Project and related maintenance software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine major equipment and process work scopes, budgets and timelines.
• Create recurring and one-off contractor work scopes.
• Lead outage/turnaround planning meetings and set agendas.
• Facilitate post-outage critiques and lessons learned.
• Coordinate with corporate outage coordination and standardization efforts.
• Back up daily/weekly planner during vacations and absences.
• Produce detailed work plans including labor and materials.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Outage coordination

Contractor management

Gantt chart development

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma

Associate or Bachelor’s degree (relevant field) preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Aurubis Richmond is seeking a Maintenance Planner – Outage Coordinator to drive outage planning, scheduling, and contractor coordination at our Augusta site. The role requires strong maintenance background, public safety awareness, and effective cross‑functional communication with internal teams and contractors.

Key responsibilities include developing work scopes, budgets, and timelines; leading outage meetings; and ensuring asset PMs and service reports are completed in SAP.