Maintenance Planner

Job Type:
Regular

Plains Midstream Canada (PMC) is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). PMC also operates strategically-located facilities for crude oil and NGL storage, separates NGL from natural gas and fractionates NGL into pure liquid petroleum gas (LPG) products, including propane and butane.

Fueled by our strong leadership team and a dedicated employee base, combined with our expertise in marketing, logistics and our asset base, PMC is well-positioned to provide our customers with flexible, value-added services now and in the future.

Our Operations department is a talented group of professionals who are committed to conducting our business in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the public, our employees and contractors, our assets and the environment. We want consistent and predictable operations done the right way, every time.

Plains has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler in Sarnia, Ontario. Working out of our Sarnia NGL facility, you will report to the Team Lead, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, and be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective relief planning and scheduling of short-term and long-term maintenance activities in Plains’ Great Lakes District. Using sound planning and scheduling practices, Plains standards, and safety-focused strategies you will develop schedules and work plans with input from stakeholders including Asset Integrity, Instrumentation / Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering, and Operations. Periodic travel to Windsor and St. Clair, Michigan, may be required.

Permanent residency within 120 km of Plains’ Sarnia facility is a condition of employment.

**Responsibilities**:

- Adopt and align to PMC procedures, best practices, and workflows.
- Utilize the work execution management process (WEMP), maintaining a clear overview of the volume of prepared corrective maintenance backlog and prioritizing when to bring the work into the schedule for execution.
- Provide relief support for the planning group by collaborating with Operations, and discipline leads to prepare planned work for scheduling.
- Display functional competencies regarding safety leadership, equipment safety, and maintenance execution.
- Work constructively within a high demand environment.
- Participate in departmental goal development / realignments and achievement strategies.
- Develop and maintain the 6-week look-ahead maintenance schedule for the facility and the 52-week maintenance schedule forecast.
- Lead meetings to review, qualify, and prioritize emerging work with key stakeholders.
- Attend scheduled planning & scheduling meetings.
- Maintain ISNetworld contractor list and collaborate with Procurement to schedule contractors accordingly.
- Be an active steward of the environment and HSE by supporting the Plains Operations Management System.
- Work collaboratively with Asset Integrity group on scope alignments and long-term forecasting.
- Assist in developing accurate budgetary cost summaries for forecasted estimates.
- Actively manage planner backlog to achieve timely completion of work packs to within target start dates.
- Champion key departmental KPIs.
- Assist with preventive maintenance (PM) optimization and job plan development and participate in the continuous improvement loop.
- Coach new users or groups on proper Maximo usage and navigation.
- Follow proper procurement practices.
- Cultivate and foster productive and professional relationships with vendors and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

- High School diploma or GED required
- Technical diploma or Certified Interprovincial Instrumentation Technician and / or Journeyman Industrial Electrician preferred
- 5+ years’ quality knowledge and hands-on experience with mechanical maintenance execution on pumps, compressors, aerial coolers, and pressure equipment in a facility setting preferred
- 3+ years in a maintenance planning role preferred
- Plant operational experience considered an asset
- Strong working knowledge of Maximo and Prometheus or relevant CMMS and scheduling software with a background in reliability centered maintenance (RCM)
- Demonstrated computer knowledge with experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Shutdown / turnaround experience considered an asset
- Goal-oriented self-starter who works well in high-pressure situations due to competing priorities
- Able to lead by example and positively influence a variety of individuals in a busy field environment
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with other disciplines, assuring regular and open communication
- Permanent residence within a 120 km radius of Plains’ Sarnia facility
- Cleared criminal history (background) check and satisfactory reference checks
- Compliance with the company’s Drug & Alcohol Policy including pre-employment testing
- A valid Driver’s Lice