Planner/Scheduler

Work Arrangement: Hybrid 

Department: Planning/Scheduling Area 

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a dynamic energy transportation and midstream provider, serving customers for more than 65 years. Chances are, we do more than you think. We own pipelines that transport hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas products produced primarily in Western Canada. We also own gathering and processing facilities and an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business. Our operations along the hydrocarbon value chain allow us to offer a full state of midstream and marketing services to our customers in the energy industry. 

We are an organization that cares not only about results, but how those results are achieved. Our organization is grounded in the values of Safe, Trustworthy, Respectful, Collaborative and Entrepreneurial. Cultivating a positive employee experience and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where our employees feel engaged, recognized and empowered is foundational to our ambition of being an employer of choice. Learn more about our values and strategy. 

We value the safety of our communities, customers, contractors and employees, and believe that all incidents are preventable. Compliance with all policies, procedures and regulations is a requirement, and our Life Saving Rules are basic rules that everyone should know and live by. Working for Pembina means working safely. 

Pembina Pipeline Corporation Oilsands Business Unit (OBU) is recruiting for a Planner/Scheduler to join the Planning and Scheduling team, positioned in Sherwood Park, supporting our mamawi district surrounding and within the Edmonton area. Reporting to the Supervisor, Planning/Scheduling in Sherwood Park, this thrilling opportunity will position an individual as part of a dynamic team that provides support across Conventional, Oil Sands and Terminal operations.

The Planner/Scheduler is responsible to complete planning, coordinating, and scheduling of operations work tasks for pipeline and equipment maintenance activities. This includes liaising between control center operations, district supervision and field personnel for planned and reactive maintenance activities.

Pembina’s Oil Sands Business Unit (OBU) is one of Canada's largest oil sands and heavy oil pipeline operators and the business unit operates one of the largest merchant terminal businesses in western Canada. These combined assets allow us to provide long-term, dedicated transportation services to our customers.
 

• Establish and maintain internal and external relationships;
• Understand corporate KPI’s and impacts to the business;
• Remain up to date with KPI trends and areas of improvement;
• Participate and support an equitable, diverse, and inclusive;
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and business requirements within your scope, when required; and
• Flexibility to take on others work and provide coverage to others within your scope, when required.

Planning:
 

• Support Pembina’s safety culture of "Zero by Choice" and the “Life Saving Rules”. To read more about our Life Saving Rules, visit pembina.com/safety;
• Review approved work notifications daily in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Lead Weekly Planning Meetings as required;
• Perform detailed job planning on corrective work as well as PM Improvements; 
• Perform on-site walkdowns for complex tasks and outage planning requirements;
• Collaborate with project teams and internal stakeholders to identify outage/availability impacts and integrate workloads into Workorder Management System;
• Review daily failure report/operations log to identify re-occurring trends and potential improvement plans;
• Assist with the development of new maintenance plans/items in the SAP environment;
• Adjust existing plans/items as required in part with optimization and efficiency initiatives;
• Provide input on how equipment is maintained and operated accordingly to procedure or manufacture recommendations;
• Support the development and implementation of asset management and reliability strategies and initiatives;
• Work with leadership personnel to identify opportunities for improvement and leverage industry best practices;
• Assist with MOC identification in accordance with Pembina’s MOC policy & support MOC processes when required;
• Assist with the development of operational procedures for maintenance activities including equipment shut down, LOTO, and risk assessments;
• Assist Operations & Maintenance with LOTO development for non-routine maintenance activities including cars seals, deviations, and bypass plans; and
• Assist with identification and correction of deficiencies in procedures and follow document control processes.

Scheduling:
 

• Lead and collaborate with leadership personnel in assigned areas to develop work schedules for operational staff and internal stakeholders;
• Develop, optimize, maintain, and distribute planned maintenance and reliability jobs including 7-day frozen and 14-day execution schedules to Maintenance and Operations, and participates in the 45-day outlook sessions; and outage management Sessions;
• Manage & review work order backlogs to identify opportunities to integrate into the scheduling process;
• Assist with and identify outage/availability impacts to operations and schedule accordingly;
• Lead scheduling meetings;
• Communicate maintenance schedule and progress to operations team and control center operations;
• Review daily failure report/operations log to identify break-in work that may affect the current schedule;
• Work with Planning, to draft/develop 52-week maintenance schedules for long range planning/scheduling forecasts; and
• Participate and support an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace.
   

• 8+ years of related progressive experience in operations and maintenance;
• A proven track record of being a team player in complex operational environments;
• Experience with SAP (Plant Maintenance) is considered an asset;
• Technical procedure writing experience is considered an asset;
• An excellent communicator with strong organizational skills;
• Journeyperson Trades certificate is considered an asset;
• CMRP and/or MMP certification is considered an asset; and
• Valid Driver’s License (subject to Driver’s record check).

This position is considered “Safety Sensitive” and so will require Pre-Employment Drug & Alcohol Testing which includes testing for marijuana metabolites.  You may also be required to provide a Driver’s Abstract.
The successful candidate must live within 100 km of Sherwood Park, AB.

Pembina’s Flexible Work Standard provides the option for eligible employees to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
 

The successful candidate must be legally able to work in the country of the position. Final candidate will be required to undergo Pre-Employment Background Checks including a Criminal Record Check. 

This position is scheduled to be posted until end of day: 12/10/2024. In rare circumstances, a position may be posted for less time if there has been significant interest in the role. 

Our expectations are high, and our rewards reflect this: We treat our people well - whether it's through our total rewards package, community engagement or volunteer opportunities, all in an environment that is equitable, safe, respectful, inclusive and accessible. 

We recognize that diverse perspectives and experiences fuel innovation and enrich our workplace culture. We firmly believe that every individual's unique background, identity and contributions contribute to our collective success. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. If you're contacted to set up an interview and you require accessibility accommodations, please let your Talent Acquisition Advisor know at that time. 

We are a proud recipient of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2018-2022), Alberta's Top Employers (2014-2024) and an Employer Partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. We are also a strong supporter of Skills Canada. 

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