Specialist- Maintenance Planning (Long-term)

Reports to: Superintendent Maintenance

Direct Reports: None

Internal Customers: Planners Reliability Operations Maintenance Execution Capital Projects HSE

External Customers: Contractors Engineering Consultants Supply Chain Vendors

The Long-Term Scheduler will manage the 13-week and beyond maintenance lookahead schedule integrating inputs from planning reliability operations and capital projects to provide a coordinated resource-aware view of upcoming work. This role ensures that long-range preventive maintenance statutory inspections resource-intensive corrective work and capital tie-ins are strategically timed to minimize conflicts optimize labor use and protect plant availability. Reporting to the Planning Supervisor the Long-Term Scheduler will facilitate recurring long-term coordination meetings align scope with resource forecasts and update the master schedule in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. This position requires a systems-thinking mindset and the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining schedule visibility across departments. The Long-Term Scheduler will also support quarterly planning readiness checks and contribute to planning governance by tracking leading indicators for backlog growth major equipment service intervals and long-range contractor requirements.

• Maintain and update the integrated 13-week and long-range maintenance schedule.
• Consolidate inputs from planners operations reliability and project teams into a master schedule.
• Facilitate weekly and monthly long-range scheduling meetings with all stakeholders.
• Forecast labor and contractor demand based on upcoming work and resource constraints.
• Sequence major scopes of work to avoid conflicts and optimize execution windows.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers to time inspections PMs and statutory tasks.
• Coordinate with operations to align maintenance windows with production priorities.
• Support capital project integration by reserving long-term windows for project tie-ins.
• Ensure sufficient lookahead for procurement of long-lead parts and contractor onboarding.
• Monitor schedule adherence deferred work and late-stage plan changes.
• Identify high-risk overlaps or overallocations in resource demands and propose alternatives.
• Track key metrics such as compliance to long-term freeze dates backlogs over 13 weeks and resource saturation.
• Support planners in identifying schedule-ready work for execution readiness reviews.
• Develop and refine scheduling tools templates and visualizations.
• Communicate schedule changes and constraints proactively to all internal stakeholders.
• Conduct quarterly planning readiness audits to ensure strategic scopes are advancing.
• Serve as a liaison between tactical planning and strategic business needs.
• Contribute to maintenance strategy discussions with data on long-term scope volume and frequency.
• Escalate systemic constraints or cross-functional misalignments that threaten schedule viability.
• Champion schedule discipline and reinforce the importance of early-stage planning for complex work.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning scheduling or coordination in an industrial or mining environment.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning reliability strategies and resource management.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms (SAP preferred) and scheduling software (Primavera MS Project or equivalent).
• Experience managing integrated or master schedules across multiple departments.
• Strong facilitation and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Formal training in planning or project scheduling highly preferred.
• Certification such as PMP CMRP or equivalent is desirable.
• Technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems common in processing plants.
• Ability to identify schedule risk resource conflicts and long-lead impacts proactively.
• Skilled in developing dashboards Gantt charts and schedule visualizations.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage data complexity.
• Proven ability to maintain structured communication and documentation standards.
• Commitment to schedule discipline and continuous planning improvement.
• Experience supporting shutdown or turnaround planning is an asset.
• Ability to engage constructively with operations and project teams to influence scope timing.
• Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical or industrial engineering preferred but not required.

Additional Information :

WHATS ON OFFER:

• Competitive salary short-term and long-term bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including health vision and dental insurance 401K and more
• Great residential location between Columbia SC and Charlotte NC.
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Supportive work environment with a focus on safety and teamwork
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
   

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Must be eligible to work in the USA - Posting will remain open for 14 days

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time