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.

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering preferred but not required.

WHAT'S 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)
   

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]
 

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

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED