NOVA Chemicals Looking for Maintenance Scheduler at Mooretown, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Closing Date : 08/23/2023

Job Category : Manufacturing

Location : Manufacturing East

Who We Are

NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures plastic resins and other petrochemical products that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees take pride in our focus on safety and social responsibility by working together to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability, ESG, and Responsible Care. NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NOVA Chemicals helps shape a world where products vital to our health and happiness are even better tomorrow than they are today. We are seeking talented and passionate people who enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment to join our dynamic team.

Reporting to the Manufacturing East Planning Team Leader, this position is responsible for scheduling maintenance activities to drive productivity based on priority, resources, and asset availability.

You Will Use Your Expertise To

• Develop and communicate execution schedules aligned to asset availability and track progress against completion dates
• Schedule the sequence of work to be executed based on site priorities, asset, resource, and material availability to maximize tool time and minimize equipment down time
• Maintain and adjust an accurate two – five week schedule
• Manage planned backlogs in alignment with Maintenance Work Management (MWM) Standards and position planned backlog work in future weeks, maintaining a scheduling forecast for the subsequent weeks
• Coordinate with functional groups in schedule development to maximize utilization of resources, facilitate effective schedule loading and schedule 100% of available resource capacity
• Facilitate schedule development, commitment, and workflow performance review meetings
• Perform data analysis of scheduling key performance metrics for leadership and support groups related to scheduling
• Understand and adhere to scheduling principles, Engineering and Maintenance Work Management (MWM) standards, business processes, flows, procedures, and best practices
• Schedule maintenance work as required for specific integrated major maintenance and outage events
• Identify variance to targets and lead problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives
• Schedule preventative maintenance (PM) orders in alignment with maintenance philosophy/asset care strategy and regulatory compliance
• Coordinate with Purchasing for material / PO dates and communicate if dates cannot be met
• Adjust schedule to allow break in work according to priorities / operations needs
• Adjust work orders as required during execution
• Collect and communicate feedback to improve plans and task lists
• Organize coverage for vacation and training
• Contribute to a work environment that supports a motivated, productive team
• Coordinate and collaborate in the development of maintenance standardization, procedures, best practices
• Model NOVA’s Nature by executing work and demonstrating behaviours that reflect our values
• Support budgeting process and drive cost ownership culture
• Take an active role in personal development and performance management

What We Are Looking For

2-year technical school diploma with 10+ years of related experience OR 12+ years combination of post-secondary technical education and related experience OR 12+ years of progressive experience in a manufacturing discipline or equivalent technology environment

• Strong commitment to Responsible Care Principles through demonstrated excellence in occupational safety, process safety and environmental stewardship
• Scheduling experience in a petrochemical, gas or industrial processing plant with significant experience using SAP to schedule the Plant Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) would be considered a key attribute
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) and Maintenance Management Profession (MMP) designation would be considered an asset
• Ability to coach and mentor developing team members
• Expert level working knowledge and capability of scheduling software (Ex. SAP 1909, P6, Oracle, MRS, Prometheus) and related tools
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Communication, interpersonal and effective facilitation skills
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Continuous Improvement mindset focused on execution productivity
• Strong analytical skills to disseminate and effectively present data
• Ability to mobilize internal resources to support diverse customer development needs

You Can Stand Out If

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into all that you do.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and to safety.
• You are innovative and are willing to challenge your biases when problem solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.

Additional Information

• Relocation will be considered for this position
• Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience
• Work will be conducted both indoors and outdoors in all seasons
• Positions will include some climbing of ladders within various levels of the units
• Overtime and callouts are a requirement of the role due to the 24 hour per day plant operation
• In order to fulfil the duties of this role, the successful candidate will be required to wear respiratory protective equipment. Candidate must successfully pass a fit test and be physically able to wear a respirator
• The successful candidate is required to provide proof of a valid driver’s license

Why NOVA Chemicals?

NOVA Chemicals’ flexible benefit programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, because when it comes to benefits, everyone has different priorities. Our benefits offerings will vary based on your work location, and are an element of the “Total Rewards” package used to reward employees.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.