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    Turnaround Scheduler - Brandon, Canada - Koch Fertilizer

    Koch Fertilizer
    Koch Fertilizer Brandon, Canada

    5 days ago

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    Description

    Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is helping power North America with natural gas and we're optimizing the methanol supply worldwide. Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC and its affiliates are a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. We make things grow better with plant nutrient and biological technologies. Before food makes it to your supermarket or natural gas makes it to your hot water heater, we're creating and delivering vital ingredients that help our customers make it happen. See the latest ways we're creating value for our customers and doing more with less at

    KAES is looking for a Turnaround Scheduler to join our Field Services team. The Scheduler will provide professional scheduling capabilities for Turnarounds (TA) and Outages. They will be responsible for scheduling the TA Event related activities for both Maintenance and Project work.

    This role to be based in Brandon, with travel to our sites up to 20% of the time to provide scheduling support as required.

    Regular schedule will be a flexible 8-hour Monday through Friday.

    What You Will Do

  • Develop an integrated, accurate and detailed schedule including pre-work and execution for events using Primavera with direct alignment and interface to Maximo work orders.
  • Act as the Primavera P6 focal point for each assigned TA Event or Outage.
  • Update the schedule progress, analyze the data for opportunities, identify recovery plans and communicate schedule performance risks.
  • Determine activity relationships collaborating with respective disciplinary planners, engineers, and construction contractors to create work activity linkages.
  • Integrate the Event Planning schedule with the Capital Projects group to align the Capital Projects and TA activities. Challenge and set the logic. Communicate the integrated schedule.
  • Develop, maintain, and implement Event schedule management plans and schedule basis.
  • Fast track discovery work integration into the schedule during Event execution.
  • Field monitoring and proactive analysis of actual work progress to ensure the schedule can be used for decision making.
  • Actively participate in close-out and lessons learned for Turnaround Events & lead implementation improvements for the scheduling function.
  • Prepare for Schedule Mechanics Check and Schedule Optimization/Challenge.
  • Interface with contractors, field coordinators & construction teams on progress updates.
  • Monitor critical and near critical path activities and generate daily report during execution.
  • Troubleshoot data integration across systems (e.g., Maximo, Tableau, P6, Procore) and drive improvements.
  • Coach & Mentor other Execution Schedulers.
  • Provides guidance to other TA schedulers during the TA Event.
  • Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • At least 5 years Turnaround/Planning and Project scheduling experience
  • Experience with Primavera P6 software application.
  • Experience with drawings and P&IDs
  • Experience with mentoring peers & influencing in a matrix type environment.
  • Ability to travel up to 20%
  • What Will Put You Ahead
  • Experience with Maximo or other Work Order driven software applications
  • Experience leading functional project teams and managing critical timelines.
  • Experience leading training sessions on scheduling applications.
  • Experience developing and utilizing integrated and automated schedule interfaces.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the webpage.


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