PLANNER / SCHEDULER – INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS

Location: Redwater, AB

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Salary: Starting at $100,000+ per year

ABOUT OTTER WISE TALENT SOLUTIONS

Otter Wise Talent Solutions is a proudly Indigenous-owned and women-led workforce solutions company supporting organizations across Canada and the United States.

We specialize in recruitment, staffing, construction and engineering recruitment, executive search, workforce consulting, and Indigenous workforce development.

Guided by Wisdom. Built for Workforce Impact.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Otter Wise Talent Solutions is recruiting an experienced Planner / Scheduler on behalf of our client, a well-established Alberta industrial organization supporting operations across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Based in Redwater, Alberta, our client is looking for a Planner / Scheduler to play a key role in coordinating production, maintenance, workforce, and equipment requirements across a busy industrial operation.

Working closely with our client's production and maintenance management teams, the Planner / Scheduler will develop and maintain weekly, monthly, and quarterly schedules while coordinating requirements for both internal employees and cost-reimbursable subcontractors.

This opportunity is well suited to someone who understands industrial operations and can anticipate labour, equipment, maintenance, and scheduling requirements before they impact production.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Develop, maintain, and communicate production and maintenance schedules
Build weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational plans
Coordinate workforce assignments for internal employees and subcontractors
Develop quarterly labour and equipment requirements for subcontractors
Support production and maintenance outage planning
Align workforce plans with production forecasts and operational priorities
Identify potential labour shortages or surpluses before they impact production
Work with management to maximize workforce productivity and minimize downtime
Support implementation of asset-management, planning, and scheduling applications
Participate in production-planning meetings and provide scheduling updates
Prepare labour-utilization reports, workforce forecasts, and scheduling metrics
Support continuous improvement of planning and scheduling processes

WHAT OUR CLIENT IS LOOKING FOR

Previous experience in industrial planning and scheduling
Experience with production, maintenance, workforce, and/or operational scheduling
Strong understanding of workforce planning and labour allocation
Ability to develop and maintain short- and longer-term operational schedules
Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced industrial environment
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
Ability to work onsite in Redwater, Alberta

Previous experience in mining, aggregates, construction, processing, manufacturing, heavy industry, or similar industrial operations is considered a strong asset.

Experience with workforce scheduling, ERP, asset-management, maintenance-planning, or project-management software is also considered an asset.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary: Starting at $100,000+ annually

Our client offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:

3 weeks' vacation
Comprehensive benefits
RRSP matching
Company-provided cell phone or cell-phone allowance
Company-paid sick days
Reimbursement of professional dues
Paid time off at Christmas
Travel allowance

CULTURE & FIT

Our client is looking for someone who is organized, proactive, analytical, collaborative, and solutions-focused.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working closely with production and maintenance leaders, employees, and subcontractors while balancing multiple operational priorities.

You should be someone who looks ahead, identifies potential scheduling or workforce challenges early, and takes initiative to develop practical solutions before they affect operations.

INDIGENOUS CANDIDATE PREFERENCE

Preference may be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) in alignment with Otter Wise Talent Solutions' commitment to advancing Indigenous employment and economic reconciliation.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

APPLY NOW

If you are an experienced Planner, Scheduler, Maintenance Planner, Production Planner, Workforce Planner, or Industrial Scheduler looking for your next opportunity in the Redwater, Alberta area, we want to hear from you.

Candidates with experience in industrial planning, maintenance scheduling, production scheduling, workforce planning, outage planning, mining, aggregates, construction, processing, manufacturing, or heavy industrial operations are encouraged to apply.

Otter Wise Talent Solutions thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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