As a Team Lead, Technical Maintenance- Scheduling you will lead the Maintenance Scheduling team in supporting the thousands of maintenance activities completed annually at the Saint John Refinery. Your goal will be to ensure maintenance work is scheduled to support a safe and efficient workflow while fostering strong collaboration between maintenance, operations, and leadership teams. Your success will be achieved by leading a team of approximately 9 full-time maintenance schedulers, who proactively identify and mitigate risks to safety and operational reliability, optimize maintenance workflows, and effectively balance office-based activities with field engagement.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with Irving Oil, please apply by August 21, 2026.

What We offer: Work Workplace – Work and grow within Canada’s largest Refinery, with strong safety culture, access to a fitness facility, an onsite medical team, and a café

Competitive Compensation – Including an annual bonus plan, and pension plan

Flexible Benefits Plan – In effect from day one and offers three levels of coverage to select from to meet your unique, personal needs

Wellness Support – With an annual wellness allowance, paid personal care days and a 24/7 Employee & Family Assistance Program

Opportunity to give back to some amazing causes in our community – Choose when and where to make an impact with a paid volunteer day, company volunteer opportunities, and a donation matching program Your Responsibilities:

Coach, mentor, and support training and learning opportunities for a team of approximately 9 full-time maintenance schedulers of all work types and disciplines

Demonstrate collaborative leadership and have an infectious enthusiasm for excellence

Develop training requirements and succession planning for the team

Promote a safe work environment, participate in and ensure all safety and environmental activities are completed as required





Support the continuous improvement and strategic development of maintenance best practices to align with our refinery’s and industry standards and specifications

Work with cross-functional teams to maintain awareness of scheduled activities and ensure the CMMS is accurate and up-to-date. Review complex job plans for accuracy Your Skills A comprehensive understanding of sequencing and prioritization of tasks associated with performing maintenance activities on refinery equipment

Strong, collaborative team leadership

Ability to lead and facilitate meetings, direct team towards common goals

Able to build close working relationships with area teams to ensure everyone is set up for success

Able to develop, track, and report on KPIs that are relevant to progressing the goals of the maintenance and operations teams. Other reporting as required

Able to see inter-related maintenance tasks and maximize resource time and utilization

Strong attention to details and analytical skills Your Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in refinery equipment operation or maintenance management processes such as planning, scheduling or execution

Experience in a management role leading a team would be an asset

Post-secondary education in trades, engineering, engineering technology or equivalent experience

Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Familiar with MS Project, Oracle eAM, Viziya, Primavera P6 is an asset The expected salary range for this position is $95,207 - $128,530. Placement within range will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, and skills

Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that’s created when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives. Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.​

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📌 Team Lead, Technical Maintenance- Scheduling (Saint John)
🏢 Irving Oil
📍 Saint John