As a Mechanical Maintenance Planner you will establish, maintain, and support continuous improvement of the maintenance planning process. Your goal will be to execute planning activities, provide direction and alignment to resource plans, and mitigate risks to ensure maintenance timelines are met. Your success will be a direct result of your willingness to learn, your ability to work with a team and individually, your desire to grow your career and helping others do the same, by being good-natured and having a positive attitude, and having the ability to give and receive feedback.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with Irving Oil, please apply by August 14, 2026.

What We offer: Work Environment – 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

Chance 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:

Develop detailed work packages, using package development software, in cooperation with engineering and materials coordinator

Work with Planners,



Field Coordinators or Maintenance Field Performance Specialists to enter resource loaded tasks into our scheduling tool and optimize logic and resources through a resource leveling and critical path method analysis

Monitor and manage contract services to assist the execution team lead and procurement ensuring the services are being executed as expected

Develop short-term and assist in the development of long-term detailed work plans, schedules and packages for execution by our contractors

Mentor junior Planners to aid in their development and further their understanding as a scheduler and/or specialty planner

Collect and update information related to the construction and maintenance schedule

Develop schedules, logic, optimizes and exports data from scheduling tool to MS Excel for the purposes of additional analysis with project controls

Collaborate with a Lead Planner to develop other analytics as required by management or project controls team

Perform field audits as required to ensure field conditions are aligned to engineering drawings

Develop resource histogram forecasts on a weekly basis Your Skills:

Proven ability to maintain good working relationships with stakeholders





Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience dealing with multiple priorities with a proven ability to meet hard deadlines

Strong attention to detail

Positive collaboration skills and positive attitude; able to shift priorities quickly

Continuous improvement mindset

Strong organization and time management skills

Ability to work flexible hours when required Your Experience:

5+ years’ experience with 3+ years working in an Industrial Environment

Post-secondary education or equivalent with practical experience

Knowledge and understanding of technical drawings and specifications

Experience as any building trades journeyman, refinery operations or supervision in an industrial environment

Education: Red Seal Journeyperson is an asset

Experience planning and scheduling in Primavera P6 is an asset

Experience with MS Project, Navisworks and MS Visio is an asset

Experience with Adobe Pro is an asset

Proficiency with all MS Office applications 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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📌 Mechanical Maintenance Planner (Saint John)
🏢 Irving Oil
📍 Saint John