Maintenance Planning Leader

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Job Summary: The Maintenance Planning Leader will be responsible for leading and managing maintenance planning objectives, ensuring alignment with the global strategy. Key Highlights: 1. Lead maintenance planning activities in Camaçari - BA 2. Responsible for complex scheduling and shutdown management 3. Focus on continuous improvement and talent development **Tronox Pigmentos do Brasil S/A is seeking a Maintenance Planning Leader for its Titanium Dioxide plant in Camaçari \- BA.** The professional will be responsible for leading maintenance planning activities across multiple areas or functions, including shutdown management where applicable. They will assume responsibility for complex long-term scheduling and for directing and managing maintenance planning objectives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s global strategy. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Collaborate with maintenance stakeholders and lead continuous improvement of the maintenance scheduling and planning process. * Ensure review of the 52-week plan aligned with asset lifecycle requirements. * Monitor, track, and regularly report maintenance performance indicators (SHIs / KPIs) per corporate maintenance standards. * Lead and develop new team members, as well as conduct internal training, ensuring organizational capability development. * Lead planners in continuously improving the quality of existing standard task instructions and developing new instructions to enhance planning efficiency and build succession-ready talent. * Estimate, plan, and prepare major plant shutdown events to ensure successful execution by area maintenance teams. * Ensure adequate material and support service reserves are available, guaranteeing on-schedule execution and preventing deviations. * Coordinate and integrate with other functional areas to secure necessary support and recommend improvements to equipment, methods, or processes. * Contribute to the development of strategies, policies, and procedures by leveraging lessons learned and participating in initiatives to improve standard maintenance tasks and procedures. * Schedule major plant shutdowns: lead shutdown, campaign, and major maintenance planning and scheduling; ensure scope quality, estimates, sequencing, materials, contracts, and work readiness; serve as technical reference during shutdown preparation and site execution. * Promote Safety, Health, and Environment (SSHE/SHE) values within the team; communicate safety regulations; assess and report risks and deviations; initiate corrective actions when required. * Backlog Management and Prioritization: monitor and maintain maintenance backlog within company-defined acceptable limits; lead the work order prioritization process with Maintenance, Operations, and Reliability teams; ensure balance among corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance, focusing on operational risk and safety. * Integration with Production and Operations: act as the primary interface between Maintenance Planning and Production/Operations; ensure maintenance plans align with operational constraints and business goals; actively participate in short-, medium-, and long-term routines (weekly, monthly meetings, and shutdowns). * Resource and Capacity Management: plan and balance labor capacity (internal and contracted) within the area; identify resource bottlenecks and propose solutions (re-scheduling, temporary reinforcement, outsourcing); support decisions regarding mobilization of maintenance contracts. * Financial and Cost Management: manage the maintenance budget through forecasting, variance analysis, and lessons learned; evaluate impacts of scope changes, re-scheduling, and emergencies on maintenance costs; contribute to local cost-reduction initiatives focused on efficiency and reliability. * Reliability and Asset Management: collaborate with Reliability Engineering to define risk-based maintenance plans (RCM, FMEA, predictive strategies); ensure formal evaluation and documentation of maintenance plan changes. * Systems and Digitalization: ensure effective use of CMMS/EAM (MAC); guarantee data quality for planning, work orders, technical lists, and standard times; support local digitalization and process improvement initiatives. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering fields; * Experience in maintenance planning with solid supervisory experience over maintenance teams in chemical/petrochemical, mining, steel, or pulp & paper industries; * Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and MS Project; * Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, engineering documents, bills of materials, and technical specifications; * Analytical and organizational skills, with focus on deadlines, costs, resources, and process optimization; * Leadership profile with strong communication, influence, and cross-functional collaboration skills across operations, engineering, and contracting. * Desired participation in courses or certifications related to: * Maintenance Planning and Control (PCM); * Project Management; * Performance Indicator Analysis (KPIs); * Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.). **Additional Information** * Intermediate English proficiency, sufficient for reading and understanding technical documents and basic communication; * Experience in contract management and administration, including scope, cost, schedule, and supplier performance control; * Experience in planning and implementing capital projects from definition through execution and delivery; * Comprehensive knowledge of multidisciplinary maintenance covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and civil disciplines; * Familiarity with industrial assembly processes, with attention to safety practices. **Tronox is the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) pigment and other materials that provide brightness and durability to everyday products. We are a team of 6\.500 people across 12 countries, united by a strong set of values guiding our work.** In our mines, plants, laboratories, and offices, we responsibly transform natural resources into products and opportunities that improve lives. Our vision is **to build a sustainable and prosperous world through enriched and refined minerals.**