Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
Overview
Well-planned maintenance gets more work done with the same people and less downtime. This course covers the full planning and scheduling process: work identification, job planning, estimating, backlog management, weekly and daily scheduling, shutdown coordination and the measures that show whether planning is working.
Who should attend
Maintenance planners and schedulers, maintenance supervisors and engineers, and operations staff who coordinate maintenance.
Training methodology
Technical presentations, worked examples and calculations, case studies from industrial facilities, videos, group exercises, and a personal action plan.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the planning and scheduling process and its benefits
- Prepare complete job plans with labour, materials and tools
- Manage and prioritise the maintenance backlog
- Build weekly and daily schedules and coordinate with operations
- Measure planning performance and improve it
Course outline
Day 1Planning Foundations
- Why plan maintenance work
- Reactive versus planned maintenance
- The work management process
- Roles of planner, scheduler and supervisor
- Maintenance strategies overview
- Benchmark your current practice
Day 2Work Identification and Job Planning
- Work requests and notifications
- Prioritisation systems
- Job scoping and site visits
- Estimating labour and duration
- Materials, tools and permits
- Workshop: plan a job package
Day 3Backlog and Scheduling
- Backlog management and ready work
- Weekly scheduling process
- Daily scheduling and break-ins
- Coordination with operations
- Resource levelling
- Exercise: build a weekly schedule
Day 4Shutdowns and Turnarounds
- Shutdown scope and freeze
- Shutdown planning and critical path
- Contractor coordination
- Safety during shutdowns
- Execution control and reporting
- Case study: a shutdown overrun
Day 5Measuring and Improving
- CMMS data quality
- Schedule compliance and wrench time
- Planning KPIs
- Feedback and job history
- Continuous improvement of planning
- Action plan
