Turnaround Planner

About Aster

Aster Chemicals and Energy (Aster) is a leading provider of chemical and energy solutions in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Aster is a joint venture led by Chandra Asri in partnership with Glencore Group. Building on the foundations of Singapore’s first oil refinery, our facilities on Pulau Bukom and Jurong Island serve as the nation’s hub for integrated refining and petrochemical production. Aster Bukom operates a 237,000 barrels per day refinery and a 1.1 million tonne per year ethylene cracker, while Aster Jurong Island produces essential petrochemicals that support industries across the region.

With over 60 years of heritage, Aster is shaping the future by driving progress and creating new opportunities for our people.  From advancing energy solutions to driving petrochemical innovation, we welcome you to join us in our journey that reflects our commitment to sustainability and operational excellence in an evolving industry landscape.

Together, we can achieve more—come be a part of it.

About the job

Job Responsibilities :

As a Turnaround Planner, you will have the responsibility for all planning and scheduling deliverables for all TA scope in the area of mechanical and civil works to ensure safe & efficient execution of TA activities accordance with the approved premises, work processes and standards.

These responsibilities also cover:

• Preparing, optimizing, updating and maintaining the plan/schedule to efficiently execute scope of work including resource optimization, checking availability of materials, completeness of work packs
• Breaking down scope into bite size activities for each area; assigning craft resources and durations; developing BOMs; work packages, initial entry into the scheduling tool and some initial logic ties by the planner.
• Assemble the activities from various areas or blocks, and projects, complete the logic ties, resource level, and ensure the schedule meets the quality checks in the scheduling premise document
• Coordinates with all Shell disciplines, operations /maintenance, engineering, procurement and cost engineering during the planning and execution stage and at all stages of the turnaround work processes to ensure compliance of HSSE, Quality, Duration and Cost Competitiveness targets for the TA Event
• Drives the schedule & quality of work and reports back progress to TA Event Manager during execution

Job Requirements:

To be a successful Turnaround Planner, you will have:

• Diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering with at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in Turnaround / Maintenance or Project work or 5 to 10 years in Maintenance / Turnaround /Pitstop/ Construction field experience in refinery or petrochemical plant.
• Competent in organizing/preparing work scope and work method statements.
• Strong supervisory skills in managing crafts with good written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience and knowledge of HSE regulatory compliance in plant projects.

We thank you for your interest. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a discussion.