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How much do plant planners make an hour?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:01 pm
Plant meaning refineries/industrial construction not the other type of plants.
Any of y'all know anything about planners? What they do, what type of background they typically have prior to becoming one, etc.
Just interested.
Any of y'all know anything about planners? What they do, what type of background they typically have prior to becoming one, etc.
Just interested.
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:05 pm to Chastains
Planners up here NWI make the same as the trades, and majority come from trades.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:06 pm to Chastains
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plant planners
Is that the guy who schedules the times to put the "In A Meeting" sign on the door so they can cook a jambalaya, causing Birdseed and his crew to have to go rogue and pull wrenches without a permit?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:09 pm to Chastains
You mean a scheduler? I made $70k doing scheduling on a plant out of college back in 2018. Worked 4-10s and posted on message boards all day.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:10 pm to Obtuse1
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that the guy who schedules the times to put the "In A Meeting" sign on the door so they can cook a jambalaya, causing Birdseed and his crew to have to go rogue and pull wrenches without a permit?
He's the guy who plans a job for me to rebuild a pump, but orders the wrong mechanical seal, forgets one of the bearings and orders no oil seals. Then its my job to tear the pump apart and hope I can find the parts I need somewhere in the shop
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:13 pm to onelochevy
I told you that was the right seal. Now go back to millwright school tonight.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:16 pm to onelochevy
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He's the guy who plans a job for me to rebuild a pump, but orders the wrong mechanical seal, forgets one of the bearings and orders no oil seals. Then its my job to tear the pump apart and hope I can find the parts I need somewhere in the shop
Pretty much sums it up. He’s also someone’s son or brother in law so if you don’t have that connection, you are probably SOL.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:25 pm to Chastains
Geography would help
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:34 pm to Chastains
without or without the 48hrs of overtime per week?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:46 pm to Hotgin
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Geography would help
Louisiana
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:08 pm to Chastains
You’ve come to the right place
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:11 pm to Chastains
90-100K starting
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:23 pm to Chastains
Where I was the planner/scheduler usually was a guy that had worked in the field as an i&c/mechanic or even operator. Someone who already knew the plant and its equipment. And was familiar with the scheduling program and usually the guys they were scheduling work for. I don’t remember the pay but it was about what lower level supervisors made - guessing at 90plus
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:27 pm to Chastains
Plainly pliant plant planners plot pleasantly pleasing plant plans
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:33 pm to Chastains
Contractor maintenance - 35-50hr
Contractor t/a - 40-60hr
Hard hire maint or t/a - 50-80hr
Schedulers - name your price if you’re good. 50-80 would be normal. Not shocked when a top tier guy demands 100 if an outage falls behind on path and needs an ace to come in and get them back in the flow.
That’s just a rough out. Your model may vary. Don’t get upset when Brock pays lower or you see a guy work for Bones making top pay.
Contractor t/a - 40-60hr
Hard hire maint or t/a - 50-80hr
Schedulers - name your price if you’re good. 50-80 would be normal. Not shocked when a top tier guy demands 100 if an outage falls behind on path and needs an ace to come in and get them back in the flow.
That’s just a rough out. Your model may vary. Don’t get upset when Brock pays lower or you see a guy work for Bones making top pay.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:41 pm to Haplochrom
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Hard hire maint or t/a - 50-80hr
Get out of here. The best planner I have known was contract and made $70/hr in Louisiana. He literally handled all field material and was the lead planner.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 8:13 pm to DiamondDog
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90-100K starting
This is accurate. A good client of mine has been a planner for about 10 years and he's pulling in about $130k working 4/10s.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:56 pm to Chastains
South Louisiana and Texas I bet you’re looking at $45 - $55 / hr with a decent opportunity for overtime.
Planners will take a maintenance work order and build a work package that is used by technicians and operators to guide execution of the work order, and also assist in building a suitable energy isolation tagout. To produce the work package, a planner will gather all necessary parts and field information that is required for work. The planners use existing procedures and specifications to build their package and thus the work is completed accurately.
Planners will take a maintenance work order and build a work package that is used by technicians and operators to guide execution of the work order, and also assist in building a suitable energy isolation tagout. To produce the work package, a planner will gather all necessary parts and field information that is required for work. The planners use existing procedures and specifications to build their package and thus the work is completed accurately.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 11:08 pm to Chastains
94-140/yr
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 11:10 pm
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