Role Overview
The Maintenance Planner plays a key role in supporting maintenance operations within a chemical manufacturing plant. This 100% onsite position requires daily field presence to scope work, gather essential data, and develop comprehensive, high-quality maintenance job packages. The planner ensures maintenance teams have all necessary resources—information, materials, and documentation—to execute work safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
Primary Responsibilities
- Review, prioritize, and manage the daily planner queue for new and scheduled maintenance work orders.
- Conduct field walkdowns to assess jobs firsthand—gathering technical data, taking photos, and confirming job scope and site conditions.
- Develop detailed job plans in SAP, including:
- Creating, maintaining, and tracking work orders and tasks
- Adding supporting documentation, step-by-step procedures, and reference photos
- Identifying, specifying, and ordering all required parts, tools, and materials
- Build and release complete, well-documented job packages to the Scheduling Team once all materials are available.
- Participate in bi-weekly backlog meetings with Operations to align maintenance activities, review upcoming priorities, and ensure focus on work due in the next 2–3 months.
- Collaborate closely with the Maintenance Activity Coordinator (MAC) on pit stops, shutdowns, and targeted maintenance events.
- Support the tracking of key planning KPIs and ensure alignment with plant reliability goals and schedules.
Top Required Qualifications
- Experience with SAP (job creation, job planning, materials procurement)
- Proven background in chemical or oil manufacturing.
- Solid mechanical aptitude, including practical knowledge of pumps, piping, vessels, and rotating/fixed equipment.
Physical & Environmental Requirements
- Regular fieldwork: walking, climbing stairs/ladders, working outdoors in changing weather conditions
- Must be comfortable navigating and working within an active chemical plant environment
- Onsite transportation via golf cart provided
- No TWIC card required
PPE & Safety Requirements
- Standard site-issued PPE:
- Fire-resistant (FR) clothing (provided by the site)
- Hard hat
- Hearing protection
- Steel-toed boots (candidate provides their own)
- Harness training not typically required; occasional elevated work evaluations may be necessary, with drone inspection alternatives available.
Soft Skills & Collaboration
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to proactively coordinate with:
- Operations Focal Points for work alignment and priority setting
- Maintenance Activity Coordinator (MAC) for event planning
- Peer planners and technical experts during walkdowns and job reviews
- Must demonstrate an organized approach and strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain alignment and clarity among cross-functional teams to ensure job plans are executed safely and efficiently.
Relevant Equipment: Planning focuses on mechanical scopes including pumps, piping, vessels, and related plant infrastructure.
