Instrumentation & Electrical Planner

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical manufacturing company based in Texas City is seeking an Instrumentation & Electrical Planner. The role includes ensuring compliance with safety standards, planning and scheduling maintenance jobs, and managing procurement of materials. Candidates should have 10+ years of relevant experience and strong knowledge of SAP maintenance systems. This full-time position offers opportunities for leadership and collaboration in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in instrumentation or electrical field preferred.
• 10+ years direct planning and scheduling experience in petrochemical environment.
• Knowledge in SAP Plant Maintenance Module and maintenance processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SHE standards and INEOS Life Saving Rules.
• Plan and schedule routine and preventive maintenance jobs.
• Manage procurement of parts and materials for maintenance.

Skills

Instrumentation and Electrical systems knowledge

SAP Plant Maintenance Module

Planning and Scheduling Experience

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

Associate degree in instrumentation or electrical field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Viziya

ProCal

Job description

Instrumentation & Electrical Planner

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC

Instrument and Electrical Planner – Responsible for ensuring non‑emergency preventive and corrective maintenance works are appropriately planned, scheduled, and executed safely and efficiently. The role also manages accurate and timely creation of maintenance system master data and compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Accountabilities

• Accountability 1: SHE Excellence
  • Ensure compliance with SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) standards and the INEOS Life Saving Rules and 20 Safety Principles.
  • Lead the work group’s efforts in promoting safe behaviours through participation in SHE activities: incident investigations, HAZOPs, audits, observations, housekeeping, and review of safety incidents and near misses.
  • Ensure safe and reliable plant operation by strict adherence to plant procedures and timely completion of all instrument and electrical integrity activities.
  • Develop and maintain procedures to comply with facility maintenance, ISO 9000, and process safety management requirements.
  • Maintain safety and regulatory equipment and report any defects.
• Accountability 2: Planning
  • Plan routine and preventive instrument/electrical maintenance jobs to establish accurate job steps and manpower utilization.
  • Produce job packages: inspection records, BOMs, procedures, and complete job information.
  • Create job estimates for large jobs.
  • Procure parts, materials and equipment via established procurement workflow, expediting emergency work as needed.
  • Interface with Purchasing and Stores to resolve procurement issues.
  • Use SAP planning/scheduling tools.
  • Navigate, run reports and enter data in ProCal instrument management system.
  • Plan and support instrumentation, analytical, and electrical modules of ISO and quality management programs.
  • Create SAP preventative maintenance plans.
• Accountability 3: Scheduling
  • Determine accurate resource requirements for low priority work orders.
  • Execute the planning and scheduling process for the rolling 3‑month window.
  • Deliver a fully engineered 3‑week plan to optimize resource use and maintain safety.
  • Plan, pre‑engineer, and coordinate all maintenance work for the discipline, ensuring all third‑party, risk assessments, work packs, materials, tools, and services are available.
  • Monitor and drive progress; address and report issues affecting scope, progress, quality, or cost.
  • Plan outages and support the centralized TAR team.
  • Maintain asset work history data in the maintenance management system.
  • Plan and prepare work to meet KPI compliance and avoid overdue statutory items.
  • Prepare and analyze metric reports and KPIs.
  • Track craft headcount and capacities for weekly schedule loading.
  • Collaborate with asset teams to develop work‑around schedules.
  • Manage approved schedule breaks in coordination with others.
  • Review weekly schedules to optimize shared resource groups.
• Accountability 4: Centralized Maintenance Support to Assets
  • Deliver on front‑end maintenance KPIs and suggest measurable improvements.
  • Ensure compliance with agreed maintenance planning processes.
  • Manage new equipment and spare parts inventory analysis, set‑up, changes, and deletions.
  • Coordinate job sequence and priority with production, maintenance supervisors, and planners.
  • Track and manage maintenance PM performance; generate daily work orders and equipment PMs.
  • Ensure the preventive maintenance program remains current and optimized.
  • Support production by ensuring minimum response times to equipment breakdowns and availability targets.
  • Coach Asset Support and Asset teams on the maintenance workflow.
  • Collaborate with planning and scheduling team members as needed.
  • Coordinate weekly scheduling meetings with supervisors, coordinators, and operations personnel.
• Accountability 5: Budget and Cost Management
  • Use SAP to forecast labor, services, and material costs for maintenance strategies.
  • Scope and estimate all requested INEOS and contractor work; challenge as necessary.
  • Manage weekly services and materials maintenance budget allocation; report estimated and actual monthly spends.
  • Participate in pre‑job review meetings with outside contractors.
  • Manage procurement of maintenance goods and materials using computerized systems.
  • Analyze job execution vs. plan and update standard jobs.
  • Assist maintenance with additional tools and services during execution.
  • Ensure effective procurement processes and internal controls.
  • Participate in plant quality processes to provide manpower, labor hour, and cost estimates.
  • Generate and implement cost‑reduction ideas.
• Accountability 6: Step‑up/Backup for IE&A Supervisor
  • Supervise technicians and craftsmen within the area of responsibility.
  • Follow all safety and environmental rules and regulations.
  • Perform field audits.
  • Lead daily meetings to communicate safety and performance expectations.
  • Build relationships to promote teamwork across organizations.
  • Spend part of the day coaching and supporting employees in the field.

Required Profile

Level of Education & Knowledge

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in instrumentation or electrical field is preferred.
• 10+ years direct planning and scheduling experience or 5+ years electrical and/or instrumentation maintenance field experience in a petrochemical environment, accredited associate degree or NCCER Certifications, and planning experience.
• Knowledge and skill in the SAP Plant Maintenance Module required.
• Running list edit reports; creating and changing maintenance items, notifications, orders, publishing weekly schedules, creating requisitions.
• Publishing and issuing look‑ahead schedules.
• Must possess or obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card prior to first day of employment.

Experience & Technical Skills

• Hands‑on knowledge of various types of Instrumentation and Electrical systems and equipment and crafts, and maintenance work processes.
• In‑depth knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in manufacturing facility maintenance.
• Excellent knowledge of SAP maintenance, storeroom, and purchasing modules.
• Ability to develop accurate task lists for both preventative and corrective jobs on electrical equipment and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with SAP, Viziya, and ProCal.
• Ability to work with vendors to develop detailed cost estimates for materials and specialty labor support.

Competencies & Behavioral Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• Ability to identify and address issues promptly.
• Time‑management skills to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Precision and high attention to detail and accuracy matter in planning and scheduling.
• Collaboration skills: Work effectively with cross‑functional teams, including operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Self‑starter, able to work with little supervision.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Chemical Manufacturing