Lead Maintenance Planner / Scheduler

Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety-focused workplace

Meaningful work in essential industry

Growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Continuous improvement culture

Job summary

Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. in Texas is seeking a senior maintenance planning and scheduling leader to drive continuous improvement and mentor planners. You will coordinate outages, schedule contractors, and ensure safety compliance while leveraging SAP and Primavera.

You will analyze maintenance data, publish KPIs, and collaborate with vendors to ensure timely, cost-effective maintenance projects. Strong leadership and 7–10 years of manufacturing experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years: Primavera (other scheduling software) (required)
• 3 - 5 years: SAP PM and MM modules (required)
• 7 - 10 years: Chemical, refining or manufacturing (required)
• 2 - 3 years: Technical lead, mentoring, or process leadership in maintenance and reliability operations (required)

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the planning and scheduling group.
• Monitor and effectively mentor planners and schedulers.
• Provide backup support for planners and schedulers as needed.
• Facilitate scheduling update meetings for maintenance projects and outage work.
• Identify, coordinate, and schedule contractors as needed to safely and efficiently execute outage work.
• Serve as contractor job representative as needed, including permitting, field auditing, and managing discovery/change orders.
• Identify and resolve issues that may delay routine maintenance, outage, and maintenance project activities.
• Order and manage inventory of parts and supplies required for maintenance tasks.
• Analyze maintenance data and prepare actionable reports; utilize SAP to record, track, and analyze maintenance work.
• Develop effective monitoring and tracking processes for the site planning and scheduling team; publish timely KPIs to support continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations within the planning and scheduling team.
• Review and interpret equipment and machinery manuals to determine standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with external vendors to schedule routine maintenance, outage, and project work activities.
• Estimate time and resources required for routine maintenance, project, and outage work.
• Track spare parts inventory and ensure availability to support routine maintenance.
• Inspect the workplace for potential safety hazards and implement safety protocols for routine maintenance work.
• Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to procure necessary tools, equipment, and parts; track and communicate status for routine maintenance needs.
• Train maintenance planning and scheduling staff on new procedures, policies, and protocols as needed.
• Manage costs and logistics from requisition through purchase order closure for all routine maintenance, maintenance projects, and outage work.
• Track and publish key performance indicators for outage and project schedules.

Skills

SAP

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

MS Outlook

MS Excel

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration (preferred)

High School (required)

Tools

Primavera

SAP PM and MM

Job description

Description

• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the planning and scheduling group.
• Monitor and effectively mentor planners and schedulers.
• Provide backup support for planners and schedulers as needed.
• Facilitate scheduling update meetings for maintenance projects and outage work.
• Identify, coordinate, and schedule contractors as needed to safely and efficiently execute outage work.
• Serve as contractor job representative as needed, including permitting, field auditing, and managing discovery/change orders.
• Identify and resolve issues that may delay routine maintenance, outage, and maintenance project activities.
• Order and manage inventory of parts and supplies required for maintenance tasks.
• Analyze maintenance data and prepare actionable reports; utilize SAP to record, track, and analyze maintenance work.
• Develop effective monitoring and tracking processes for the site planning and scheduling team; publish timely KPIs to support continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations within the planning and scheduling team.
• Review and interpret equipment and machinery manuals to determine standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with external vendors to schedule routine maintenance, outage, and project work activities.
• Estimate time and resources required for routine maintenance, project, and outage work.
• Track spare parts inventory and ensure availability to support routine maintenance.
• Inspect the workplace for potential safety hazards and implement safety protocols for routine maintenance work.
• Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to procure necessary tools, equipment, and parts; track and communicate status for routine maintenance needs.
• Train maintenance planning and scheduling staff on new procedures, policies, and protocols as needed.
• Manage costs and logistics from requisition through purchase order closure for all routine maintenance, maintenance projects, and outage work.
• Track and publish key performance indicators for outage and project schedules.

Required Emotional Intelligence Skills

• Emotional Empathy
• Positive Attitude
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Flexibility / Adaptability
• Interpersonal Skills

Benefits

• A safety-focused, people-first workplace
• Meaningful work that supports essential industries and products
• Opportunities to learn, grow, and expand your skills
• Collaboration across teams, functions, and regions
• A company that values quality, responsibility, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors of Business Administration (preferred)
• High School (required)

Experience

• 3 - 5 years: Primavera (other scheduling software) (required)
• 3 - 5 years: SAP PM and MM modules (required)
• 7 - 10 years: Chemical, refining or manufacturing (required)
• 2 - 3 years: Technical lead, mentoring, or process leadership in maintenance and reliability operations (required)

Skills

• SAP (required)
• MS PowerPoint (required)
• MS Word (required)
• MS Outlook (required)
• MS Excel (required)

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