LM Maintenance Mechanical Planner

CITGO; Lemont (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Citgo Petroleum Corporation in Lemont, Illinois seeks a Mechanical Planner to scope, plan, schedule, and procure resources for maintenance across routine, turnaround, preventive, and project work. The role focuses on coordinating tasks for rotating equipment and ensuring reliable plant operation on-site at the Lemont Refinery.

The candidate must hold a technical degree with refinery maintenance experience and be proficient in CMMS, planning software, and MS Office, with a valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field with 2 years refinery maintenance experience or equivalent.
• Associate degree with 4 years refinery maintenance experience.
• High school diploma with 6 years related maintenance experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Proficient in CMMS.
• Knowledge of rotating equipment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC.
• Understanding the impact of procurement, scheduling, and field execution processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop job plans with detailed tasks and cost estimates including crafts, materials, tools, and contractors.
• Submit executable work for weekly and daily scheduling.
• Create Daily Mechanical Department Schedule with Supervisors based on weekly schedule.
• Create 1–3 week look ahead schedule for the Mechanical Department.
• Maintain equipment history, bills of materials, and task lists in CMMS SAP.
• Verify rotating equipment repair sheets are submitted and filed.
• Generate requisitions and bid requests for tools, materials, and services.
• Ensure cost-effective and expeditious completion of maintenance work.
• Close Work Orders/Notifications and initiate follow-up orders as needed.
• Support the yearly maintenance spending budget development.
• Manage backlog of planned/executable work with requesting departments.

Skills

Microsoft Office

CMMS

Planning software

Rotating equipment

Procurement

Scheduling

Field execution

TWIC

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in related technical field

Associate degree in related technical field

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for determining the scope of work and developing detailed plans for the coordination and execution of maintenance tasks (Routine, Turnaround, Preventive and Projects). The planner will create/define schedules and procure resources (manpower, material, equipment, tools, and supervision) for improved resource utilization and equipment reliability and maintains equipment information and maintenance history. Determine cost of maintenance tasks and obtain approval needed for execution of maintenance work. Mechanical planner is responsible for plans, schedules and materials for all rotating equipment reparis: Pumps, Compressors, Turbines, Fans, Blowers, etc.. Job duties displayed below are not all-inclusive, site-specific responsibilities may be assigned. This position is located on-site at the CITGO Lemont Refinery in Lemont, Illinois.

Expected Salary

$120,000 - $154,000

Application deadline

November 8, 2026

Citgo Petroleum Corporation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related technical field, plus two years of refinery maintenance experience, or
• Associate degree in related technical field, plus four years of refinery maintenance experience, or
• High School diploma or equivalent plus six years of related maintenance experience, in lieu of degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in the use and understanding of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Existing knowledge of, or capability to learn current planning software
• Working knowledge of various craft disciplines and tools
• Knowledge of Rotating Equipment is required
• Understanding the impact of Procurement, Scheduling, and Field Execution processes
• Valid Driver's License
• Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker's Identification Credential (TWIC)

Job Duties

• Develop job plans that consist of detailed tasks and cost estimates for maintenance work (corrective, preventive, predictive, inspection requirements, short outage/unit shutdown, etc.) including number and type of crafts, person-hour estimates, materials, special tools/equipment, specialty contractors and transportation equipment.
• Submit executable work for weekly and daily scheduling. This includes working with requesting departments to review backlog and identify the actual work priorities and scheduling the work to meet those priorities.
• Create the Daily Mechanical Department Schedule with the help of the Mechanical Department Field Supervisors based on the weekly schedule and new higher priority jobs that require breaking into the weekly schedule.
• Create the 1 to 3 week look ahead schedule for the Mechanical Department with the help of Operations and the Mechanical Department Field Supervisors.
• Maintain all rotating equipment repair documentation that is used to develop the MPR input for the Mechanical Department and the Rotating Reliability Department.
• Verify that rotating equipment repair sheets are submitted and filed as directed.
• Generate requisitions and bid requests for special tools, materials, and specialty contractor services required to support the work plan and field execution.
• Assure cost effective and expeditious completion of maintenance work with refinery leadership.
• Assure proper closure of Work Orders/Notifications including documenting, initiating any follow-up Work Orders (particularly Preventive Maintenance/Predictive Maintenance work orders), and review plan vs. actual results.
• Support development of the Yearly Maintenance Spending Budget (Routine, Turnaround, Major Maintenance Projects and Programs).
• Create and maintain equipment history, bills of materials, and task lists within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) SAP.
• Maintain and manage the backlog of work to be planned and work that is executable and review these with the requesting departments on a regular basis to prioritize work.
• Job duties displayed above are not all-inclusive, site-specific responsibilities may be assigned.