Maintenance Planner

INEOS OLIGOMERS USA LLC; Alvin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS OLIGOMERS USA LLC in Alvin, Texas, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to ensure maintenance tasks are well-planned and scheduled safely and efficiently. This role is key in managing plant safety, cost control, and operational quality.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial maintenance, particularly in petrochemical settings, and will demonstrate excellent organizational and planning skills. The position includes responsibilities for managing work schedules and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment.
• Petrochemical plant or refinery experience required.
• Knowledge of industrial safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance work is accurately planned and scheduled.
• Develop work plans that minimize equipment downtime.
• Track compliance of PPM task completion.

Skills

Process safety knowledge

Maintenance work order scheduling

Analytical skills

Customer service skills

Team building

Education

High school diploma

2-year technical degree

Tools

SAP

Primavera

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Purpose

The Maintenance Planner role is responsible for ensuring maintenance work is accurately planned and scheduled in a safe, effective, and efficient way. The planner manages all aspects of plant operation including safety, cost control, quality, production planning, and project and process follow‑up.

Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

• Work safely by following all Company and Site policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Review and validate clarity of work requests.
• Visit job location and field verify work request requirements.
• Develop work plans that minimize equipment downtime and maximize safe/efficient/effective use of resources.
• Identify material needs.
• Define scope of work for contract services.
• Produce cost estimates and request budget approval as required.
• Initiate procurement and track status of materials and contract services.
• Produce the job package and documentation.
• Develop standard plans and maintain library.
• Initiate the review of plan performance for continuous improvement of the planning process.
• Facilitate daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings.
• Responsible for maintaining backlog.
• Responsible for planning & scheduling related KPI measures.
• Act as Maintenance Department contact for organizing night and weekend callout support on a periodic rotating schedule.
• Complete other duties assigned by the TAR and Capital Supervisor.

Backup Scheduler: Maintenance Work Order Scheduling

• Organize weekly work orders schedules.
• Build weekly and daily schedules that minimize equipment downtime and maximize efficient/effective use of resources.
• In consultation with Maintenance and Production leadership, ensure work schedules are aligned with business plan objectives.
• Identify potential constraints/deficiencies/trends that could impact the schedule and recommend corrective action.
• Set net capacity for crafts based on information about the related available labor.
• Receive daily schedule updates from maintenance personnel and update the weekly schedule.
• Track compliance of PPM task completion and advise the Maintenance Department of issues impacting the effectiveness of the PPM program.
• Facilitate daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings.

Skills Required

Level of education & Experience: High school diploma required; 2-year technical degree preferred. Minimum 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment. Petrochemical plant or refinery experience required.

Technical skills:

• Strong working knowledge of process and personal safety and health practices applicable in the petrochemical industry, including energy isolation, lockout/tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, MOC.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical safe work practices applicable in the petrochemical industry.
• Experience with industrial plant instrument, electrical, and analyzer equipment inspection, calibration, and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of industrial static and rotating equipment inspection, maintenance, and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of mechanical standards and codes (e.g., API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, ISA).
• Experience assessing vendor quotes against repair objectives and assessing work sequencing and planning.
• Knowledge and experience executing preventive maintenance plans.
• Read P&IDs; experience with maintenance work order scheduling software like Primavera and SAP.
• Preferred experience with Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Experience

• Rotating equipment installation, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting (process centrifugal and diaphragm pumps, liquid ring vacuum pumps, reciprocating and screw compressors, centrifugal blowers, axial fans).
• Static equipment installation, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting (piping and valves, pressure vessels, storage tanks, heat exchangers, pressure relief devices, fired equipment).
• Instrumentation application, installation, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting; ability to read and understand P&IDs, schematics, loop drawings, and redline corrections.
• Experience using HART communicator and calibration tools.
• Knowledge of instrumentation related to temperature, pressure, mass flow and level (DP, Coriolis, Vortex, Ultrasonic, Nuclear, Radar, Magnetic).
• Knowledge of testing and maintenance of VFDs, transformers, large motors, UPS systems, low/medium voltage switchgear, motor control centers.
• Knowledge of analyzer database software and other computer systems.

Behavioral skills

• Safety‑minded with strong safety and environmental performance.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Team builder with strong verbal and written communication.
• Bias for action to identify potential problems and coordinate resolution before issues arise.
• Manage work priorities to deliver performance improvements and reliability.
• Good analytical and organizational skills.
• Stress‑resistant and methodical.
• Problem solver and change agent.
• Self‑motivated, self‑starter, able to work with minimal supervision.

Physical requirements

• Regularly require lifting at least 50lbs, walking, climbing ladders/stairs, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling.
• Must be able to perform climbing, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and manual operation of various sized valves and equipment.
• Must have close visual acuity for activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Hearing: normal speaking level sounds with or without correction, ability to receive detailed oral communication and discriminate sounds.
• Must be able to acquire a TWIC card.