Maintenance Planner

Ineos Pigments USA; Ashtabula (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

INEOS Pigments USA, located in Ashtabula, Ohio, is seeking a Maintenance Planner responsible for developing and monitoring job packages for maintenance tasks. This role requires 5 years of relevant experience in maintenance planning and knowledge of manufacturing equipment.

The position offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in maintenance planning in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary education is a plus.
• Ability to read blueprints and process drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor maintenance job packages.
• Procure maintenance goods and materials.
• Participate in pre-job review meetings.

Skills

5 years relevant experience in maintenance planning

Knowledge of manufacturing plant equipment

Detailed knowledge of SAP

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage multiple projects

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education in a related discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

At INEOS Pigments, we value the contribution of our people in making us one of the largest producers of titanium dioxide in North America. Providing numerous products and services to industries around the globe, from coatings to plastics to paper and other end-uses, we invest in employee development and offer a wide range of career opportunities, offering everyone the chance to broaden their experience and build a professionally rewarding career.

Maintenance Planner develops, monitors and updates planned job packages for maintenance repair work and improvement projects. This may include Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, project work, Planned Plant Shutdowns and/or occasional supervising of Maintenance Department personnel as assigned. This is a non-exempt salaried position classified as a Safety Critical role.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Develop quality job plans which are accurate and result in efficient work execution. These include necessary drawings, equipment instructions, procedures, material lists, tool and equipment lists.
• Create and update re‑usable jobs plans as needed.
• Estimate labor resources, material and service requirements and associated costs.
• Participate in pre‑job review meetings with outside service contractors to review job and safety requirements.
• Procurement of maintenance goods, materials and services including initiating requisitions, tracking purchase orders, and goods receipts using computerized system.
• Participate in problem solving activities, including Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
• Analyze the execution of the job versus the job plan and compare labor and material actual versus estimates.
• New equipment and spare parts inventory analysis, set up, change descriptions and deletion.
• Act as a company job representative for contractors and vendors as needed.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

About You

You should possess:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Post‑secondary education in a related discipline a plus.
• Five (5) years relevant experience in maintenance planning, preventative maintenance and execution, and Turnaround execution in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing plant equipment (pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, valves etc.)
• Must possess and maintain an in‑depth knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the maintenance of manufacturing facilities.
• Detailed knowledge of SAP in the areas of plant maintenance and material management.
• Demonstrate ability to read standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings. Can sketch or redline existing drawings.
• Knowledge and understands the maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes.
• Attention to detail and project/planning focus.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Proven ability to create, maintain data and use reporting features of office software programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
• Self‑motivation and independent thinking.

Schedule/Hours

This is a salaried non‑exempt day schedule position with occasional overtime.

Our Ashtabula, Ohio Complex, consisting of two plants just south of Lake Erie, is a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing complex with leading technology and more than 45 years of manufacturing excellence.

INEOS Pigments offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability, long‑term disability with the buy‑up option, basic life & AD&D insurance with a buy‑up option for self and dependents, 401(k) with company match.

EOE M/F/Vet/Disabled