Maintenance Planner

Bayport Polymers, LLC; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayport Polymers, LLC in Pasadena, TX, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate materials, equipment, and manpower for the HDPE plant. You will estimate, plan, and schedule work while upholding safety, quality, and housekeeping standards in a petrochemical setting.

Responsibilities include backlog prioritization, cross-functional collaboration, and developing preventive maintenance plans. The role may require on-call duty and occasional supervisory tasks to ensure reliable plant operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of maintenance planning experience using SAP.
• Five years of experience in an industrial environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office) required.

Responsibilities

• Plan maintenance work, requisition parts and services for plant, capital, and contract maintenance.
• Create purchase requisitions and stock reservations for planned and unplanned work.
• Develop long and short-term maintenance plans and schedules.
• Screen incoming work orders to identify requirements, labor hours, duration, estimates, and required skills.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, purchasing, and contractors.
• Prioritize and manage maintenance backlog and report progress.
• Create/update work procedures, bill of materials, and preventive maintenance plans.
• Occasionally perform first line supervisory functions.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Attention to detail

Multi-priority management

Exceptional communication

On-call availability

Education

AS in Manufacturing or Maintenance related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Employee Type Full-Time

BASIC FUNCTION

This position supports the continuous manufacture of quality high density polyethylene (HDPE) and specialty fluids (HDA), consistent with high standards of quality, safety, housekeeping, and good employee relations. The Maintenance Planner will provide planning and coordination of materials, equipment and manpower while maintaining efficiency in all aspects of plant maintenance. This position must have practical knowledge of the work, tools, materials, and equipment used in the day-to-day maintenance of a petrochemical facility and the ability to estimate, plan and schedule work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position General

• Understand, support, and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures, including Lock-Out / Tag-Out (LOTO), hot work, fall protection, traffic, lifting and rigging, confined space entry, and line break.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long-term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance
• Position is in a chemical processing facility and requires overtime to meet plant needs, including alternative shifts as needed to meet facility needs
• Position requires on-call duties, and the successful candidate must be able to respond 24/7, 100% of the time to plant emergencies on short notice, including nights, weekends, and holidays while on call
• Complete all assigned training by deadline
• Other duties as assigned

Technical

• Plan maintenance work, requisition parts and services for plant, capital, and contract maintenance
• Create purchase requisitions and stock reservations for planned and unplanned work to include materials and services
• Develop long and short-term plans and schedules, including planned and unplanned maintenance shutdown work
• Screen incoming work orders to identify and document job requirements, including required labor hours, total work duration, cost estimates, and skills required to perform the task
• Work closely with operations, other maintenance personnel, engineering, purchasing and outside contractors on a regular basis
• Prioritize and manage maintenance backlog and track and report backlog of planned work
• Create and update work procedures, bill of materials, and preventative maintenance plans
• Occasionally perform first line supervisory functions

Job Specific

• Field verify materials for planning
• Occasionally lift 50 pounds of objects to complete work
• Potential to work outside in all weather conditions
• Candidates will be required to successfully complete extensive testing, drug/alcohol screen, physical requirement evaluation and an extended training period

CORE VALUES

• Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment
• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration
• Connected: Build Strong Partnerships
• Driven for Excellence: Commit to Continuous Improvement

COMPETENCIES

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current
• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services
• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required
• Requires a minimum of three years’ maintenance planning experience using SAP and five years’ experience in an industrial environment
• SAP experience is required
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities is required
• Computer literacy (Microsoft) is required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• AS in Manufacturing or Maintenance related field
• 10+ years Petrochemical or Polymers industry experience
• 5+ years’ experience planning for maintenance crafts
• Advanced training in field

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow site safety requirements for the role and wear mandatory FRC and PPE (foot, head, ear, eye, hand, and fall protection) when inside plant environment or where directed by signage or procedure
• Read and understand technical documents and procedures in English
• Specific vision abilities include near, far, and intermediate distances, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
• Required to work at ground level, from ladders, and from heights greater than 250’ above grade on fixed platforms, mobile equipment platforms, and scaffolding
• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders with and without a safety cage
• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 24" manways
• Must be capable of lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds
• Frequent bending, reaching, stooping, crawling, walking, and climbing
• Sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day
• Required to reach overhead and at shoulder level with hands and arms
• Must demonstrate fine and gross motor coordination including pinching, gripping, turning, and keyboarding of both hands
• Move about uneven surfaces, including catwalks, deck grating, and wet and muddy areas
• Work outside in all weather conditions walking up to ½ mile per job