Job Title: Maintenance Planner - Oil & Gas
Location: Port Sulphur, LA
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP PM Maintenance Planning & Master Data Specialist with 10+ years of experience in Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Refining, or other heavy industrial environments. The candidate will support maintenance planning optimization, SAP PM master data management, equipment hierarchy validation, BOM development, and spare parts standardization.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, review, and optimize preventive maintenance plans, maintenance strategies, task lists, and job plans within SAP PM.
- Validate maintenance requirements based on OEM recommendations, equipment operating conditions, and industry best practices.
- Maintain and validate equipment master records, functional locations, asset registers, and parent-child equipment hierarchies.
- Support equipment hierarchy standardization in alignment with ISO 14224 principles.
- Develop and validate equipment BOMs, spare parts lists, SPIR/SPIL documentation, and equipment-to-material mapping.
- Review OEM manuals, IOM documentation, and spare parts requirements to support maintenance and inventory standardization.
- Perform SAP PM master data cleansing, validation, bulk uploads, and data reconciliation.
- Utilize advanced Excel for large dataset management, analysis, and reporting.
- Coordinate with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, and Operations teams to support maintenance data improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or relevant Engineering discipline.
- 10+ years of maintenance planning or asset management experience in LNG, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining, or heavy industrial facilities.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM).
- Experience with preventive maintenance plans, task lists, maintenance strategies, equipment master records, and functional locations.
- Knowledge of equipment BOMs, spare parts management, SAP MM, and material master mapping.
- Experience reviewing OEM documentation, IOM manuals, and equipment spare parts data.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and large dataset management.
- Understanding of equipment hierarchies, maintenance workflows, and asset data governance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of ISO 14224 equipment hierarchy principles.
- Experience with CMMS optimization, data migration, and bulk data loading tools such as Winshuttle.
- Familiarity with asset criticality assessments and reliability engineering concepts.
- Experience supporting commissioning, startup, or project handover activities.
- Site-based position with occasional field visits and equipment walkdowns.
- Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple project priorities.
Pay Scale
- Anticipated Annual Salary: $100K-$120K
Employees hired into this position are eligible for the following benefits, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements:
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options are available through a third-party provider. Employees are responsible for paying the full cost of their insurance premiums.
- Retirement Benefits: A 401(k) retirement savings plan is available. No employer matching or other employer contributions are provided.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): No PTO other than that required by applicable state and local laws