Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, Care Chemicals, Washington, NJ

BASF SE; New Jersey; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, where you'll be pivotal in enhancing maintenance processes within a dynamic Care Chemicals team. This role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure efficient service and equipment reliability. With a focus on safety and compliance, you'll utilize your extensive experience in maintenance and technical expertise to drive improvements. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values your contributions while providing opportunities for professional growth and a sustainable future.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Retirement savings plan with company match

Comprehensive mental health support

Family forming benefits

Back-up child and elder care

Mentoring and career development opportunities

Employee crisis support

Qualifications

• 6+ years of maintenance experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical expertise in mechanical and instrumentation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely service by maintaining awareness of site conditions and adjusting maintenance schedules.
• Collaborate to create and maintain a multi-craft maintenance schedule using SAP.

Skills

Maintenance Experience

Mechanical Knowledge

Instrumentation Knowledge

Preventive Maintenance

Safety Compliance

Computer Literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, Care Chemicals, Washington, NJ

Location: NJ, US

Company: BASF Corporation

Job Field: Production, Maintenance & Technical Services

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 109373

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to join our Care Chemicals team in Washington, NJ.

Come create chemistry with us!

BASF’s Care Chemicals division is a globally leading supplier to the cosmetics, detergents, and cleaner industries. Together with our customers, we create innovative solutions to meet the current and future needs of society more sustainably.

As a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you will play a vital role in driving efficient maintenance processes at the site. You will act as the key liaison between the Maintenance and Production teams, along with other supporting departments, to guarantee that internal customers receive timely, efficient, and high-quality service.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring timely and quality service for internal customers by maintaining awareness of site conditions, timely adjustments to maintenance schedules, and proactive maintenance initiatives that enhance equipment reliability and support production goals.
• Supporting and adhering to the principles of the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care, EPA, and OSHA initiatives by protecting the environment and ensuring the health, safety, and security of employees, contractors, carriers, distributors, visitors, customers, and neighbors.
• Collaborating with the Maintenance Supervisor and E&I Supervisor to create and maintain a continuously updated three-week multi-craft maintenance schedule, ensuring parts availability and utilizing SAP tools for effective scheduling and daily work planning.
• Providing technical and administrative support with a strong emphasis on teamwork while balancing long-range and short-range scheduling by regularly analyzing maintenance work backlog against available resources to maintain a proactive maintenance environment.
• Planning turnarounds, developing job packages and resource libraries, informing management of critical situations, recommending process improvements, promoting resource conservation, and creating SAP Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Preparing management reports, assisting with budget tracking and cost analysis, providing historical equipment cost data, supporting SAP procurement transactions, and completing other tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent.
• A minimum of six years of maintenance experience (or equivalent) in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of equipment and overall plant manufacturing processes.
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical and instrumentation equipment, including maintenance practices, mechanical integrity, and inspection methods.
• Strong technical expertise in preventive maintenance and repair activities for rotating equipment, instrumentation, and electrical systems.
• Strong safety skills and compliance with OSHA and plant-specific procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams, engineering specifications, and engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical processes.
• Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), and SAP.

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible.
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options.
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members.
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more).
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens.

About BASF

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America, we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF, we empower our employees with the tools, guidance, and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.