Maintenance Planning Specialist, Bayway Refinery

Phillips 66; Linden (NJ); On-site; USD 128,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual VCIP bonus

8% 401k company match

Cash Balance Pension

Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Maintenance Planning Specialist - Electrical at the Bayway Refinery in Linden, NJ. The role focuses on developing electrical maintenance work plans per ODM, generating job packages and cost estimates, and creating SAP-based task libraries.

You will collaborate with electrical teams to optimize uptime, assess labor/material needs, and monitor asset records for continuous improvement, while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of electrical craft experience in the Energy industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage detailed schedules and plans for routine electrical maintenance, overhauls, and inspections.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to align activities with plant goals and regulatory standards.
• Create accurate electrical job packages, estimate labor and materials, and build task libraries using SAP and planning tools.

Skills

Electrical planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Work safety

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP ODM (MM/PM/PS)

Job description

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

As a Maintenance Planning Specialist - Electrical, you will be at the heart of our daily operations, ensuring that every electrical maintenance activity is thoughtfully coordinated and executed. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with skilled electrical teams, apply your expertise in planning and problem-solving, and make a real impact on our plant’s reliability and performance. This position will be accountable for developing electrical maintenance work plans per the Operation Directed Maintenance (ODM) Work Process, generating accurate job packages and cost estimates, and creating task lists for repeatable electrical jobs utilizing SAP.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and manage detailed schedules and plans for routine electrical maintenance, overhauls, and inspections to optimize equipment use and minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with electrical engineering and operations teams to review proposals, resolve priorities, and ensure electrical maintenance activities align with plant goals and regulatory standards.
• Create accurate electrical job packages, estimate labor and materials, and build task libraries for repeatable electrical jobs using SAP and other planning tools.
• Analyze completed electrical work, update maintenance histories, and monitor multiuse electrical components to maintain precise asset records and support continuous improvement.
• Partner with electrical craftspeople and supervisors to critique and refine plans, ensuring each job is executed efficiently and safely.
• Support turnaround planning, manage electrical maintenance documentation, and communicate job status to schedulers.
• Help implement quality assurance initiatives, comply with all safety and regulatory requirements, and provide guidance on complex electrical maintenance issues.
• Leverage your electrical technical expertise and commitment to excellence to contribute to a productive, safe, and collaborative work environment.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following:
• Travel up to 5%.
• Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties.
• Transport articles up to 50 pounds.
• Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet.
• Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions.
• Wear fire-retardant clothing and personal protective equipment.
• Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal. (Some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven.)
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3 or more years of electrical craft experience in the Energy industry.

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• 5 or more years of electrical field experience, executing routine maintenance or project work in the Energy industry
• 5 or more years of maintenance planning experience related to job package development, field walks, safety, craft knowledge, materials ordering, and logistics,
• Ability to read, interpret and apply information from files, electrical drawings, data sheets, catalogs, reports and manuals.
• Proficiency in SAP for the ODM work process (MM, PM, PS modules) and Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Proficiency in SAP for maintenance planning, scheduling and execution and Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to plan multi-craft jobs
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering best practices, National Electric Code, OSHA safety standards and procedures
• Able to read and perform material take-offs from isometrics and equipment drawings
• Understands and uses functional expertise to contribute to the success of the business

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $127,800 - $156,200. At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Bayway Refinery is located on the New York Harbor in Linden, New Jersey. Bayway's facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, solvent deasphalting, hydrodesulfurization and alkylation units. The complex also includes a polypropylene plant with the capacity to produce up to 775 million pounds per year. The refinery processes mainly light and medium, low-sulfur crude oil. Foreign crude oil is supplied to the refinery by tanker, and domestic crude oil is supplied through a combination of rail and marine transportation. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, as well as petrochemical feedstocks, residual fuel oil and home heating oil. Refined products are distributed to East Coast customers by pipeline, barge, rail car and truck.

Total Rewards

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer