Routine Maintenance Planner

PTS Advance; Chalmette (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Vision

Dental

401K

Paid Time Off

Job summary

PTS Advance is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to support the Chalmette refinery. This contract role focuses on planning, scheduling, backlog management, and work package development to improve maintenance execution efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in maintenance planning within refinery/industrial settings and will collaborate with maintenance supervisors, reliability teams, and operations to ensure work is properly scoped and ready for execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance planning experience in heavy industrial environments.
• Experience in refinery/chemical plants is preferred.
• TWIC is required for access to facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance work plans for routine and preventive maintenance.
• Create work packages with labor, materials, permits, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Manage and optimize backlog to ensure executable work.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams.
• Identify resources, materials, tools, and contractor support.
• Support scheduling for weekly and outage planning.
• Review equipment history to improve planning accuracy.
• Document labor estimates, durations, and material needs in CMMS.
• Participate in planning meetings and readiness reviews.
• Drive continuous improvements in work management and schedule compliance.
• Promote refinery safety policies and environmental standards.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Maintenance Planner

Location: Chalmette, LA

Duration: Long term, ongoing

Industry: Refinery

Schedule: 5/8's M-F 6:00 am-4pm

• Health
• Vision
• Dental
• 401K
• Paid Time Off

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to support the routine maintenance organization at our Chalmette refinery. This contract position will play a critical role in improving maintenance execution efficiency through effective planning, scheduling support, backlog management, and work package development.

The ideal candidate will have strong maintenance planning and scheduling experience within a refinery, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, or other heavy industrial environment. This individual will partner closely with maintenance supervisors, craftspeople, reliability teams, and operations personnel to ensure maintenance work is properly scoped, planned, prioritized, and ready for execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance work plans for routine, preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Create comprehensive work packages that include labor requirements, materials, permits, procedures, equipment, drawings, and safety requirements.
• Manage and optimize maintenance backlog to ensure work is appropriately prioritized and executable.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams to define work scope and execution strategies.
• Identify required resources, materials, tools, and contractor support necessary to complete maintenance activities.
• Support scheduling efforts by preparing work for weekly and outage schedules.
• Review equipment history and maintenance records to improve planning accuracy and work execution.
• Ensure labor estimates, task durations, and material requirements are accurately documented within the CMMS.
• Participate in planning and scheduling meetings, maintenance reviews, and readiness discussions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to work management processes, planning effectiveness, and schedule compliance.
• Promote compliance with refinery safety policies, procedures, and environmental standards.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Active TWIC
• Minimum 5+ years of maintenance planning experience in a refinery, petrochemical, chemical plant, power generation facility, or other industrial manufacturing environment.