Strategic Maintenance Planner (SAP/PM)

CAM Industrial Solutions LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CAM Industrial Solutions LLC in Houston, TX seeks a Maintenance Planner with strong SAP planning skills to optimize maintenance workflows in a chemical plant environment.

The role involves scheduling, preparing job packages, coordinating with craftsmen and vendors, and driving continuous improvement in planning accuracy and backlogs. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma and 5 years of experience in a skilled trade.
• Experience as job planner or estimator.
• Experience in a chemical plant or in heavy industry.
• Experience in planning in SAP.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Work, Excel, Project.
• Ability to perform internet searches for job materials or services.
• Able to read and interpret vender manuals and drawings.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively to craftsmen/operators, venders/suppliers, other departmental staff, and management.
• Able to organize and plan jobs, and develop job cost estimates.
• Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and self-directed.
• Able to work effectively in a matrix team environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Hexion standard maintenance work flow process.
• Interact with operation UTLs in the screening of work notifications to ensure that the scope of work, equipment involved, priority, and expected completion date is understood and realistic.
• Walk job area to clarify scope of work and expectations; take field measurements as needed, and document field information for job plan.
• Expertise in planning out job steps and resources which include labor, materials, services, special tools, work instructions, technical information, drawings, safe work permitting, etc.
• Write work instructions where standard work instructions do not exist; collaborate with discipline specialists and engineers as needed for work instructions.
• Understand basics of all typical maintenance crafts, and know who to contact as specialized resources for planning details.
• Communicate with venders to clarify job scope and obtain quotes for materials and services.
• Maintain awareness of the target date for job scheduling and completion, complete planning 2-3 weeks in advance, and communicate with operation UTLs when the target date is not feasible.
• Coordinate regular updates with internal customers to facilitate communication on job planning progress and obstacles.
• Responsible for preventive maintenance planning in collaboration with discipline specialists and engineers; update task lists as needed to maintain accurate PM job plans; update equipment BOMs as needed to maintain accurate parts lists for planning.
• Assemble and issue job packages; drive continuous improvement in the completeness of the job package as a communication and quality management tool for the maintenance work process.
• Monitor and maintain planning backlog within targeted control limits.
• Monitor planning accuracy versus target, and drive continuous improvement.
• Requires significant use of SAP in work planning, issuing material/service requisitions, warehouse parts reservations, and tracking parts delivery.

Job description

CAM Industrial Solutions LLC in Houston, TX seeks a Maintenance Planner with strong SAP planning skills to optimize maintenance workflows in a chemical plant environment.

The role involves scheduling, preparing job packages, coordinating with craftsmen and vendors, and driving continuous improvement in planning accuracy and backlogs. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office is required.