Valve Specialist/Asset Manager

John H. Carter Company; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

John H. Carter Company in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Senior Maintenance Planner with 5+ years in valve and instrumentation within petrochemical sectors to lead planning, scope, and QA/QC considerations. You will develop work packages, manage outages, and ensure safety and documentation across engineering drawings and specs.

You will also monitor backlog, support field walks, and coordinate with the reliability group to keep stakeholders informed with accurate schedules and progress updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years direct valve and instrumentation experience in petrochemical environments.
• Minimum 5 years Journeyman level E&I craft experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience with scheduling software, MS Office, and CMMS (SAP or Maximo).
• Minimum 5 years maintenance planning in refinery/chemical or Oil & Gas facilities.
• 5+ years direct valve/instrumentation troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Responsibilities

• Screen incoming work orders for scope and required planning levels including QA/QC.
• Conduct field walk-downs to document job requirements and safety hazards.
• Develop comprehensive work packages with man hours, crafts, equipment, parts, and drawings.
• Provide off-hour support for maintenance issues as needed.
• Create and maintain job plans for repetitive maintenance tasks.
• Plan and support outages, unit shutdowns, and plant-wide turnarounds.
• Measure maintenance backlog and maintain at least two weeks of ready backlog.
• Monitor work order lifecycle from start to close-out.
• Maintain professional image and comply with company policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Work on-call and off-shift as required; collaborate with others to maintain product knowledge and communication accuracy.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Valve & instrumentation

Scheduling software

MS Office

CMMS (SAP/Maximo)

Petrochemical experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

• Responsible for the initial screening of incoming work orders, identification of scope, and analysis of the required level of planning, including applicable QA/QC requirements for jobs
• Conducts field walk-downs to identify and document job requirements, including any specific safety hazards that may be encountered during the execution of work.
• Develop comprehensive work packages that include man hours, required crafts, equipment, external resources, parts, materials, and any associated engineering or technical documentation, specifications, and drawings.
• Provide off hour support for maintenance issues, materials, or services as necessary.
• Create and maintain job plans for repetitive maintenance activities.
• Provide planning and support for equipment outages, unit shutdowns, and plantwide turnarounds.
• Able to accurately measure the maintenance backlog in its various forms and continually maintain no less than 2 weeks’ work of ready backlog.
• Monitor the lifecycle of work orders, up to and including, close-out when work is complete.
• Maintain a professional image and follow all relevant John H. Carter Co., Inc. policies and procedures.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for your communication efforts, both internal to JHC and external, to ensure that all parties/stakeholders have a clear understanding as to accuracy and timeliness requirements
• Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or special projects as assigned
• Able and willing to work on-call and off shift as required by customers or management
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Work collaboratively with development staff and support staff to maintain thorough knowledge of product capabilities, and to ensure that all communications between John H. Carter Co., Inc. and its stakeholders are precise.
• Must be able to provide technical advice and work closely with the I/E Superintendent, Maintenance Manager, and the reliability group
• Duties and Responsibilities can change from time to time based on business needs, customer demands or other industry or job-related circumstances

**Please note that this role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship/assistance at this time.

PLEASE NOTE: John H Carter Company is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of John H Carter Company about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at John H Carter Company via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a validand executedsearch firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of John H Carter Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by John H Carter Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

Minimum of 5 years direct valve and instrumentation experience in petrochemical industry

Minimum of five (5) years of experience of Journeymen level E&I craft experience required.

Minimum of five (5) years of experience of computer knowledge and experience in but not limited to a scheduling software, MS Office Suite, and CMMS programs, such as SAP or Maximo required.

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in maintenance planning in a refinery, chemical, petrochemical, or Oil & Gas process facility required.

5+ years experience in direct valve and instrumentation type roles providing troubleshooting and problem resolution services

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