IEA Maintenance Planner

The IEA Maintenance Planner position is a member of a dynamic team responsible for the planning and scheduling functions at the Channelview manufacturing site. Specifically, this position will be responsible for the planning of maintenance work requests to improve the site's work efficiencies.

The Channelview Site is a highly integrated and dynamic facility that has great value for the personnel that work here and the community in which it operates. This is a direct-hire position with competitive base salary, bonus, 401K matching, generous benefits package and pension plan. Channelview is 18 short miles from downtown Houston.

• Provide detailed and accurately planned job packages for the repair and improvements to the plant's equipment. Job plans must satisfy the notification scope and includes all materials, tools, services, resources, cost estimation and appropriate scheduling logic between operations/tasks.
• Ensure adherence to the Maintenance and Operations Workflow Process (MOWP).
• Utilize planner feedback and established KPIs to continuously improve job plan accuracy and methods of execution.
• Manage the notification backlog by working with assigned clients in the development of timely and precise work orders.
• Create and maintain task lists and bill of materials (BOMs) for jobs requiring them.
• Utilize the catalog system when ordering material.
• Monitor planned vs actual KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Utilize previous repair history, personnel feedback and notification data to ensure the appropriate scope of work is developed.
• Participate in the cost estimating process for services and materials by coordinating with vendors and internal clients during the bid package development. Periodically work turnarounds and outages. This includes planning, coordinating and other lead roles.
• Schedule and lead job plan discussions with all stakeholders.
• Participate in and lead safety huddles.

• High School diploma or GED with typically5 years of IEA maintenance technician experience in the chemical /refining industry. Leadership and planning experience is highly desired.
• Knowledge and experience of how to troubleshoot, install and maintain plant IEA equipment.
• In-depth knowledge in reading and interpreting equipment drawings, specifications and QA/QC requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) with the ability to effectively interact and communicate with all departments and levels of the organization and with external suppliers.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, be proactive, self-motivated and demonstrate the ability to handle multiple projects, changing priorities and frequently heavy workloads which may require work in addition to normal working hours. This will include, participating and responding to site needs when assigned call-out pager duty.

General knowledge of SAP Planner