Maintenance Planner

Company: W.R. Grace & Co.
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company's two industry-leading business segments-Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies-provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries.Job Description As a Maintenance Planner at Grace's Pasadena, TX, Specialty Catalyst plant, this position will be a key member of the site's maintenance and reliability team. As a Maintenance Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring that all maintenance work performed is well-planned and that all personnel, materials, equipment, tools, and services have been identified and procured before the job begins. -
We're seeking a candidate with the aptitude to plan jobs with varied crafts and specialties. Responsibilities

• Create detailed job plans in SAP for all notifications and preventive maintenance orders generated. These plans should include at a minimum, tasks by craft with number of personnel and estimated durations, appropriate task sequencing and logic, identification of specialty materials, equipment, and services, and supporting documentation such as manuals, procedures, P&ID's, diagrams, pictures, etc.
• Include reference information in the job plans such as pipe specification, paint requirements, testing requirements, insulation needs, etc.
• Ensure all planned work complies with current standards and specifications.
• Work with engineering and technical experts as necessary to develop job plans.
• Procure materials, equipment, and services for work orders in accordance with company sourcing policies and procedures. Ensure that service providers have current certificate of insurance and other credentials to work on site. Participate in the bidding process as necessary.
• Conduct pre-job review meetings with service contractors to review job requirements as necessary.
• Review equipment history and incorporate findings into job plans.
• Update job plans based on feedback from the craftsmen and others regarding tasks, sequencing, tools, durations, etc.
• Provide feedback to maintenance engineer regarding recommended changes to equipment bill of materials (BOM), maintenance procedures, etc. Update BOM's as necessary.
• Report monthly on the work notification and planned backlog.
• Perform weekly scheduling in SAP when the site Scheduler is out of the office.
• Review the work notification backlog to remove duplicates and to group notifications together that can be planned as a single work order to optimize the use of resources.
• Engage in plant safety programs such as behavior-based safety observations, 5S efforts, etc.
• Assist with site priority repairs and emergencies as necessary, including nights and weekends.
• Work additional hours as necessary to ensure that deadlines and commitments are met.
• Plan annual Turnaround (TAR) jobs.
  -Physical Requirements and Environment
  • Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
  • Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.Required Qualifications
    • H.S. Diploma or GED
    • 7+ years' experience in a craft role in an industrial environment such, as petro-chemical, refinery, or related. Craft roles include boilermakers, welder, pipefitter, millwrights, instrumentation, and electrical technicians, etc.
    • Must be able to read, understand, and apply technical information from manuals, books, drawings, diagrams, etc, and communicate effectively
    • Must be able to use computers and software such as Microsoft Office programs. Preferred Qualifications
      • Experience in a scheduling role
      • SAP experience #WRGRACE
        • Life Insurance and Disability
        • Grace Wellness Program
        • Flexible Workplace
        • Retirement Plans -
        • 401(k) Company Match - Dollar to dollar up to the first 6%
        • Paid Vacation and Holidays
        • Parental Leave (salaried only)
        • Tuition Reimbursement
        • Company Donation Match Program Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.

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