Maintenance Planner

At INEOS Pigments, we value the contribution of our people in making us one of the largest producers of titanium dioxide in North America. Providing numerous products and services to industries around the globe—including coatings, plastics, paper, and other end‑uses—we invest in employee development and offer a wide range of career opportunities, giving everyone the chance to broaden their experience and build a professionally rewarding career.

Maintenance Planner develops, monitors, and updates planned job packages for maintenance repair work and improvement projects. This may include Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, project work, Planned Plant Shutdowns, and/or occasional supervision of Maintenance Department personnel as assigned. This is a non‑exempt salaried position classified as a Safety‑Critical role.

• Develop quality job plans which are accurate and result in efficient work execution. These include necessary drawings, equipment instructions, procedures, material lists, and tool/equipment lists.
• Create and update reusable job plans as needed.
• Estimate labor resources, materials, and service requirements and associated costs.
• Participate in pre‑job review meetings with outside service contractors to review job and safety requirements.
• Procure maintenance goods, materials, and services, including initiating requisitions, tracking purchase orders, and goods receipts using a computerized system.
• Participate in problem‑solving activities, including Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
• Analyze the execution of the job versus the job plan and compare labor and material actuals versus estimates.
• Manage new equipment and spare parts inventory analysis, set‑up, change descriptions, and deletion.
• Act as a company job representative for contractors and vendors as needed.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; post‑secondary education in a related discipline is a plus.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience in maintenance planning, preventive maintenance, execution, and Turnaround execution in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing plant equipment (pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, valves, etc.).
• Must possess and maintain an in‑depth knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the maintenance of manufacturing facilities.
• Detailed knowledge of SAP in plant maintenance and material management.
• Demonstrate ability to read standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings; can sketch or redline existing drawings.
• Knowledge of and understanding of maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling, and storeroom processes.
• Attention to detail and project/planning focus.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Proven ability to create, maintain data, and use reporting features of office software programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
• Self‑motivation and independent thinking.

This is a salaried non‑exempt day schedule position with occasional overtime.

Our Ashtabula, Ohio complex, consisting of two plants just south of Lake Erie, is a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing complex with leading technology and more than 45 years of manufacturing excellence.

INEOS Pigments offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability, long‑term disability with a buy‑up option, basic life & AD&D insurance with a buy‑up option for self and dependents, and a 401(k) with company match.

• Location:
  
  Ashtabula, United States
• Discipline:
  Maintenance
• Type:
  Full‑time
• Business: INEOS Pigments
• Posted: 21 November 2025
• Requisition

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