Electrical Planner - Scheduler

Electrical Planner – Scheduler

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that develops innovative products across transportation, building and construction, and consumables markets. The company operates worldwide, employing around 13,000 people and generating approximately $8.8 billion in revenue in 2025.

• Plan and estimate routine maintenance work, special orders, major maintenance jobs, and small shutdowns.
• Screen work notifications and confirm job priority after communicating with the Operations Work Execution Coordinator.
• Lead the weekly planning backlog meeting to agree on planning priorities.
• Identify all requirements for work execution, including:
  • Scope development, job step‑outs, and quality assurance plans.
  • Support resource identification and provisioning in work orders.
  • Resource estimates and safety plans such as special PPE, fall hazard, and confined space requirements.
• Prepare and monitor budgets, cash flow, and spend on Special Order Requisition s (SOR), major maintenance jobs, capital repair, and small turnarounds.
• Initiate SOR approvals prior to job execution when estimated costs exceed SOR limits.
• Procure estimates, parts, and kits, and stage them for execution.
• Use computing systems to retrieve procedures, standards, drawings, specifications, and training materials, input and retrieve data, and stay available for rotational on‑call duties, overtime, or alternate schedules.
• Perform other related duties as directed by supervision and outlined in departmental SOPs.
• Schedule daily and weekly work, ensuring optimal utilization of personnel and equipment.
• Serve as the focal point for PMD resources and their allocation with other schedulers.
• Issue daily schedules by 3 p.m. and weekly schedules by Thursday afternoon.
• Optimize schedule resource loading to support maintenance productivity goals.
• Lead daily and weekly scheduling meetings with operations staff, maintenance planners, and support contractors.
• Communicate throughout the day and week with Maintenance Team Managers, support resources, and operations to account for changes.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date list of available flex jobs, resource requirements, and availability.
• Identify and resolve potential resource conflicts and manage schedule changes.
• Coordinate with work execution groups when jobs are delayed or moved up.
• Obtain additional resources for larger jobs.

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Minimum 18 years of age
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Valid motor vehicle driver’s license
• Maintenance experience, including completion of the TXO Control Systems Mechanic Apprenticeship Program or
  five (5) years of industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance within a refinery or petrochemical environment.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum two (2) years of planning and/or scheduling electrical maintenance work in a refinery, chemical, or petrochemical manufacturing setting
• Practical knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including motors, motor control centers, switch gear, transformers, breakers, heat tracing, lighting, and cable/conduit systems
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one‑line diagrams, loop drawings, specifications, and related technical documentation
• Strong understanding of electrical safe work practices, LOTO requirements, permitting expectations, and area‑specific safety requirements in a process manufacturing environment
• Experience developing electrical job plans, estimating labor and material requirements, coordinating support resources, and sequencing work for safe and efficient execution
• Proficiency with multiple software packages, including SAP Plant Maintenance, Viziya, Microsoft Office, Power BI, Intranet, Adobe Acrobat, and scheduling tools (e.g., Pro Cal)
• Knowledge of process industry safety and environmental policies and job estimating techniques for maintenance and construction crafts
• Highly organized, self‑motivated, proactive, detail oriented, with strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines consistently