Maintenance Planner

Duration: 06 Months (Contract/Possible Extension)

Shift: Monday - Friday 1st Shift (6AM-3PM)

Payrate: $30 to $35/hr on W2 (depending on experience)

The Maintenance Planner coordinates maintenance activities and inventory management by planning and scheduling maintenance activities by coordinating with operations, safety, engineering, and craftsmen to scope, plan, and schedule emergency, preventive, and routine work using SAP, while also supporting parts procurement, BOMs, task lists, and maintenance plans

It also oversees storeroom organization by identifying deficiencies through formal root-cause analyses, implementing corrective actions, organizing physical and digital inventory using SMART methodologies, and managing SAP inventory data

Additionally, the role supports plant turnarounds by defining and executing work scope, coordinating shutdown and startup plans, facilitating cross-functional meetings, and managing TAR-related projects such as obtaining quotes, creating requisitions, and scheduling external resources

This role reports to the Maintenance Manager, is in Memphis, TN

• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling (55%)
• Works with operations, craftsmen, safety, engineering, and other stakeholders as necessary to develop job scope and plan for emergency, preventative, and normal Work Orders
• Order parts for maintenance work as required
• Works with job stakeholders (operations, engineering, etc.) and utilizes SAP to develop and implement the maintenance schedule utilizing PM's, WO Priority, Backlog, and Manpower loading
• Identifies when outside resources are necessary and schedules vendors as required
• Host routine meetings with stakeholders to communicate the schedule and incorporate plant needs
• Create a procedure for work processes management from initial notification to work order completion, including roles and responsibilities
• Holds training sessions for SAP management as required
• Creates and updates BOM, Task Lists, and Maintenance Plans as required
• Fill in for Maintenance Supervisor by delegating and organizing daily work as required

• Assess deficiencies in storeroom management by leading a cross-functional root-cause analysis
• Work with site stakeholders to develop a plan for corrective actions and develop solutions for storeroom management
• Organize physical spare parts storage and digital warehouse management using SMART methodologies including organization, waste reduction and problem solving
• Help manage and track inventory in SAP
• Define, plan, and execute the scope of work for turnarounds, including HES actions, mechanical integrity, and operational and reliability improvements that require plant downtime
• Work with operations and technical advisors to develop a shutdown and startup plan that includes equipment preparation and critical milestones
• Hold routine meetings as required to engage plant staff in the planning process and communicate plant turnaround needs and priority
• Participate in or execute special TAR focused projects as assigned, which may include gathering quotes, creating requisitions, and scheduling outside services and materials

• 5 years of experience in maintenance planning and work execution
• Must have a broad knowledge of chemical plant operations in a similar role

• Experience with coordinating facility repairs and small capital project installations preferred
• Clear written and verbal communication, interpersonal and team building, initiative, organization, problem solving and analytical ability
• Accuracy and attention to detail required
• Computer skills including Microsoft office required
• Working knowledge of SAP preferred

• Supports the site HES policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements
• Participates in HES activities provided by site management and Arkema Inc. (e.g., Behavioral Base Safety, Safe Start, etc.)
• Supports and promotes the reporting of all health, safety, environmental, near-miss, accident, or injury incidents

• The job requires the ability to easily move through a chemical process requiring the use of stairs, ladders, and personal protective equipment
• This jobholder is independently responsible for ensuring safe, environmentally sound production of material while keeping personnel safety a top priority
• This position is situated in a specialty chemical manufacturing facility and in which the chemical processes are continuous and contain highly hazardous chemicals