A Maintenance Planner improves workforce productivity and work quality of a maintenance organization by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning, scheduling, and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. Reports to Maintenance Manager and maintains liaison between Operations and Maintenance. Through supervision of the Maintenance Administrator, the planner is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.
We are seeking an experienced I&E Maintenance Planner to support maintenance and turnaround activities within a petrochemical manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for developing detailed job packages, performing field walkdowns, coordinating resources, and ensuring maintenance work can be executed safely, efficiently, and effectively. The ideal candidate will have a strong Electrical & Instrumentation (I&E) maintenance background and previous experience planning maintenance activities within refinery, petrochemical, LNG, chemical manufacturing, or industrial processing facilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop detailed SAP maintenance job plans and work packages. Create job packages including labor estimates, materials, tools, equipment, drawings, procedures, and contractor requirements. Perform field walkdowns to verify scope, equipment conditions, access requirements, and material take-offs. Review work orders for technical completeness and ensure all required information is available prior to execution. Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Reliability teams to ensure work readiness. Identify safety requirements, LOTO requirements, permits, and hazard mitigation measures necessary for safe execution. Ensure maintenance procedures, OEM documentation, and technical standards are incorporated into job packages. Support turnaround (TAR) and outage planning activities. Review technician feedback and continuously improve job plans and planning libraries. Coordinate material requirements and verify parts availability before work execution. Support troubleshooting, inspections, testing activities, and maintenance reliability initiatives.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of Maintenance Planning experience in industrial facilities. Strong Electrical & Instrumentation (I&E) maintenance background. Experience creating job packages in SAP PM. Experience performing field walkdowns and material take-offs. Knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance planning. Experience supporting maintenance shutdowns, turnarounds, or outage activities. Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, loop drawings, P&IDs, one-lines, and technical documentation. Knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and industrial safety standards.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Previous experience as an Industrial Electrician, Instrument Technician, Electrical Foreman, I&E Foreman, or Electrical Supervisor. SAP PM experience. Primavera P6 experience. NCCER Industrial Electrician Certification. NCCER Instrument Technician Certification. Experience supporting petrochemical, refinery, LNG, gas processing, or chemical manufacturing facilities.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
Candidates who have progressed from Industrial Electrician, Instrument Technician, Electrical Foreman, or I&E Supervisor into Maintenance Planning roles are strongly preferred. GTech is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, status as a parent, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics as defined by federal, state or local laws.
