Maintenance Planner

INVISTA Victoria, TX is currently seeking a Maintenance Planner to join the team.

Our Team

This role works closely with the Operations, Maintenance, and Reliability groups in troubleshooting, and planning repairs and upgrades to process equipment. You will be expected to create value, and drive transformation. You will enable stable and reliable operation through effective planning, prioritization, and application of Principle-Based Management.

What You Will Do

• Support the execution of maintenance work by receiving work notifications, reviewing scope, planning, estimating, and putting maintenance activities and materials into work orders for mechanical equipment including heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, piping, valves, and other process equipment .
• Scope work and asses the requirements for routine, annual planned and unplanned outages.
• Use SAP to manage work orders, facilitate material/services for Maintenance work, and determine the need for non-stock material or external vendor services.
• Work with vendors to obtain competitive estimates for material pricing and on-site services.
• Identify dates when equipment and material will be required to meet schedules and confirm availability with suppliers and schedulers.
• Monitor area-specific Leankit data to determine material staging dates and update all work orders with status and eta of materials on order.
• Collaborate with Planners, MACs, & Reliability Engineers to optimize and improve PM strategies.
• Create, update, and maintain equipment PM Plans, BOM's, Task Lists, etc. in SAP.
• Leverage industry-leading technologies and best practices to remove barriers and constraints within the work process.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3 or more years of experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Minimum of 2 years executing maintenance work in a plant environment
• Knowledge of mechanical equipment in petrochemical, chemical, or refinery applications
• Experience using SAP
• Basic Microsoft Office Suite skills

What Will Put You Ahead

• 5 or more years of industry-related experience performing maintenance planner and ordering mechanical parts and materials
• Proficient SAP skills such as changing work orders, planning work orders, generating requisitions for ordering the material and requisitions for offsite contractor services
• Knowledge of maintenance and engineering practices
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID's, BPF files, manufacturer manuals, etc.
• Woking knowledge of Lean Kit

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

This role is subject to a pre-hire physical abilities test.

This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification-Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obtain a TWIC identification badge, allowing for unescorted access to the facility within a specific time period.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, airbags, food packaging, and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf