Maintenance Planner (Direct Air Capture - Stratos)

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

As the Maintenance Planner at our Direct Air Capture facility in Ector County, TX you will:

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products
• Support and participate in programs, methods, systems, and practices for maintaining a safe and environmentally sound work environment
• Support the safety process systems through participation in planned inspections, job observations, near miss reporting, incident investigation, area audits, and other programs as required
• Plan and set schedules for maintenance work for Oxy, A1 and outside contractors
• Determine logistics completion of projects, define work scope, labor requirements, material & equipment
• Procure equipment, materials and services per plant specifications and procedures, using SAP to initiate, process, and track purchase requisitions and deliveries
• Track area planning backlog and work orders, ensuring data is current and accurate
• Create and maintain Preventative Maintenance schedules (PM’s) for equipment, as needed 
• Create/maintain Bill of Materials (BOM’s) for all major pieces of equipment in assigned areas of the plant and ensures accuracy of stores inventory requirements by evaluating maintenance needs, specifications and quantities
• Backfill for maintenance supervisors as required for vacation, outages, etc., and provide off hour support
• Procure equipment, materials and services, per plant specifications and procedures 
• Make recommendations on equipment and materials to purchase, as well as recommendations on external resources (i.e., vendors)
• Coordinate and monitor fieldwork being performed by contractors and indirectly oversee the work of contract groups and evaluate results 
• Evaluate contractor performance and makes recommendations for contractor assignments
• Assist engineers with plant projects, technical details, & specifications and makes recommendations on projects such as timeline, labor requirements, work scope and material 
• Develop and prepare maintenance projects for AFE submittal
• Make recommendations on projects such as timelines, labor requirements, work scope and material
• Use the Management of Change process to develop, document, and implement plant PSM changes
• Track area planning backlog and work orders to ensure data is current and accurate
• Provide on-site, off-hours, call-out support, as needed, to cover maintenance issues, direct personnel, & obtain materials or services
• Continually looks for opportunities to improve plant reliability & to reduce plant costs
• Support the Process Safety and Risk Management goals and objectives and participate in site-wide Process Safety and Risk Reduction activities as requested
• Support and fulfill the requirements of the plant’s ISO Quality System
• Complete any additional responsibilities assigned by Plant Management

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in repair, installation, troubleshooting and upkeep of plant equipment/facilities
• Working knowledge of the routine maintenance process, regulations and policies. 
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and good working knowledge of SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English