Senior Maintenance Planner

Now hiring! Senior Maintenance Planner

McIntyre, GA. (Onsite).

We are looking for an Senior Maitenance Planner to join our Catalyst team in McIntyre, GA.

 

Come create chemistry with us!

 

BASF’s Catalysts division is the global market leader in catalyst technologies. The division develops and produces mobile emissions catalysts as well as process catalysts and offers precious metals trading, recycling and related products and services.  

 

We are seeking a professional like you to manage the maintenance work order system by planning, scheduling, applying standards, and coordinating services for planned maintenance and construction jobs. Your goal: minimize costs and production downtime through the proper use of craft manpower, materials, and services.

 

In this role, you will determine the manpower required for construction, major maintenance, and routine maintenance projects to properly utilize resources in assigned areas. You will also plan major plant turnarounds alongside Production/Maintenance leadership and promote planning and scheduling techniques for better understanding among Maintenance and Production teams.

 

As a Senior Maintenance Planner, you create chemistry by...

• Using your strong skills in planning, estimating, procurement, material control/expediting, inventory management, vendor/contractor coordination, and project execution, you will be accountable for planning and estimating work orders for maintenance work.
• Leveraging your proficiency with SAP and MS Office, you will compile and update information on work orders, work history, costs, and actual work performed.
• Successfully engaging across the business, you will coordinate maintenance and production schedules and ensure prompt and timely service for all customers.
• By applying your prior work experience in a plant maintenance environment, you will identify opportunities for continuous improvement in the execution of maintenance plans, including materials used, man hours, sequence of activities, and support services.
• Reviewing backlogs, managing unplanned work orders, generating job plans (labor, material, equipment, services), and creating job packages for field execution.
• Continually improving job plans via updates based on feedback for the maintenance department.
• Utilizing SAP status codes, including work order start and finish dates, to allow proper scheduling.
• Evaluating the need for spare parts, creating purchase requisitions, monitoring KPIs, setting up storeroom items, assigning those items to bill of materials, and evaluating BOM.
• Relieving maintenance supervisors when they are out of the office.

 

If you...

• Have a 2 or 4 year technical degree in a relevant program.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial maintenance.
• Possess computer skills including email, SAP, MS Office Excel and Word.
• Have proven experience procuring and expediting materials and resources.
• Hold internal and external interaction, functional guidance, and leadership experience.
• Have the ability to deal effectively with the unknown and unexpected; handle non-routine and emergency activities such as schedule breakers, plant shutdowns, start-up, etc.
• Possess excellent organizational and work management skills.
• Have keen attention to detail and a high degree of quality orientation.
• Have strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Have experience with a union-represented workforce (a plus).
• Have calciner maintenance experience (a plus).

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

 

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well