Now hiring! Maintenance Planner

Savannah, GA

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join our Performance Chemicals team in Savannah, 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.

As a Maintenance Planner, you will plan, schedule, estimate, and coordinate routine, corrective, preventive, construction, and outage maintenance so work is safe, executable, cost-effective, and aligned with production needs. Create and maintain SAP job plans, work orders, and BOM updates; generates purchase requisitions; coordinates planned maintenance with Maintenance Supervision and Operations. You will manage the maintenance work-order planning, scheduling, materials and services, SAP/CMMS information, contractor coordination, equipment master data, and continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve reliability. 

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

• Developing detailed SAP job plans and field-execution packages, including scope, work sequence, labor crafts, estimated hours, materials, equipment, special tools, services, permits, isolations, and safety requirements.
• Reviewing and prioritizing maintenance backlogs and unplanned work, coordinating maintenance and production schedules, grouping related work, managing SAP status codes and planned start and finish dates, and optimizing crew utilization and customer service.
• Conducting job walk-downs with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering to validate work scope, identify constraints, confirm parts and support requirements, and facilitate material pre-kitting.
• Maintaining work orders, work history, actual costs, completed work documentation, job-plan libraries, equipment Bills of Materials (BOMs), asset records, and lessons learned, while improving job plans based on execution feedback.
• Coordinating vendor and contractor activities by defining scopes of work, obtaining quotations, managing schedules, and supporting compliance with approved procurement, safety, and quality requirements.
• Planning major turnarounds in partnership with Production and Maintenance leadership, including developing schedules, manpower plans, resource assignments, and parts-kitting requirements, while responding to schedule breakers, shutdowns, start-ups, and other non-routine work.
• Leading and supporting planning reviews with Maintenance Supervision, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Logistics, Quality, contractors, and vendors to align priorities and resolve execution issues.
• Incorporating Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policies, Responsible Care expectations, safe-work permits, isolations, pre-task risk assessments, craft qualifications, and site Management of Change (MOC) requirements into maintenance planning activities.

If you...

• Hold an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Maintenance Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Engineering, Reliability, or a related technical discipline; or bring at least four years of industrial maintenance planning experience within a manufacturing, chemical, refining, or industrial facility in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrate proficiency with SAP or a similar Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), as well as Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word; experience with Microsoft Project or Primavera is preferred.
• Possess strong mechanical knowledge, including an understanding of rotating equipment and preventive maintenance practices.
• Bring experience in maintenance planning, estimating, procurement, material expediting, inventory management, contractor and vendor coordination, parts kitting, and outage execution.
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage urgent, unexpected, and non-routine work, including schedule breakers, shutdowns, and start-ups.
• Offer strong organizational and work management skills, attention to detail, a commitment to quality, and effective written and verbal communication skills.

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-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.