Associate Maintenance Technician - Planning and Scheduling

Dow•Freeport, TX

About The Position

Support effective execution of maintenance work by developing, maintaining, and communicating integrated maintenance schedules that optimize available resources, equipment availability, and execution readiness. The position works with Maintenance, Operations, planners, contractors, and supporting organizations to prepare and coordinate executable maintenance work. It also supports turnarounds, outages, and special maintenance scheduling, promotes compliance with site EH&S and maintenance requirements, and helps resolve issues arising from maintenance planning and scheduling.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
At least 3 years of experience in planning and scheduling.
Previous experience with SAP and PRIMAVERA.
Knowledge of GMISS requirements and inspection, NDT, scaffold, insulation, and rope access processes.
Current, valid U.S. driver’s license.
Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain one.
Ability to work legally in the United States; visa sponsorship or support is not available.
Ability and willingness, with or without reasonable accommodation, to wear required personal protective equipment, including a respirator.
Ability to stand 50% of the time.
Ability to walk for extended periods.
Ability to develop and maintain maintenance schedules based on work priorities, resources, and equipment availability.
Ability to coordinate maintenance activities with Operations, planners, contractors, and other supporting teams.
Ability to identify scheduling or maintenance issues and make adjustments to keep work moving efficiently.
Ability to clearly communicate work priorities, schedule changes, delays, and status updates to affected teams.
Ability to manage multiple work activities, changing priorities, deadlines, and resources while keeping maintenance work on track.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain daily and weekly maintenance schedules.
Coordinate scheduled work with Maintenance, Operations, planners, contractors, and other supporting organizations.
Verify work is sufficiently prepared and ready before inclusion in the execution schedule.
Balance work against available labor, contractor resources, equipment availability, and operating constraints.
Facilitate or support schedule review meetings and communicate schedule changes.
Monitor schedule execution and identify work that cannot be completed as planned.
Support prioritization and incorporation of emergent or break-in work.
Maintain schedule information and support accurate status updates in applicable maintenance systems.
Track scheduling performance and identify opportunities to improve schedule compliance and maintenance productivity.
Support turnaround, outage, and special maintenance scheduling activities as required.
Work closely with planners to ensure planned work can be converted into an executable schedule.
Promote compliance with site EH&S, work-process, and maintenance requirements.
Diagnose and correct equipment problems.
Assist in planning, prioritizing, and scheduling maintenance through input from planners, work coordinators, and Operations.
Work within established Maintenance Work Processes and help resolve issues that arise from planning and scheduling work.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity, with locally relevant incentives.
Programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social well-being.
Competitive retirement program, which may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources.
Employee stock purchase programs, subject to availability by location.
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Medical and life insurance packages with a variety of coverage options; travel insurance is available in some locations.
Training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team-building opportunities.
Role-based workplace flexibility to support productivity and personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents, including adoptive and foster parents.
Paid time off to care for sick or injured family members.
Paid time off for volunteering and Employee Resource Group participation.
Wellbeing Portal for employees.
On-site fitness facilities, subject to availability by location.
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships, and more.
Some locations may offer transportation allowances, meal subsidies or vouchers, and carbon-neutral transportation incentives.