Machinery Planner

Air Products • Residence - California (0913), TX

4d • $126,300 - $168,100

About The Position

Air Products is seeking an experienced professional to lead outage planning and execution across assigned projects. The role manages outage scope from planning through completion, coordinating stakeholders and contractors while ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company standards. It requires strong planning, scheduling, and field execution experience, along with a commitment to safety and operational excellence.

The Machinery Planner develops work scopes, detailed schedules, job packages, and contractor work packages; manages contractors and field activities; monitors progress and quality; supports safety and regulatory compliance; and completes outage documentation and turnover requirements. The role works closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractor teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, outage planning, project execution, or engineering within an industrial environment.
• Strong experience with industrial turnarounds or outages, piping systems, pumps, heat exchangers, hydrotesting, and pipe fabrication activities.
• Knowledge of P&IDs, isometric drawings, piping specifications, and fixed equipment design packages.
• Working knowledge of ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3 piping codes.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, SAP, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote).
• Strong organizational, planning, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned outage scopes through planning, scheduling, construction, and closeout.
• Develop detailed work scopes and identify the supporting disciplines required for execution.
• Create and maintain detailed Primavera P6 schedules, including manpower requirements, task durations, dependencies, and resource assignments.
• Provide daily schedule updates and track progress during outage execution.
• Develop job packages for internal teams and contractors, including P&IDs, bills of materials, equipment drawings, photos, tools and materials lists, safe work procedures, quality control requirements, and applicable standards and specifications.
• Support bid events and contractor work package development.
• Manage contractors throughout outage execution.
• Ensure contractors comply with safety requirements, quality expectations, and project schedules.
• Oversee field activities, change management, timesheet verification, and contractor performance.
• Monitor work progress and verify completion of quality control requirements.
• Maintain communication among operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractor teams.
• Champion Air Products’ “Zero is Achievable” safety culture and promote safe work practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety and regulatory requirements.
• Support the Management of Change process by identifying plant modifications and ensuring proper documentation.
• Conduct regular field inspections and housekeeping audits.
• Ensure outage activities follow Air Products procedures and industry standards.
• Complete outage closeout documentation and turnover requirements.
• Ensure project records, maintenance documentation, and quality records are accurate and complete.
• Maintain confidentiality of company information and business processes.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with 100% vested company core contribution and match.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance (AD&D) and supplemental AD&D.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed