Maintenance Planner

GRAPEVINE OPERATING COMPANY LLC•Bakersfield, CA

19h•$98,835 - $140,765•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner’s primary focus is the interface between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and HSSE, to execute the maintenance work process effectively and safely. Responsible for oversight of execution of the Maintenance Work Process (CMMS) and Primavera 6 and Maximo. The main responsibilities of the OMP are to review and define the maintenance work request. This is such that the work requests are prioritized correctly and can be carried out safely and on time. This position will report to Maintenance Manager.

Requirements

Proven planning/scheduling capabilities in a refining context
Strong skills in refinery maintenance, construction and turnaround planning/scheduling knowing what “good” looks like
Proven track record of driving lasting, exceptional results through teams and organizations
Ability to interpret financial data as needed to set production goals
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
Proficient in Primavera 6
Proficient in M/S Projects
High school diploma or equivalent required
5-10 years of experience in refinery or chemical plant experience
Demonstrated ability to analyze problems/troubleshooting & Problem Solving: Systematically determine the root cause(s) of problems through questioning and inspecting and then identify the best course of action to take.
Ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences to optimize or detect abnormal conditions within the process.

Nice To Haves

Some experience in Maximo CMMS would be a plus.
Relevant licenses and certificates may be required
Experience with Maximo, HAZOPs, MOC’s, Incident Investigations, and Job Safety Analysis is a plus but not a must-have.
Experience in construction industry or site safety is a plus.
Experience in contract management and site work supervision/management is a plus.
Good commercial mindset and proactively seeking opportunities to reduce maintenance cost (i.e. Maximize work activities per contractor per location and area, etc.).

Responsibilities

Execute the preventive and corrective maintenance activities are aligned & completed with the approved maintenance, inspection and turnaround strategies.
Ensure that critical activities are completed (e.g. Safety Critical Equipment Work Order’s) on time, on schedule and within budget.
Ensure that work requests are assessed, screened, risk evaluated, prioritized, scoped, approved, and communicated to the selected department. Screen work orders for correctness, accuracy, and justification of reactive work requests in a timely manner.
Gains clarity by making field/site inspections and/or consulting with work order requestor as needed. Determines if a Management of Change (MOC) is required and drive the adherence to the MOC process
Creates a Scope of work for Work requests. Consults with technical support to provide additional troubleshooting and/or preliminary work scope development if required
Creation & Issuing of Work Order to external parties.
Ensures effective utilization of resources from a perspective of safety, costs, and timing
Ensures an updated and accurate backlog, and accurate history reporting.
Maintenance Execution Preventive work processes ensuring that all preventative and surveillance work gets completed.
Confirms that work order has been completed with sufficient attention to job history reporting and job specification, inspection reports filing & updates into Cenosco and eQuorum
Proactively seeking opportunities to continuously improve the maintenance process and eliminate reliability challenges & ensures the overall effectiveness of the maintenance process. Collaboration with facilities and engineering in delivering common targets and cost reduction aspirations.
Quality execution of maintenance works, accurate work scoping and eliminate variation works. Able to manage contractor resources well in delivering maintenance targets.
Maintain a backlog of work orders for outages and prepare materials with procurement to execute work orders during outages.
Manage and organize work scope for planned turnaround events working with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, etc.
Planned turnaround and unplanned outages coordinator.
Implementation owner and driver for the Red Tag LOTO software for site implementation. Superuser for Red Tag and rollout training across site, working with Training Manager.
Perform other related duties as assigned.