Rotating Equipment Maintenance Planner

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Kenai, AK

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Petroleum Company’s Kenai Refinery is seeking a Rotating Equipment Maintenance Planner. Reporting to the Planning Manager, this position plans rotating-equipment work packages and develops detailed scopes for pumps, compressors, steam turbines, and related equipment. The role prepares cost and labor-hour estimates, requisitions materials, and supports efficient, effective, and safe maintenance work. The primary focus is rotating equipment, with additional support across other planning disciplines as plant needs dictate. This is an onsite position in Kenai, Alaska, scheduled Monday through Thursday for 10-hour days. The Planner must also handle after-hours calls and support turnaround (TAR) outages and planned outages as needed. The role requires field walkdowns, including climbing stairs and ladders to reach equipment at heights, and travel of up to 10%.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least five years of rotating-equipment maintenance experience or planning or scheduling experience in a maintenance, turnaround (TAR), or operations department in the refinery or petrochemical industry.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to wear appropriate refinery PPE and physically perform field tasks, including climbing stairs and ladders.
Ability to complete a hair drug test and physical.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to obtain a TWIC Card.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for future visa sponsorship.
Ability to work onsite Monday through Thursday for 10-hour days, handle after-hours calls, and support TAR outages as needed.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of a CMMS, such as SAP.
Experience planning maintenance activities and creating job plans.
Scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

Review and process work notifications into work orders, ensuring appropriate authorization, priority, completeness, and accuracy; determine required craft skills, work sequence, labor hours, materials, tools, and equipment.
Develop detailed work packages, procure materials, and allocate resources and rental equipment for jobs.
Facilitate planning deliverables for work practices, including RSP-1400.
Lead backlog reviews and collaborate with Area Teams on priorities and accuracy.
Ensure quality-control requirements are included in work planning.
Ensure expense-class allocation is consistent with the Cost Consistency practice.
Collaborate with Project Controls on cost forecasting and budget compliance.
Collaborate with Area Teams on KPI reviews and improvement ideas.
Ensure Safety, PSM, and environmental compliance dates are met.
Support PSM processes, including management of change (MOC) and incident investigations.
Plan and coordinate work-order development with operating-unit leadership for facilities in the assigned area.
Consult engineers before field changes to designs or specifications and request procedure changes needed to complete work.
Inspect completed work and ensure closeout processes are followed.
Prioritize and plan maintenance work to meet refinery objectives and operational requirements.
Perform job walkdowns to verify plan accuracy, including accessing refinery equipment by stairs and ladders.
Collaborate with Supply Chain, including Global Procurement and Warehouse, and with vendors to obtain required materials.
Support operational needs outside normal business hours, including on-call coverage and extended hours during turnarounds and planned outages.
Contact and schedule outside resources when needed to execute work.
Train backfills to perform planning duties during absences.
Support the Refinery Maintenance Scheduler as needed.