Turn Around & Maintenance Planner

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Turn Around Coordinator / Senior Maintenance Planner.. This position is in-office and located in Kings Mountain, NC.

What You Will Do

Coordinate and plan plant outage work by:

•Reviewing backlog and planning list for turn around related work orders.

•Clarifying incomplete or poorly defined work notifications

•Grouping work orders and/or notifications together that can be planned and completed as a single order

•Determining appropriate degree of planning

•Creating job plans which ensure maintenance work is executed in a safe and efficient manner.  This includes, but is not limited to the following activities: scope of work development, sequencing work steps, skills assessment, development of labor estimates, identification of required repair materials, determine requirements on special tools or equipment

•Coordinate outsourcing for specialty contractors or skills requirements

•Identify and provide repair procedures as required (technical documents)

•Coordinate with production to prepare/tag equipment, special permits, PPE, etc.

•Review or Create job packets (as needed) which include: job plans, technical documentation (e.g., photos, drawings, technical specifications, etc.), feedback forms, build and validate job kits (transitional task)

•Assist maintenance supervisor and plant maintenance planner in the timely execution of emergency or critical priority jobs

•Assist with optimization of spare parts inventory

•Build and maintain bill of materials (BoMs)

•Identify jobs that require management of change (MoC)

•Create purchase requisitions and reservations for necessary materials, equipment, or services and orders material

•Build task lists (job plan library) for recurring jobs

•Continually update task lists to ensure: 1) necessary changes or improvements are incorporated, and 2) efficiencies are captured per job feedback forms

What You Bring

Required:

• •Highschool degree or equivalent

  •Minimum of 5 Years of experience in maintaining a plant or manufacturing facility

  •Minimum of 3 Years of experience as a Maintenance Planner

  •Experience with both fixed equipment (vessels, piping, heat exchangers, etc.) and rotating equipment (pumps, gearboxes, compressors, centrifuges, couplings, etc.).

  •Advanced computer skills, knowledge of SAP

  •Demonstrated technical capabilities and understanding of maintenance work processes and the interfaces with other functional groups

  •Good communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the Albemarle Corporation's organization

Preferred:

• Turn around/outage planning experience preferred
• Equipment reliability principles and predictive maintenance disciplines knowledge preferred
• Experience in the use of planning software, P6 Preferred

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits package

• A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.