Maintenance Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Backed by an over 130-year history, Ecovyst  has evolved into a platform of leading sulfur solutions  united by a shared commitment to reliability, innovation, and performance. We have carefully cultivated our reputation as a premier provider of virgin sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid regeneration services, and sulfuric acid derivatives. We provide specialty grade high-purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses. Among them are mining, particularly copper for electronics applications, production of electric vehicles and the ongoing expansion of data centers across the globe, and industrial applications including our customers’ production of nylon precursors, production of lead acid batteries for all types of vehicles, industrial and municipal water treatment, and refining and petrochemical processes.

• Ecoservices  provides sulfuric acid regeneration, produces virgin sulfuric acid, and offers chemical waste handling and treatment services
• Calabrian produces high-value sulfur dioxide and derivative solutions, enabling us to serve a broader set of essential industries
• Chem32 sulfides and activates catalysts for refining and renewable fuel processes

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay
• Full benefit package
• 401k matching
• Tuition Reimbursement

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Planner for Ecoservices in Hammond, IN is responsible for managing the full maintenance work order lifecycle from notification through technical completion and closure within SAP. This position plans and coordinates maintenance activities, manages the site maintenance backlog, procures materials and services, supports outage and turnaround execution, and serves as a key liaison between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractors. The successful candidate will leverage SAP PM expertise, maintenance planning experience, and strong operational knowledge to improve equipment reliability, optimize maintenance resources, and support safe, efficient plant operations.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Manage the complete maintenance work order lifecycle in SAP, from notification creation through planning, scheduling, execution, technical completion, and closure
• Maintain and prioritize the site's mechanical and electrical/instrumentation maintenance backlog based on safety, reliability, environmental, and production impacts
• Develop detailed maintenance job plans including labor requirements, work instructions, estimated craft hours, materials, tools, contractor needs, and safety requirements
• Coordinate maintenance scheduling activities with Operations and the Operations Maintenance Coordinator (OMC) to ensure equipment availability and production readiness
• Procure parts, materials, rental equipment, and external services required to support planned maintenance activities
• Ensure maintenance work orders are adequately planned, staged, and ready for execution prior to scheduling
• Track Preventive Maintenance (PM) compliance and ensure all regulatory and compliance-related PMs are completed within required deadlines
• Lead planning activities for plant outages and turnarounds, including work package development, scheduling, contractor coordination, procurement, and execution support
• Coordinate contractor maintenance activities, including work scope development, bid solicitation, quote review, work execution tracking, and completion verification
• Manage rental equipment requirements, including cranes, manlifts, scaffolding, temporary utilities, and specialty equipment needed for maintenance and turnaround activities
• Maintain SAP PM data integrity, including work order status management, material reservations, purchase requisitions, backlog reporting, and cost tracking
• Generate and analyze maintenance performance metrics, including backlog aging, PM compliance, schedule attainment, and maintenance cost reporting
• Support equipment reliability initiatives through effective planning, maintenance best practices, and incorporation of historical equipment data into job plans
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance Supervisors, contractors, and suppliers to improve maintenance efficiency and equipment performance
• Provide maintenance leadership support and relief supervision as required

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required; technical degree, certificate, or higher education preferred.
• 15+ years of maintenance planning, maintenance execution, maintenance coordination, reliability, or related experience in a chemical manufacturing, refinery, petrochemical, or continuous-process industrial environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with SAP PM, including work order creation, status code management, PM scheduling, material reservations, purchase requisition entry, backlog reporting, cost tracking, and work order closure. SAP PM expertise is a core requirement for this role .
• Thorough understanding of the maintenance work order lifecycle, including notification management, job planning, parts procurement, scheduling coordination, contractor management, technical completion, and closeout activities.
• Proven experience planning and coordinating plant outages, turnarounds, or major maintenance events, including work packaging, procurement, scheduling, contractor coordination, and execution support.
• Experience managing contractor work scopes, obtaining quotes, coordinating work execution, and validating work completion.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning principles, backlog management, resource allocation, and work execution processes.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical/instrumentation maintenance practices sufficient to accurately scope work, estimate labor requirements, identify materials, and recognize job safety requirements.
• Experience working directly with Operations personnel to coordinate maintenance schedules, equipment access, and production priorities.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, vendor manuals, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on maintenance experience as a mechanic, electrician, instrument technician, millwright, or other industrial maintenance craft professional
• Experience in sulfuric acid, refining, petrochemical, chemical manufacturing, or other continuous-process operations
• Maintenance Excellence, Reliability Excellence, or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program experience
• Experience supporting preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), equipment strategy development, and reliability improvement initiatives
• Certification as a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) or similar reliability certification
• Advanced SAP PM reporting and analytics experience
• Experience leading maintenance planning activities during turnarounds and capital project execution