Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Welcome to Valtris Specialty Chemicals
At Valtris, our purpose is simple: we manufacture and provide specialty chemicals that improve our customers' products and processes; by helping our customers develop innovative and sustainable products. We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers innovation, creativity, growth, and is mindful of our impact on the environment. As a part of the Valtris team you will be challenged creatively and provided opportunities allowing your career to grow with you.

Job Summary

The maintenance planning/scheduling function is the hub from which all planned maintenance activity is coordinated. The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for scheduling preventive, regular and shut down related maintenance work with minimal interruption to production operations. The Maintenance Planner / Scheduler must possess the ability and skills to effectively provide direction, lead and work in a diverse team environment and communicate well. The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler reports directly to the Maintenance Manager.

Essential Responsibilities

• Plan schedule and coordinate PM activities to production requirements.
• Build weekly schedules for the maintenance team within SAP.
• Support shutdowns with the building of shutdown schedules.
• Follow contractors as a CMR.
• Utilize reporting and analysis tools to leverage CMMS functionality Provide maintenance support for production and engineering activities to ensure optimum results.
• Investigate maintenance-related problems, analyze root causes and drive resolutions.
• Assure compliance of proper safety, quality and environmental requirements in work.
• Manage all aspects of the site and corporate Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Operate with strong organizational, analytical, technical and leadership skills; problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills, independent judgement skills, inter-personal and people management skills.
• Provide technical assistance and training to users; and, ensure all CMMS procedures are developed, understood, and followed consistently throughout the organization.
• Establish relationships with reliable, multiple vendors to ensure competitive pricing, quality, and backup options if one vendor is delayed.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED. Advanced degree/certification(s) in technical and/or maintenance related discipline preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of industrial experience in a chemical plant or other related industry experience.
• Minimum three (3) years maintenance and supervisory experience.
• Minimum three (3) years MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operating materials) Inventory Management Experience.
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years maintenance planner / scheduler experience.
• Working knowledge of chemical plant equipment (pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, instrumentation, etc.).
• Background in maintenance and repair of equipment in order to effectively plan daily maintenance department activities.
• Experience working and managing in a PSM site. PHA and MOC experience strongly preferred.
• Must have strong and experienced project management skills.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment.
• Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms and paging.
• Must be able to work around hazardous chemicals and exposure to dust.
• Ability to regularly work in and be exposed to outside weather elements (i.e. rain, snow, cold, heat).
• Must be able to work day, afternoon and evening shifts, weekends, holidays and overtime as scheduled and as needed.
• Must be able to be periodically "on-call" on designated weekends and holidays and available on-site during plant shutdowns / start-ups, plant commissioning and decommissioning activities, and other operational events, planned and unplanned, when required.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts if required.
• Must be able to regularly work around and atop industrial equipment, including frequent ascending and descending of stairs and ladders, move about the plant and office, bending, kneeling, crouch or squat, twist, stooping and remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Must be able to ascend to and position self to work at high elevations when necessary and required.
• Must be able to frequently move objects weighing up to 10 lbs. routinely and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.

We provide a range of competitive benefits programs focused on the well-being of our employees (our benefit offering may vary by country) and our Compensation Plans are designed to be competitive, recognize performance, and support the growth and development of our employees.

Valtris is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship, age, religion, marital status, military service, or any other characteristic or trait protected by Federal, State, or local law.