Our client, a major refinery, is looking for a long term Maintenance Planner (Mechanical) in Anacortes, WA.

This position conducts maintenance assignments and duties for the Maintenance Department under minimal supervision. Increases the efficiency of the maintenance process through the creation of safe and cost effective job plans and schedules (tasks,s equences, resources, materials, and services).

Job Duties:

• Responsible and accountable for reactive maintenance planning activities of assigned area to include full scope of operations, maintenance, and safety requirements.
• Interfaces and coordinates between multiple disciplines and departments to ensure that job plans are thoroughly complete and accurate.
• Identifies resources and cost estimates to specific job tasks.
• Confirms field verification and dimensional checks on in-kind equipment replacements to verify conformance to specifications
• Obtains estimates and schedule confirmations from external service vendors.
• Ensures that ordered material is per design, received in the timeframe required, confirms proper material receipt by updating SAP.
• Obtains feedback from maintenance executors and operations on the quality of the job plan, incorporates feedback for continuous improvement in planning quality.
• Participates in maintenance scheduling meetings for awareness of upcoming work and to confirm work to be scheduled is fully prepared for execution.

Other duties may include some or all of the following:

• Identify, procure, and supervise contract services as required and monitor and enforce contractor compliance to all refinery safety and environmental regulations
• Create bid packages, award bids, and execute jobs from start to finish
• Plan Turnaround work-steps and procedures including material, labor resources and equipment/tools
• Perform Supervisory Relief functions as needed as well as on-call duties
• Perform as Supervisor and liaison during Turnarounds
• Oversee Environmental issues and lead safety discussions and demonstrate leadership behavior that reinforces safety policies and culture
• Coordinate with operations in scheduling equipment for repairs, construction and developing work plans
• Oversee quality of work, safety, and overall performance of assigned staff and track head count and verify timesheets to ensure cost and schedule compliance
• Provide training, mentoring and coaching for subordinates and peers
• Order materials and other special items as required including all procedures, drawings, special tool requirements, and available warehouse stock items on work authorizations
• Create sketches, drawings, and bills of material for miscellaneous work and verify drawings and approval sign offs for in-kind equipment replacement
• Ensure all expenditures are maintained to the approved budget limits and invoices are processed with correct charge codes
• Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of job related experience is required. Construction management experience is preferred.
• A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required. Trade school or journeyman/craftsmantraining is preferred.
• Knowledge of refinery operations and craft knowledge. Extensive knowledge of refinery instrumentation, electrical and rotating equipment. Knowledge of safe work practices related to the specified fields. Intermediate leadership, interpersonal, organization oral, basic reading and writing skills with the ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Computer skills necessary to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and internet browsers.
• Knowledge level of skill in SAP is required.
• Ability to lead and train a small group of employees.
• Multi-tasking and team orientation skills.
• Self-starter and safety sensitive.
• Troubleshooting skills and ability to function effectively in a team atmosphere.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication.
• Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility: will provide occasional relief supervisor responsibilities of hourly maintenance employees for team lead.

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