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Major Maintenance Planner

Archrock
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026 CLOSED ON 5/13/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Major Maintenance Planner position at Archrock?

Job Description

Responsible for the planning, coordination, and project management of major maintenance activities including engine overhauls, compressor overhauls, engine swings, unit mobilization, and unit demobilization. Ensures the efficient project management of all major maintenance activities within their assigned area including pre-job planning and post-job closeout. Works closely with Service Managers, Operations Directors, Business Unit Vice Presidents, third party contractors, and, when needed, customers to optimize labor, materials, and schedules ensuring that major maintenance activities meet Archrock’s safety, financial, and operational targets.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

  • Develop and maintain detailed work scopes, schedules, and resource plans for major maintenance activities within their assigned area.
  • Ensure that Service Requests (SR’s) for major maintenance activities are initiated, managed, and processed in a timely manner.
  • Plan and procure necessary parts, tooling, and 3rd party support equipment to support scheduled major maintenance activities.
  • Assist go to market activities for 3rd party resources and provide administrative oversight of 3rd parties including schedule coordination, adherence to Service Level Agreements, and pursuing warranty claims.
  • Coordinates with BU personnel to align workforce availability, scheduling, and project execution.
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain, Transportation, and the Swing Engine Team to ensure timely delivery of required parts and materials.
  • Oversees core return process and monitors core credits to ensure they are applied correctly for all major maintenance activities.
  • Track and report project progress, costs, and other Key Performance Indicators to management.
  • Manages annual budget and implements operational standards and processes.

Non-Essential Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times.

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities:

Ability To

  • Perform all essential duties.
  • Champion service quality, health, safety, environmental policies, standards and process improvement.
  • Demonstrate strong project management, labor planning and scheduling, and process / change management skills.
  • Effectively coordinate deployment of equipment, materials, and personnel to major maintenance job sites.
  • Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Negotiate commercial terms with 3rd party contractors.
  • Exhibit strong customer service, interpersonal, negotiation, coaching and leadership skills.
  • Participate in regular management reviews of operational measures and corrective actions, evaluate against benchmarks, and develop, communicate and execute action plans for improvement.
  • Manage annual budget and implement operational standards and processes.

Proficient With

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, PowerBI etc.) and PC Skills
  • Archrock Field Mobile (AFM)
  • Enbase Telematics Suite

Knowledge

  • Comprehensive knowledge of Field Service operations.
  • Knowledge of service operations administration, procedures, budgets, planning, scheduling, equipment, and personnel requirements.
  • Understanding of project management principles and best practices.
  • Understanding of financial implications of decisions.
  • Thorough knowledge of relevant HSE procedures and regulations.
  • Fully understands customer’s production facilities and equipment.
  • Working knowledge of engine and compressor equipment used in the area.

Minimum Education And Certification

  • High school diploma or equivalent (required), Associates degree / technical degree preferred.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
  • Valid driver's license and a good driving record.

Minimum Experience

  • Experience in field operations, either as a field technician or in a field operations management role, with hands-on knowledge of operational processes, equipment, and best practices.
  • Demonstrated history of successfully managing multiple projects in a dynamic environment.

Leadership

  • Coordinates schedule across multiple priorities in order to ensure task completion.
  • Able to lead through influence and coordination to accomplish major maintenance tasks.
  • Develops strong relationships with BU personnel including Field Supervisors, Service Managers, Operations Directors, and BU Vice Presidents and able to manage through interpersonal conflicts.
  • Problem solving skills to achieve resolution to conflicts related to operational priorities and project resourcing.
  • Develops, implements, manages, and communicates work standards and performance metrics for major maintenance activities.

Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

  • Must be fit for duty for the job tasks being performed.
  • Must meet the medical requirements necessary to wear PPE (includes respiratory protection medical requirements) as required by role.
  • Frequently required to display good manual dexterity and to reach with hands and arms.
  • Constantly required to talk and hear.
  • Frequently required to sit while driving or using a PC.
  • Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, and twist with good balance.
  • Occasionally required to lift, move and carry up to 50 pounds and to push and pull up to 110 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to carry at least 40 pounds with one hand for at least 10 feet.
  • Occasionally required to crawl, climb in and around equipment, stairs and vertical ladders.
  • Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Problem Solving And Innovation

  • Analyzes maintenance and budget performance data on an on-going basis and develops recovery plans as needed.
  • Finds immediate solutions to prevent escalation and solutions to resolve conflicts.
  • Implements preventative and corrective actions in a timely manner.
  • Expected to identify opportunities, provide ideas, methods and innovations, and to implement improvements to enhance safety, teamwork, efficiency and quality.

Impact

  • Full responsibility and impact on planning, scheduling, and procedural changes for major maintenance activities.
  • Accountable for adherence to major maintenance budget and schedule.
  • Supports service area HSE performance, service quality, and customer satisfaction.
  • Assists with preparation of the major maintenance budget for assigned area, manages to budget and reports variances.

This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

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