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Mechanical Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Ecovyst, Inc.
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026
Ecovyst is the leader in sulfuric acid regeneration. Our expertise in sulfuric acid processing and extensive plant network has enabled us to provide end-to-end regeneration services to support alkylate production for more than 75 years. We are serving long-term sustainable trends.

Our Business Line

  • Ecoservices provides sulfuric acid regeneration, virgin sulfuric acid, treatment services, and much more.

What We Offer

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

Position Overview

The Mechanical Maintenance Planner & Scheduler will be responsible for planning all work orders for scheduling, for planning in the space of rotating equipment, fixed equipment, civil, facilities, infrastructure and other non-instrument/electrical equipment.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Determine estimated hours, crafts, crew size, permits, outside services, special tools & equipment requirements for planned jobs
  • Lead the daily morning Maintenance Schedule meeting and the weekly work order backlog scheduling meeting with Operations
  • Manage work order backlog in accordance to planning and scheduling metrics
  • Walk down jobs and develops bill of materials and job scope, estimate manpower needs
  • Determine and procure equipment parts, repair standards, outside services, estimated hours, crafts, crew size, special tools & equipment requirements for planned jobs. Provide necessary drawings for jobs (may be drawn with craft time or given by engineering), ensure drawings are revised & current (return revised changes to engineering)
  • Provide technical input on capital projects and /or equipment specifications
  • Participate in weekly production planning meetings to ensure an integrated coordination of maintenance priorities
  • Backup for the Maintenance Supervisor when they are out of office
  • Ensure notification of a change so the MOC process is followed on all changes
  • Participate in causal investigations with Engineering for root cause determination
  • Confer with Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Engineers and Equipment Care Coordinator to ensure necessary PMs, Repairs/Replacements, etc. are scheduled and completed to ensure equipment and process reliability
  • Communicate with vendors or shops to view products and literature or to monitor off-site equipment repairs

Health, Safety, & Environmental (hse) Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all contractors doing work in the plant have the required HS&E safety training prior to performing maintenance work or repairs
  • Submit any safety concerns/incidents electronically for review, investigation and resolution of risk
  • Participate as needed on the safety audit team to monitor and improve safety within the plant

Required Qualifications

  • Min 5 plus years’ experience as a maintenance Supervisor, maintenance Specialist, maintenance Planner in a chemical plant or refinery is required
  • Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Transportation Worker’s Identification Credentials (TWIC)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficient using SAP as the CMMS platform

9/80 Schedule

Week 1: M-Th 9 hours, Fr 8 hours

Week 2:M-Th 9 hours, Off Friday

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