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Kelly Services Maintenance Planner in Deer Park, Texas
Role Overview
The Maintenance Planner plays a key role in supporting maintenance operations within a chemical manufacturing plant. This 100% onsite position requires daily field presence to scope work, gather essential data, and develop comprehensive, high-quality maintenance job packages. The planner ensures maintenance teams have all necessary resources—information, materials, and documentation—to execute work safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
Primary Responsibilities
Review, prioritize, and manage the daily planner queue for new and scheduled maintenance work orders.
Conduct field walkdowns to assess jobs firsthand—gathering technical data, taking photos, and confirming job scope and site conditions.
Develop detailed job plans in SAP, including:
Creating, maintaining, and tracking work orders and tasks
Adding supporting documentation, step-by-step procedures, and reference photos
Identifying, specifying, and ordering all required parts, tools, and materials
Build and release complete, well-documented job packages to the Scheduling Team once all materials are available.
Participate in bi-weekly backlog meetings with Operations to align maintenance activities, review upcoming priorities, and ensure focus on work due in the next 2–3 months.
Collaborate closely with the Maintenance Activity Coordinator (MAC) on pit stops, shutdowns, and targeted maintenance events.
Support the tracking of key planning KPIs and ensure alignment with plant reliability goals and schedules.
Top Required Qualifications
Strong experience with SAP (job creation, job planning, materials procurement) required.
Proven background in chemical or oil manufacturing.
Solid mechanical aptitude, including practical knowledge of pumps, piping, vessels, and rotating/fixed equipment.
Physical & Environmental Requirements
Regular fieldwork: walking, climbing stairs/ladders, working outdoors in changing weather conditions
Must be comfortable navigating and working within an active chemical plant environment
Onsite transportation via golf cart provided
No TWIC card required
PPE & Safety Requirements
Standard site-issued PPE:
Fire-resistant (FR) clothing (provided by the site)
Hard hat
Hearing protection
Steel-toed boots (candidate provides their own)
Harness training not typically required; occasional elevated work evaluations may be necessary, with drone inspection alternatives available.
Soft Skills & Collaboration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to proactively coordinate with:
Operations Focal Points for work alignment and priority setting
Maintenance Activity Coordinator (MAC) for event planning
Peer planners and technical experts during walkdowns and job reviews
Must demonstrate an organized approach and strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain alignment and clarity among cross-functional teams to ensure job plans are executed safely and efficiently.
Relevant Equipment: Planning focuses on mechanical scopes including pumps, piping, vessels, and related plant infrastructure.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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About Kelly
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