Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Planner – Rotating Equipment
Location: West Orange, TX (Onsite)
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Position Summary
We are seeking experienced Mechanical Maintenance Planners to support a major industrial project in West Orange, TX. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical maintenance background with experience planning maintenance activities for critical rotating equipment in petrochemical, refinery, chemical manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
This role is responsible for developing detailed maintenance work packages, conducting field walkdowns, planning labor and materials, supporting turnaround activities, and ensuring safe and efficient execution of maintenance work.
Key Responsibilities
- Review maintenance work orders and verify technical completeness.
- Develop detailed job plans and maintenance work packages.
- Identify labor requirements, materials, tools, equipment, and contractor services needed for job execution.
- Conduct field walkdowns to validate scope, equipment condition, access requirements, and safety considerations.
- Plan maintenance activities for critical rotating equipment and mechanical systems.
- Develop and maintain maintenance procedures, checklists, and task plans.
- Coordinate with operations, maintenance, reliability, engineering, and contractor teams.
- Support turnaround, outage, shutdown, and project planning activities.
- Ensure compliance with site safety requirements, hazard assessments, permit systems, and LOTO procedures.
- Utilize CMMS systems to manage work orders, planning activities, and maintenance documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Associate Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent maintenance experience.
- 3+ years of maintenance planning, maintenance supervision, reliability, or mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial environment.
- Strong mechanical maintenance background.
- Experience creating job packages, work plans, procedures, and maintenance documentation.
- Experience conducting field walkdowns and scope verification.
- Knowledge of industrial safety practices, permits, hazard assessments, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO).
- Experience using SAP PM, Maximo, GEMTS, Infor EAM, or other CMMS systems is preferred.
Preferred Industry Experience
- Petrochemical
- Ethylene / Ethane Cracker Facilities
- Refining
- Chemical Manufacturing
- LNG / Cryogenic Processing
- Heavy Industrial Manufacturing
Preferred Equipment Experience
Candidates should have experience planning maintenance activities involving:
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Positive Displacement Pumps
- Centrifugal Compressors
- Reciprocating Compressors
- Steam Turbines
- Gas Turbines
- Gearboxes
- Blowers and Fans
- Mechanical Seals
- Bearings and Couplings
- Heat Exchangers
- Pressure Vessels
- Distillation Towers
- Process Columns
- Piping Systems
- Cryogenic Equipment
Preferred Skills
- Maintenance Planning
- Rotating Equipment
- Turnaround Planning
- Shutdown Planning
- Reliability Maintenance
- Work Package Development
- SAP PM
- Maximo
- CMMS
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
- Field Walkdowns
Additional Information
- Multiple openings available.
- 100% onsite in West Orange, TX.
- Local candidates or candidates who do not require per diem are strongly preferred.
GTech is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, status as a parent, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics as defined by federal, state or local laws.
Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Have you planned maintenance work for rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines, or gearboxes?
- Have you developed maintenance job packages, work plans, and procedures?
- Do you have experience in petrochemical, refinery, chemical, or ethylene/ethane cracker facilities?
- Have you supported turnarounds, shutdowns, or outage projects?
- Which CMMS systems have you used (SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, GEMTS, etc.)?
- 2735 Farm to Market Road 1006 Orange TX 77630 - this location is commutable for you?
Work Location: In person
