Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler to join our Care Chemicals team in Washington, NJ.

Come create chemistry with us!

BASF’s Care Chemicals division is a globally leading supplier to the cosmetics, detergents and cleaning industries. We also offer solutions for technical applications and crop protection. Together with our customers, we create innovative solutions to meet the current and future needs of society more sustainably. We contribute to the long-term success of our customers’ brands with a broad range of products and concepts via our global network of production and development site.

As a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you will play a key role in driving efficient maintenance processes at the site. In this role, you will act as the key liaison between the Maintenance and Production teams, along with other supporting departments, to guarantee that internal customers receive timely, efficient, and high-quality service.

As a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you create chemistry by...

• Ensuring timely and quality service for internal customers by maintaining awareness of site conditions, timely adjustments to maintenance schedules, and proactive maintenance initiatives that enhance equipment reliability and support production goals.
• Supporting and adhering to the principles of the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care®, EPA, and OSHA initiatives by protecting the environment and ensuring the health, safety, and security of employees, contractors, carriers, distributors, visitors, customers, and neighbors.
• Collaborating with the Maintenance Supervisor and E&I Supervisor to create and maintain a continuously updated three-week multi-craft maintenance schedule, ensuring parts availability and utilizing SAP tools for effective scheduling and daily work planning.
• Providing technical and administrative support with a strong emphasis on teamwork while balancing long-range and short-range scheduling by regularly analyzing maintenance work backlog against available resources to maintain a proactive maintenance environment.
• Planning turnarounds, developing job packages and resource libraries, informing management of critical situations, recommending process improvements, promoting resource conservation, and creating SAP Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Preparing management reports, assisting with budget tracking and cost analysis, providing historical equipment cost data, supporting SAP procurement transactions, and completing other tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

If you...

• Have a Highschool diploma/ GED or equivalent
• Possess a minimum of six years of maintenance experience (or equivalent) in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of equipment and overall plant manufacturing processes.
• Exhibit in-depth knowledge of mechanical and instrumentation equipment, including maintenance practices, mechanical integrity, and inspection methods, as well as familiarity with maintenance programs, work processes, and industry best practices.
• Demonstrate strong technical expertise in preventive maintenance and repair activities for rotating equipment, instrumentation, and electrical systems, coupled with competencies in troubleshooting, root cause failure analysis, and work planning and estimating.
• Exhibit strong safety skills and compliance with OSHA and plant-specific procedures, along with knowledge of environmental practices, ASME codes, and pressure piping codes.
• Can read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams, engineering specifications, engineering drawings, and vendor-supplied technical information
• Possess knowledge of Electrical and mechanical processes.
• Possess strong computer literacy, including proficiency in the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), and SAP.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF . We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Pay transparency

BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $85,000 - $113,000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.