Zone Maintenance Planner

Location: Houston, TX (HO) – Cust. installations

Pay

Salary range: $105,000 – $115,000 annually
Bonus: 10%
Travel: Up to 25%
Work schedule: Monday – Friday 8 am – 4 pm (or normal business hours)

Responsibilities

• Accountable for safety, environmental and regulatory compliance
• Model safety behavior; enforce safety rules; establish safety culture
• Ensure effective utilization of the Turnaround (TAR) Process for ASU, CO₂ and VSA locations
• Assure roles and responsibilities regarding the TAR are clearly understood by all involved
• Drive engagement and ensure alignment of the team with TAR objectives
• Ensure complete and timely integration of any Capital, Controls, Engineering or Operations project scope within the TAR plan; report on its progress throughout the TAR process
• Ensure TAR development and execution is properly planned and staffed, including interfacing with Safety, Engineering, Controls & Operations to assure adequate participation
• Lead development of detailed plans/strategies for TAR execution, including HSE planning, contracting and procurement strategy, project controls, etc.
• Drive material management and QA/QC processes throughout the TAR process
• Drive optimization of the TAR schedule and resource loading
• Recommend and manage appropriate TAR organization to deliver scope, schedule and cost requirements
• Ensure all pre‑TAR work is completed and materials are received prior to outage
• Manage the scope change process
• Communicate to the Steering Team in a timely manner on TAR status, issues and concerns; provide solutions for open issues
• Assure issues are resolved promptly to minimize impacts
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on cost and schedule performance during the TARs; complete post‑TAR meetings and zone forecast reports

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 years of TAR management or project engineering experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Project, Maximo and I‑Procurement
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in procurement, evaluation and selection of contractors, contracts and negotiation
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel
• Comfortable in both corporate and field environments
• Ability to multitask and prioritize during peak work volume
• Self‑directed with sound decision‑making ability
• Knowledge of continuous improvement procedures
• Experience supervising or managing projects from $250 K to $10 MM
• Willingness/ability to travel up to 25 % of the time, on short notice (2–10 days)
• Full range of motion; ability to lift 50 lb
• Able to climb ladders and work off elevated platforms/surfaces
• Able to enter confined spaces for inspection/testing while wearing fall restraint and respirators
• Physical ability to work at heights above 50 ft

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior industrial gas experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre‑tax commuter transportation benefit
• Parental leave
• Vacation and sick time
• Floating holidays
• Jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• Paid holidays for eligible full‑time employees
• 401(k) plan with company matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, safety products, ammonia products and process chemicals. With 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. As a subsidiary of Air Liquide—a global leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare—Airgas operates in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, serving more than 4 million customers and patients.