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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Mechanical Maintenance Planner

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeBrewton, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience in a mechanical planning role or five or more years working in a mechanical manufacturing setting.
  • Experience reading P&IDs, loop sheets, and equipment drawings, and understanding pipe codes.
  • Experience generating bills of materials (BOMs) and obtaining quotes.
  • Experience in maintenance or turnaround planning, scheduling, and execution.
  • Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions.
  • Ability to climb stairs and ladders and wear personal protective equipment.
  • Ability to respond to off-hour calls for emergency response.
  • Ability to work extended shifts, nights, weekends, or holidays as necessary to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

  • Plan work and develop job scopes in assigned areas using field walk-downs, detailed step-outs, bills of materials, flange tracking, estimating, pictures, sketches, drawings, long text descriptions, and templates so the craft can understand the scope and execute safely and efficiently.
  • Support assigned events during the pre-event, execution, and post-event phases, transitioning to Field Execution Coordinator during execution as deemed necessary.
  • Ensure vendors understand project timelines and expectations.
  • Manage the unplanned work order backlog by reviewing the backlog and planning list.
  • Create job packets as needed, including job plans and technical documentation such as photos, drawings, and technical specifications.
  • Communicate issues, opportunities, and solutions early and often, as appropriate.
  • Participate in and support logistics plan development for each event.
  • Develop, pursue, and communicate innovative ideas and solutions to improve safety, reliability, yields, cost, performance, and waste elimination.
  • Promote an innovative culture and apply Principle-Based Management through its five dimensions and company values.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience developing cost estimates, presentations, pivot tables, and metrics.
  • A technical or business degree from an accredited college or university.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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