Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Maintenance Planner/Coordinator - Shutdown/Turnaround

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A diploma and/or Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline related to the trade or discipline (Mechanical or E&I), or equivalent.
Five to ten years of experience in maintenance as a technician, supervisor, planner, coordinator, or equivalent.
Know-how in plant maintenance processes and equipment for the relevant trade or discipline, including basic knowledge of rotating and static equipment and piping for Mechanical, or electrical equipment, programmable logic controllers, instrumentation, and controls for E&I.
Experience with SAP, understanding of commercial basics, and cost awareness.
Ability to understand technical drawings and equipment documentation.
Knowledge of procurement processes and commercial basics.
Organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.
Ability to analyze situations, make decisions, and provide technical solutions to maintenance challenges.
Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to work in an office and field setting in a chemical plant environment, including wearing personal protective equipment for field work.

Responsibilities

Define detailed work scopes and task sequences; determine internal and external manpower needs, scaffold and insulation requirements, manhours, and work durations; identify and order required parts and prepare tools in advance.
Manage and control the plant turnaround schedule by tracking progress, providing activity updates, managing discovery activities, and ensuring schedule compliance.
Schedule maintenance activities, including mandatory testing and inspections, by developing an advance turnaround maintenance work schedule involving the internal workforce, in-house contractors, and external vendors, with the aim of maximizing manpower utilization, optimizing wrench time and cost, and minimizing plant downtime.
Manage SAP work orders for planning and scheduling, and document recurring job plans in SAP task lists for future planning. Use basic SAP modules, including notifications, work orders, maintenance plans, material management, and procurement processes, to support daily duties.
Write, develop, and maintain work packages for turnaround and shutdown activities. Analyze and track work order backlogs to ensure appropriate follow-up.
Review and apply productivity studies conducted by maintenance coordinators or contractors to improve future planning of related activities. Implement continuous improvement initiatives related to cost, safety, and work quality.

What we offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer:

https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:

https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

RESPONSIBILITIES

Define work scope details, task sequences & required manpower (internal/external) including identifying scaffold & insulation requirement, estimating manhours and work durations. Identify and order parts required for the activities as well as identifying and prepare tools required in advance
Manage & control plant turnaround schedule including tracking plant turnaround progress, providing activity updates, managing discovery activities, and ensuring schedule compliance.
Schedule maintenance activities (including mandatory testing & inspections), by building advanced maintenance work schedule for TAR that involves own workforce, in-house contractors and/or external vendors that aims to maximize manpower utilization, optimize wrench time & cost, and minimize plant downtime.
Manage SAP work orders for planning and scheduling. Document job plans for reoccurring activities in SAP task list that can be utilized for future planning. Must have knowledge on basic SAP modules such as notification, work order, maintenance plan, material management and procurement process that support the daily duties.
Write, develop, and maintain work packages for turnaround/shutdown activities. Analyze and track the work order backlogs to ensure all are followed up properly
Review and apply productivity studies conducted by maintenance coordinators or contractors to enhance future planning of related activities. Implement continuous improvement initiatives related to cost, safety, and work quality.

REQUIREMENTS

Diploma and/or Bachelor in relevant engineering related to trade or discipline (Mech / E&I) or equivalent.
5 - 10 years of experience in maintenance field as technicians, supervisors, planners, coordinators or equivalent.
Additional skills and abilities required for this position:
Know-how in plant maintenance processes and equipment based on trade or discipline (Mech/E&I) covering:
- Mechanical – Rotating & Static Equipment & Piping (Basic)
- E&I – Electrical equipment, PLCs, Instrumentation & controls (Basic)
Experience with SAP, understand commercial basics, and have cost awareness.
Ability to understand technical drawings and equipment documentation.
Knowledge about procurement processes and commercial basics.
Organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.
Ability to analyze situations, make decisions and provide related technical solutions to maintenance challenge.
Ability to work in cross functional teams
Strong knowledge in MS Project
Strong communication skills
Work environment is a mixture of office and field work in a chemical plant environment. Field work includes wearing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Chester Chong

Company is

Evonik Methionine SEA Pte. Ltd.

About the Company

Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Evonik is a global specialty chemicals company that makes high-value ingredients used in everyday products, such as cars, footwear, and animal feed. Its products are designed to enhance performance by providing tailored chemical solutions across multiple industries and applications. Evonik operates in more than 100 countries, producing specialty chemicals through advanced formulations and manufacturing processes that meet specific customer needs. The company differentiates itself by its focused strategy on high-margin specialty chemicals after restructuring, its large, multinational manufacturing footprint, and ongoing efficiency-improvement efforts that paused major acquisitions through 2027 to prioritize internal transformation. The goal is to strengthen its leadership in specialty chemicals and sustain profitable growth by delivering specialized ingredients and performance materials while improving operational efficiency.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Essen, Germany
Founded: 2007

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