Weekend Instrument Calibration Jobs in Houston, TX

The Maintenance Planner role is responsible for ensuring maintenance work is accurately planned and scheduled in a safe, effective, and efficient way. The planner manages all aspects of plant operation including safety, cost control, quality, production planning, and project and process follow‑up.

• Work safely by following all Company and Site policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Review and validate clarity of work requests.
• Visit job location and field verify work request requirements.
• Develop work plans that minimize equipment downtime and maximize safe/efficient/effective use of resources.
• Identify material needs.
• Define scope of work for contract services.
• Produce cost estimates and request budget approval as required.
• Initiate procurement and track status of materials and contract services.
• Produce the job package and documentation.
• Develop standard plans and maintain library.
• Initiate the review of plan performance for continuous improvement of the planning process.
• Facilitate daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings.
• Responsible for maintaining backlog.
• Responsible for planning & scheduling related KPI measures.
• Act as Maintenance Department contact for organizing night and weekend callout support on a periodic rotating schedule.
• Complete other duties assigned by the TAR and Capital Supervisor.

• Organize weekly work orders schedules.
• Build weekly and daily schedules that minimize equipment downtime and maximize efficient/effective use of resources.
• In consultation with Maintenance and Production leadership, ensure work schedules are aligned with business plan objectives.
• Identify potential constraints/deficiencies/trends that could impact the schedule and recommend corrective action.
• Set net capacity for crafts based on information about the related available labor.
• Receive daily schedule updates from maintenance personnel and update the weekly schedule.
• Track compliance of PPM task completion and advise the Maintenance Department of issues impacting the effectiveness of the PPM program.
• Facilitate daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings.

Level of education & Experience: High school diploma required; 2-year technical degree preferred. Minimum 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment. Petrochemical plant or refinery experience required.

Technical skills:

• Strong working knowledge of process and personal safety and health practices applicable in the petrochemical industry, including energy isolation, lockout/tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, MOC.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical safe work practices applicable in the petrochemical industry.
• Experience with industrial plant instrument, electrical, and analyzer equipment inspection, calibration, and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of industrial static and rotating equipment inspection, maintenance, and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of mechanical standards and codes (e.g., API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, ISA).
• Experience assessing vendor quotes against repair objectives and assessing work sequencing and planning.
• Knowledge and experience executing preventive maintenance plans.
• Read P&IDs; experience with maintenance work order scheduling software like Primavera and SAP.
• Preferred experience with Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Fluent in English.

• Rotating equipment installation, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting (process centrifugal and diaphragm pumps, liquid ring vacuum pumps, reciprocating and screw compressors, centrifugal blowers, axial fans).
• Static equipment installation, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting (piping and valves, pressure vessels, storage tanks, heat exchangers, pressure relief devices, fired equipment).
• Instrumentation application, installation, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting; ability to read and understand P&IDs, schematics, loop drawings, and redline corrections.
• Experience using HART communicator and calibration tools.
• Knowledge of instrumentation related to temperature, pressure, mass flow and level (DP, Coriolis, Vortex, Ultrasonic, Nuclear, Radar, Magnetic).
• Knowledge of testing and maintenance of VFDs, transformers, large motors, UPS systems, low/medium voltage switchgear, motor control centers.
• Knowledge of analyzer database software and other computer systems.

• Safety‑minded with strong safety and environmental performance.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Team builder with strong verbal and written communication.
• Bias for action to identify potential problems and coordinate resolution before issues arise.
• Manage work priorities to deliver performance improvements and reliability.
• Good analytical and organizational skills.
• Stress‑resistant and methodical.
• Problem solver and change agent.
• Self‑motivated, self‑starter, able to work with minimal supervision.

• Regularly require lifting at least 50lbs, walking, climbing ladders/stairs, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling.
• Must be able to perform climbing, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and manual operation of various sized valves and equipment.
• Must have close visual acuity for activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Hearing: normal speaking level sounds with or without correction, ability to receive detailed oral communication and discriminate sounds.
• Must be able to acquire a TWIC card.