Company:

INEOS Aromatics

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

INEOS Aromatics is a global chemical manufacturing company that produces products the polyester industry uses to make many of the things we use in our daily lives, such as clothes, carpets, furniture, automotive parts and food packaging.

We employ 1,300 employees in sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Mainland China, Belgium, Indonesia and Taiwan, with annual sales of $4 billion. Our diverse team of engineers, scientists and business professionals is dedicated to discovering solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges.

We care about how we deliver these essential products to the world. Our business has been proud to lead the global polyester industry towards a more sustainable future for some time. Above everything, the safety, reliability and excellence of our operations is fundamental to what we do.

We are looking for people who share our passion for excellence, collaboration and innovation. In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a competitive benefits package including: health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, paid holidays, personal days and paid vacation.

INEOS Aromatics is part of INEOS, formed in 1998 and already one of the world’s most successful companies, with an annual turnover of over $60 billion and 25,000 employees - over 5,000 of them in the US. INEOS is also one of the safest manufacturing companies in the world, nothing is more important to us.

Role Synopsis:

The TAR & Projects Planner is responsible for the planning and estimating expertise for development of detailed Turnaround (TAR) and smaller Capital Projects plans based on the INEOS FEL process. The TAR & Projects Planner ensures delivery of detailed work and logistical plans that comply with all applicable procedures, policies, and codes to ensure the protection of the environment and the health and safety of employees and the community in which we operate.

Compensation Grade: H33/H34 based on experience

Key Accountabilities

Provide planning and estimating expertise for development of detailed TAR and small project execution plans.
Deliver the plan and cost estimate for all TAR jobs and small projects.
Assist the TAR Scheduler in defining the critical and sub-critical path activities, communicating them to the core and integrated TAR teams.
Assist the identification of cost and schedule risks and their incorporation into the budget/schedule.
Assure the work packages are issued for review and approval.
Oversee the preparation of planned job packages by contract planners and deploy planned job packages to execution/construction leads.
Review the manpower planning, ensuring that conflicts or duplication of resources is resolved.
Lead the logistical planning for TAR’s and projects.
Assist the TAR Superintendent and/or Project Managers to prepare the Request for Proposal (RFP) packages for the general contractors.
Establish and agree on man-hours/labor and material budget with TAR and project contractor(s).
Lead the planning of pre/post shutdown activities.
Facilitate asset prioritization of TAR work scope and assist the TAR Superintendent with managing TAR work list.
Procure and manage the TAR and small project materials per the process defined by the TAR Superintendent and/or Project Managers.
Implement and oversee a harmonized planning process to be used by technical disciplines on a planning team for both TAR and capital project activities.
Train and supervise all contract TAR Planners on planning procedures, methodology, tools, and best practices.
Review completed TAR plans for accuracy and completeness and ensure Operations and the Execution Teams needs are met. Ensure there are no significant timing or space conflicts.
Perform TAR capital projects planning and scheduling to help create a basis for systematic coordination and tracking during all phases of the project.
Obtain quotes for services and materials and ensure pricing is entered accordingly into requisitions to ensure proper DOA approval levels have been met.
Plan and integrate project scope changes and/or TAR discovery work into the schedule to help determine manpower and schedule duration impacts.
Update or oversee the updating of plans post TAR/Project to capture plan deviations vs. actual execution.
Participate and provide input in post TAR & Project critique/lessons meetings.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent required
5+ years of planning experience in chemical, refining or similar industry.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office suite, SAP, and Primavera.
Must have excellent communications skills in English.

Job Requirements:

CORE & FOUNDATION COMPETENCIES:

Strong emphasis on ethics.
Good communication skills necessary, especially for interaction with external suppliers.
Interacts openly and honestly with others across the organization and externally.
Knows and complies with laws, rules, policies and procedures.
Willingness to work in a service-oriented role.
Emotional Intelligence.
Problem Solving.
Conflict Resolution.

COMPETENCIES:

Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and project; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedule and task; people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measure performance against goals; evaluates results.

Creativity - Comes up with a lot of new unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tend to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at hones analysis; looks beyond obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.

Quality of Work Output - The quality of goods and services produced in terms of errors, waste, and rework required to meet standards, not considering other things like timeliness or quantity.

Functional/Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Time Management - Uses his time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Written Communication - Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desire effect.

Organizing - Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.

Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.

All Internal Candidates must notify their manager before applying.