Job Description

It\'s an interesting time for you to come on board at Vopak! Around the world, we connect the supply of and demand for vital products and resources. Energy that allows people to heat their homes and travel the world. Food for a growing planet. And chemicals for the production of various materials. Products that are vital to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives. We ensure the safe, efficient and clean storage of such vital products. The global energy transition, the growing world population, and all new possibilities of emerging technologies and new energy sources make this a very interesting time to join our company.

Join Vopak in Asia & Middle East. Make an impact.

Your role and impact:

As our Maintenance Planner / Scheduler, you will be responsible for contributing to the effective and efficient execution of work orders by planning & scheduling the work orders and ensuring that conditions are fulfilled for scheduling the work orders for execution.

Are you ready to make an impact on our growing business in our region? Read on to find out more about this exciting job opportunity!

A rewarding place to work

A career at Vopak means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to be a part of a visionary, global tank storage services leader with a heritage of over 400 years and work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We embrace inclusion and diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment, which is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. Besides a competitive salary package, we offer a comprehensive benefits program comprising health insurance, parental leave and wellness activities.

Who are we?

Vopak is the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading independent tank storage company, operating 71 terminals in 23 countries. We store vital products such as chemicals, oils, gases, LNG and biofuels with care. With a focus on sustainability, we ensure safe, clean and efficient storage and handling of bulk liquid products and gases for our customers. By doing so, we enable the delivery of products vital for the energy, chemicals and food & agriculture industries, and to our daily lives. As a progressive and growing company, we continue transforming our portfolio and position our company strategically towards more sustainable forms of energy and feedstocks for example hydrogen and CO2.

We are committed to develop key infrastructure solutions for the world\xe2\x80\x99s changing energy systems, while simultaneously investing in digitalization and innovation. Vopak is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Responsibilities:

• Plan work order, preventive maintenance (PM) & corrective maintenance (CM)
• Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives, and monitor them to make sure they are effective
• Responsible for the planning of the Work order, within job safety assessment, permit to work and procurement requirements, in order to ensure that conditions are fulfilled to schedule the Work order for execution
• Determine the required activities to execute the work order (determine what activities,sequence, procedures, parts, services, own labour, responsible supervisor, tools and/or material lists are needed and determine feasibility of Work order, whether MOC process needs to be triggered and whether JSA is required)
• Plan own labour, if required, identify and plan own labour force
• Assign short-term work schedules to a team in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines
• Obtain approval for maintenance costs on assets when estimated maintenance costs exceed a determined limit
• Determine whether inspection reports are required before closure
• Reschedule Work order for execution - Establish earliest start date and duration
• Establish a suitable time slot for the activity or grouped activities, based parameters concerning duration of activity or grouped activities, delivery dates/availability of required services, parts and tools, in order to determine the earliest start date and duration of the work orders
• Execute the formal closure of the Work order, checks the administration and defines closing of Work order and type of failure being corrected
• Follow the organization\'s HS&E policies, procedures and mandatory instructions; to identify and mitigate risks, and to safeguard the environment and the wellbeing of all employees
• Act as a gatekeeper to reported CM to identify/analyse problem & validate work orders
• Responsible for analysing the reported problem based on the information from the work request and identifying the asset in failure (corrective maintenance)
• Support the Maintenance Manager in validating the Work request for maintenance
• Review maintenance reports & create work order - create/update CM or Work-out-of-Inspection Work order for asset failure
• Review inspection reports, determines follow up actions and has the inspection report and follow up actions validated in case of legal, SCE, high cost or operations impact
• Responsible for establishing the type of corrective maintenance and requested completion date, based on the analyses of each asset in failure, in order to create the required Work order
• Support the Maintenance Manager is classifying work requests in fastlane work orders and informing the Supervisor Maintenance of the fastlane work orders
• Work closely and be consulted by the Maintenance Engineer about the scope of work in the Preventive Maintenance Schedule in order to establish which default activities need to be performed as part of the PM Work orders
• Book actuals \xe2\x80\x93 Check and allocate costs, update parts inventory
• Responsible for gathering and checking the completeness of information including costs generated by the work order
• Allocate / register the costs to the asset (for services, parts, tools and labour) and if parts from stock were used, update the inventory
• Store / link the inspection reports to the work order / asset and initiate the update, analyse inspection and define follow up process
• Schedule all maintenance activities & communicate/coordinate with various departments
• Seek continuous optimization in efficiency, costs, work lead-time, asset downtime by clustering of Work orders, tools, resources and use of infrastructure
• Communicate and coordinate the maintenance schedule to all internal and external parties
• Balance the requirements of the different departments and is excellent in logistics and communication

Requirements:

• Diploma/Degree in Engineering
• 3-5 years on the job or Vocational level, preferably 5-10 years of experience with the assets on the terminal
• In depth knowledge of products, equipment in terminal
• Project Maintenance experience
• Good knowledge of maintenance, operations, safety and product knowledge
• Knowledge of safety, health and environment regulations and practices
• Quality Oriented
• Results Oriented
• Customer Oriented
• Ability to plan and be organized
• Ability to work with all levels
• Managing Change
• Teamwork
• Fluent spoken and written English

How to apply?

Are you the Maintenance Planner / Scheduler we are looking for? We are interested in learning more about you. Apply to be part of our Maintenance team. To send your application, click the \'apply\' button. For more information about the vacancy, please email

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This is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may cover other related duties to meet the ongoing organizational needs.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The successful candidate will be awarded a local employment contract.

What we offer:

Every career at Vopak is given the opportunity to shine! When you join Vopak, you can count on:

A challenging position with a high degree of responsibility in a Dutch multinational with a history over 400 years;

Highly motivated colleagues;

Room to grow through professional training and personal development opportunities at national and international level.

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