E&I Planner/Supervisor

About the role

Join BASF's Performance Chemicals team in Savannah, GA as an E&I Planner/Supervisor. You will lead the planning, scheduling, and execution of electrical and instrumentation maintenance, ensuring equipment reliability and production continuity.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safe planning, scheduling, and execution of electrical and instrumentation maintenance.
• Supervise and develop E&I team members, assign work, set priorities, and provide technical guidance.
• Create detailed job plans covering labor, materials, tools, permits, equipment access, and safety precautions.
• Manage maintenance backlogs, coordinate weekly schedules, shutdowns, and equipment outages with cross‑functional teams.
• Provide technical oversight for troubleshooting, calibration, installation, maintenance, and commissioning of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors, materials, and small improvement projects to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with site requirements.

Required profile

• Associate’s degree or relevant technical degree with at least five years of industrial electrical and instrumentation experience, preferably in chemical manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, instrumentation, engineering technology, maintenance, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum three years of experience in electrical and instrumentation planning, coordination, team leadership, or supervision.
• Safety‑first mindset with experience in Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and problem‑solving skills.

Required skills

• Instrumentation, calibration, control loops, valves, motors, variable frequency drives, motor control centers, switchgear, electrical distribution.
• Technical drawings and control‑system interfaces.
• Developing maintenance job plans and managing preventive maintenance programs in SAP or similar CMMS.

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible.
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match.
• Comprehensive mental health support and well‑being programs.
• Family‑forming benefits, backup child and elder care, and parental leave.
• Mentoring, career development, and matching gifts programs.
• Employee discounts, access to BASF wine cellar, and more.