Job Description: CMMS Specialist – SAP PM/MM

Location: Port Arthur, LA / Lake Charles, LA
Work Mode: 100% Onsite
 

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced CMMS Specialist to support the optimization and continuous improvement of an SAP-based Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

The role will focus on improving maintenance master data quality, asset hierarchy structures, preventive maintenance data, and equipment Bills of Material (BOMs) to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

The ideal candidate will work closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Supply Chain, and Information Management teams to ensure maintenance data is accurate, standardized, and aligned with data governance standards and ISO 14224 principles.

Key Responsibilities

1. Asset Register Updates & Hierarchy Development

• Update and maintain asset and equipment records within SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM).

• Develop and maintain parent-child asset relationships in line with organizational standards and ISO 14224 principles.

• Review, cleanse, consolidate, and validate equipment and tag data from multiple sources.

• Support technical object data improvements.

• Perform data validation, gap analysis, and field verification activities.

2. Preventive Maintenance Review & Optimization

• Review and optimize preventive maintenance strategies, task lists, maintenance plans, and maintenance items.

• Support the development and standardization of PM templates and maintenance strategies.

• Extract and validate OEM maintenance recommendations from vendor documentation.

• Coordinate workshops and reviews with Maintenance and Reliability teams.

• Ensure PM priorities align with regulatory and operational requirements.

3. Bills of Material (BOM) & Spare Parts Optimization

• Develop and optimize equipment BOMs within SAP PM/MM.

• Review SPIR/SPIL data and identify missing spare parts information.

• Coordinate spare parts reviews with Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams.

• Support material master creation and spare parts standardization initiatives.

• Improve spare parts data quality, interchangeability, and equipment linkage.

4. CMMS Data Management & Governance

• Serve as an interface between Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other departments.

• Support SAP PM/MM master data improvement and optimization initiatives.

• Develop, validate, and maintain SAP load sheets, ensuring data is ready for upload.

• Perform large-scale data manipulation, cleansing, validation, and reporting using Microsoft Excel.

• Track project progress, action items, KPIs, and deliverables.

• Conduct workshops and working sessions with SMEs and stakeholders.

• Support data governance, CMMS reporting, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of CMMS or SAP PM/MM experience in industrial, energy, manufacturing, or process facility environments.

• Strong understanding of SAP PM technical objects and maintenance master data.

• Hands-on experience developing or maintaining:

  • Equipment records

  • Functional locations

  • Asset hierarchies

  • Maintenance plans and task lists

  • Equipment Bills of Material (BOMs)

• Experience with preventive maintenance strategies and maintenance workflows.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including data manipulation, validation, analysis, lookup functions, Pivot Tables, and mass data management.

• Experience working with large datasets and data quality improvement initiatives.

• Understanding of asset hierarchy development and ISO 14224 concepts.

• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA PM/MM.

• Experience with Winshuttle or SAP mass data upload tools.

• Knowledge of oil and gas, petrochemical, or heavy industrial operations.

• Familiarity with spare parts optimization and maintenance reliability concepts.

• Experience supporting CMMS optimization or system improvement projects.

Key Attributes

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and standardization.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.

• Collaborative mindset with strong cross-functional communication skills.

• Self-driven and capable of working independently in a fast-paced project environment.