Summary of Position:
The Maintenance Planner position is responsible for assisting with the development of reliability based maintenance strategy, based on preventive and predictive maintenance. The Planner will work independently and with other plant personnel to plan preventative, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks. The Planner is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the SAP system as follows: Oversee all work orders; Inventory control; Track maintenance parts and labor to machinery. Compile and graph month-end reports. Other duties will include, but are not limited to the following: filing and record keeping for all audit types related to the maintenance department; and any other documents deemed important by the maintenance manager or superintendent. All tasks will be performed while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.
Description of Duties/Qualifications:
• Maintain equipment records in SAP
• Add (and Inactive) equipment records to as equipment is installed or de-installed
• Maintain equipment attributes, such as ABC, type, functional location to support repair analysis.
• Maintain equipment catalog profiles to drive part failure data collection on notifications.
• Setup and maintain all predictive and preventative maintenance plans in SAP to maximize equipment reliability.
• Determine the most effective method/tool to conduct preventative and predictive maintenance checks based on equipment critically.
• Setup PM plans in SAP for each piece of equipment, including frequency, mechanic tasks, parts needs, tools needed, and safety procedures.
• Generate PM work orders in SAP, from the PM plans for the next 14-28 days.
• Monitor and report if PM work is being completed to maintain equipment reliability and comply with regulations and audits.
• Release and Schedule PM work orders to maintenance crews.
• Seek input from maintenance supervisors to continually improve and adjust PM plans based on equipment and part performance/failure.
• Monitor and analyze SAP part failure data (along with supervisors and maintenance manager) to detect trends (good or bad).
• Plan and Schedule Corrective work to maximize crew utilization and effectiveness.
• Reviews work request (SAP Notifications), collaborates with requester, and creates the Work Order
• Plans the work, including estimated labor by craft (Mech, Elect, Refrig), and special equipment or permits needed.
• Identifies and reserves parts (or creates purchase requisitions) for parts and services.
• Prepares job plans and work order packets for mechanics.
• Maintains a task list library for reuse.
• === Scheduling ===
• Interfaces with operations to validate work priority and equipment availability
• Collaborates with Maintenance Supervisors on next week’s available hours (crew size), to build weekly schedule
• Reviews Planned Backlog of work that is ready to execute
• Selects work from backlog and schedules the work to crews (while minimizing scheduled overtime)
• Leads weekly maintenance scheduling meeting
• Prepares weekly metrics –
• Requires independent effort with limited direct supervision; uses original thinking to develop, recommend, or initiate policies and procedures.
• Work is typically performed under the supervision of a department head or director; guided by general administrative policies and procedures. Moderate responsibility for formulating and administering procedures related to personnel, financial, or general administration of the company.
• Promotes safety throughout areas of responsibility.
Qualifications:
• Must have Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must have successfully completed the probation/trial period.
• Must have excellent attendance habits.
• Must have a High School Diploma/GED.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality
• Must have no other disciplinary write-ups within the past 90 days.
• Ability to follow instructions, (both oral and written), and company job and safety procedures.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to build and use maintenance library for repairs.
• Post-secondary education and/or a technical trade degree preferred.
Schedule:
• Must be willing to work a variable shift schedule including possible weekend work.
Computer Skills:
• Expertise and proficiency with basic office computer software, and the ability to learn how to effectively use maintenance software to input data, research parts and analyze repair history detail.
• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Prefer SAP experience.
Working Environment:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to: work near moving mechanical parts, wet conditions, high noise environments, outside weather in all conditions, hot and cold conditions.
EOE, including disability/vets