Maintenance Planner/Scheduler (Maintenance)

Primary Duty 

Provide services required for timely maintenance and economical repair of all plant equipment. Plans, estimates, and schedules all plant maintenance work. Identifies safety needs, staffing needs, materials and special equipment or tools to execute maintenance work. Performs all of the above in a professional manner to continually promote and plan effective utilization of workforce, materials, and machinery. As needs arise, the planner may be required to perform tasks of both planner and supervisor.

Essential Functions 

• Provide services required for timely maintenance and economical repair of all plant equipment.
• Plan, estimate, and schedule all plant maintenance work.
• Manage, monitor, and analyze computerized maintenance management system (MAXIMO).
• Review, write, approve completed and closes work orders.
• Maintain equipment service records, downtime, and repair records.
• Identify safety needs, staffing needs, materials, and special equipment or tools to execute maintenance work.
• Responsible for maintenance planning, maintenance scheduling, predictive maintenance, and maintenance record keeping.
• Coordinate all maintenance shutdown activities and maintenance/engineering-related contractors.
• Schedule daily, weekly, and maintenance shutdowns in coordination with operations.
• Familiar with all equipment, its operating function and repair needs, and maintains its records for future reference.
• Develop and use standards and data for estimating planned work and compares to actual time/cost for effective utilization of resources.
• Determine root cause of unscheduled downtime and make recommendations to minimize or reduce downtime.
• Review and recommend substitute materials and/or procedures.
• Perform tasks required to update prints, procedures, planning packages, and/or preventive maintenance plans.
• Monitor new equipment needs, modifications, and support spare parts to insure reliable, productive use of equipment.
• Capable of working with others at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience/Physical Functions 

College degree, or equivalent work experience in related job function. Prefer engineering degree or related field. Must have three (3) or more years maintenance experience; prefer five (5) or more. Must have electrical/mechanical background with knowledge of drawings, material specifications and analytical skills.

Requires knowledge of plant maintenance operations. Must have a high standard of safety awareness, and be customer oriented, adaptable, and open and responsive to change. Must possess good organization and administration skills, communicate effectively, persuade others, and recognize the customer relationship with other departments.

Scope 

Participates in the optimization process to maximize maintenance efficiency. Is familiar with all equipment, its operating function and repair needs, and maintains its records for future reference. Develops and uses standards and data for estimating planned work and compares to actual time/cost for effective utilization of resources. Reviews and recommends substitute materials and/or procedures. Performs tasks required to update prints, procedures, planning packages, and/or preventive maintenance plans. Monitors new equipment needs, modifications and support spare parts to insure reliable, productive use of equipment.

Decision-Making/Supervisory

Under limited supervision exercises independent judgment based on facts and precedents impacting immediate scope of work. Normally does not have direct reports but is the relief supervisor for a crew of up to 20 mechanical or electrical hourly maintenance employees.

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