Job Title: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Reports to: Maintenance and Utilities Manager

Number of Direct Reports: 0

Key Internal Partners: Maintenance Supervisors, Technical Services, Maintenance Technicians

Key External Partners: None

Project Management: No

Job Summary:

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible to take a maintenance plan and bring together all the resources needed to complete it. The Planner/Scheduler role involves assembling and coordinating the information, people, materials, equipment, along with all the other necessary resources to get the job done and done right safely the first time. This role reports to the Maintenance Manager. .

Job Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Develop quality job Plans, using CMMS, to efficiently perform routine planned maintenance work.
• Planning will include detailed scope development, identification and ordering of materials, determining detailed job steps, manpower and skill requirements, work execution Scheduling sequence, and specifying precision maintenance details.
• The maintenance planner will work closely with production and maintenance leadership to maximize equipment availability through the creation and archiving of effective maintenance plans.
• Work in collaboration with Maintenance Technicians, Process Engineers, Maintenance and Production Supervisors, Supply Chain, and Reliability Resources to effectively execute the routine planned maintenance work process and improve equipment reliability.
• Provide troubleshooting support to identify Failure Modes and develop repair solutions for equipment and systems failures.

• Provide technical expertise and support for the Planning and Scheduling of Maintenance activities while ensuring safe operations, regulatory compliance and equipment availability related to manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Plan all work – ensuring equipment availability and that Work Orders have Materials, Labor, Special Tools, Safety Permits defined.
• Identify required materials from either stores or external suppliers based upon detailed job plans
• Assure that Work Orders selected by the gatekeeper have proper status codes and that parts, materials, and external resources, if required, are available.
• Ensure all company policies and safety tools are either built in to Work Orders or are being used to complete Work Orders.
• Identifies and obtains materials and equipment required to execute requested work.
• Assist Maintenance and Production with detailed resource Planning, including people, plant and materials.
• Be competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project (or similar).
• Provide direction on min/max levels.
• Participate in Parts Room inventory.
• Ability to work full time at the plant site.
• Plan, organize and schedule workflow including Corrective, Preventive, and Predictive Maintenance work, project support and normal operations tasks to meet priority demands, and long and short-term projects.

Balance Preventive Maintenance work schedules while providing timely customer service on reactive Work Orders.

• Follow-up, problem-solve, trouble-shoot processes, communicating scheduling information and status of maintenance work issues with customers and staff.
• Determine work plans based upon site-wide field trips, priority, available work force, and other criteria, review plans and schedules with associated management.
• Monitor, track, review, and analyze open Work Orders and Work Order aging for assigned maintenance groups.
• Enter, analyze, and extract data using the CMMS.
• All other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

• PM Completion >75%
• Recorded CMMS hours vs Available hours >95%

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Combination of education and experience will be considered

EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience in Maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• Food or pharmaceutical industry manufacturing experience is strongly preferred

SKILLS

• Ability to understand technical processes and automated mechanical equipment.
• Strong background in Preventative Maintenance and repair of industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate logic and reason to identify problems and offer solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to meet operational goals while also fostering a positive work environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee safety and food safety.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, training and coaching skills.
• Ability to write technical plans and documentation.

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly.
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Must be able work in normal office conditions and in the manufacturing plant.

• Must be able to bend over, stoop, climb ladders, and work kin a hot and cold environment

• Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per day and be on their feet for extended periods of time.