PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The responsibility of the Planner is to effectively and properly plan maintenance work using prior mechanical and electrical experience, process and equipment knowledge, and SAP. The Planner is responsible for prioritizing work requests, specifying parts, and completing proper job plans for the maintenance department. The Planner also ensures BOM accuracy and helps improve asset preventative maintenance plans. This position is expected to be attentive to details, utilizing critical thinking and reasoning skills to effectively prioritize the plan of work that needs to be done to ensure maximized machine uptime. Eliminate waste in time, parts, cost, and machine breakdowns to improve reliability and improve workforce productivity and quality. The Planner is responsible for delivering improved safety, quality, and performance in the execution of maintenance activities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Live and adhere to the Safety Culture of Zero Accidents and ensure plant safety needs are given top priority in the planning process.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Storeroom, Manufacturing Engineers, Maintenance Technicians, and all other plant personnel.
• Actively support TPM and the PM pillar, with a focus on processing red tags
• Follow Planning principles and procedures and ensure continuous improvement by incorporating technician feedback into future job plans.
• Keep up with turning notifications into work orders in a timely manner to ensure available down time is fully utilized – does not allow aged work orders to accumulate.
• Maintain a reasonable backlog to ensure a balance of up-time and down-time work is always ready to schedule.
• Accountable for labor utilization, backlog, and schedule compliance.
• Lead the Daily Approval Meetings. Participate in a variety of meetings and on special projects as needed.
• Effectively plans extended shutdowns, including coordination with other departments and contractors, with support as needed.
• Utilize and update plant blueprints, drawings, instructional manuals, and special procedures.
• Comply with all plant rules.
• Ensure plant personnel understand and comply with procedures; conduct training as necessary.
• Act as back up others such as Maintenance Supervisor or Storeroom technician.
• Create and input work notifications based on observations of defects.
• Provide detailed scope of work, including estimates of key work steps, materials, manpower, safety considerations and additional resources as needed for all planned work.
• Create and/or revise detail work plans as well as develop precision maintenance procedures.
• Familiar with precision maintenance tools and applications and utilize in work plans when appropriate.
• Evaluate PMs for effectiveness, ensuring instructions are clear and concise, measurement based as much as possible, and focused on identifying defects and failures; updates as needed.
• Help to determine root cause of failures and help identify and implement permanent corrective actions, which may include creating new PMs, working with team to design improvements, identifying critical spare parts, benchmarking other plants, etc.
• Update and correct equipment files, specifications, parts lists (BOM), descriptions, etc. as errors or outdated information are encountered
• Research parts and create requisitions using cost effective, quality parts in compliance with all sourcing policies and procedures.
• Work in conjunction with Storeroom to ensure materials availability and kitting of planned work.
• Determine when failed parts can be rebuilt or repaired in lieu of replacing.
• Spend sufficient time out in the plant scoping work (approximately 30%).
• Work overtime as needed to support down days, emergencies, extended shutdowns, and manage backlog.
• Able to make reasonable assumptions and assessments regarding equipment condition.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years industrial maintenance, maintenance planner or advanced level operator/technician experience.
• Must have strong communications skills.
• Demonstrates creativity and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Willing and able to speak in a group setting and train others.
• Strong work ethic and excellent attendance.
• Possess strong planning, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter, motivated and goal oriented.
• Must be computer literate.

Preferred Experience

• Preferred candidates will have maintenance/mechanical/planner experience
• Excellent mechanical aptitude, electrical experience preferred.
• Must be familiar with a CMMS (SAP preferred).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Able to read, write and speak English.
• Perform basic arithmetic – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions.
• Able to read blueprints, equipment schematics, and parts breakdowns.
• Able to use manuals, computer searches, and/or vendor contacts to research parts, materials and tools.
• Able to use full range of measurement tools, including but not limited to: tape measure, caliper, micrometer, pi tape, etc.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Ability to safeguard self with proper PPE for the specific task
• Exposure to hot/cold temperature- periodically
• Exposure to noise- periodically
• Hand/Eye Coordination– continuously
• Walk, sit, stand for duration of shift with regular breaks
• Lift/carry/move up to 25 lbs. independently and heavier weights with assistance.
• Climb stairs, steps, and ladders
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary
• Able to operate computers & computerized equipment for quality, safety and compliance testing and training.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers face to face, by telephone, and electronic communications.
• Possess manual dexterity necessary to operate equipment, operate a computer, and other standard office equipment.
• Vision adequate to manipulate equipment controls, complete paperwork, utilize computers, and have depth perception.