MAINTENANCE PLANNER

MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Large manufacturing facility in West Tennessee is seeking a Maintenance Planner.SUMMARY

The Maintenance Planner position is responsible for assisting with the development of reliability based maintenance strategy, based on preventive and predictive maintenance.  The position works directly with the Maintenance Manager to build a reliable CMMS system and maintenance team.  The role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and material, and equipment access.  The Maintenance Planner prepares work plans for individual jobs and assists the Maintenance Manager in preparing work schedules and reports. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

 

Provide detailed work instructions for maintenance and operations to increase plant performance through improved equipment reliability. 

 

Review work requests daily with Operations and Maintenance

 

Support the execution of maintenance work by receiving, planning, estimating, scheduling and recording required historical data.

 

Manage work order backlog; coordinate work orders with maintenance support and assist in identifying staffing and resource requirements through the development of crewing guide.

 

Coordinate with appropriate department to ensure the availability of facilities and equipment in need of work.

 

Assure parts, materials, special tools and equipment are available for orderly and efficient work execution.

 

Prepares and distributes accurate reports to upper management on Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including, but not limited to, the following: work order backlog, mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), number of planned vs. emergency jobs and percentage completed.

 

Develop and manage a comprehensive Preventative Maintenance Program.

 

Develop and maintain a Job Master.

 

Chairs weekly planning meetings between Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance.

 QUALIFICATIONS  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Must be able to obtain and retain a security clearance with the Department of Defense (DoD), if required.

 

Must have the ability to be safety conscious.

 

Must be able to read and follow Standard Operating Procedures.

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Position requires a minimum of 5 years experience in Maintenance, preferably in a manufacturing environment.  A BS Engineering degree is preferred, or equivalent training and experience, with strong administrative, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.  A strong proficiency in MS Office Suite products is desired, experience with CMMS such as MP2 is a plus.  Detailed knowledge of equipment maintenance requirements and ability to describe what is to be accomplished is required along with good planning and estimating skills for maintenance tasks.   

 LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and facility/equipment drawings/blueprints.  Ability to generate routine reports and correspondence, including project timelines and status reports.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

 MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

 REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

 WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid condition; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.