Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning preventative and predictive maintenance and scheduling maintenance in a way that minimizes equipment downtime and impacts the company's operations.

Roles: (General role overview)

• Managing Work Order Status.

• Equipment Management: responsible for ensuring materials, tools and equipment are ready and available for the work as scheduled.

• Planning Preventive Maintenance: responsible for ensuring all PMs are scheduled, performed.

• Corrective Workers: responsible for ensuring corrective work orders are scheduled.

Responsibilities: (All job functions)

• Provide leadership in assuring all requirements of the routine maintenance work process are utilized consistently and effectively to continuously improve the process and ensure goals are met.

• Interface daily with production and maintenance department personnel to review work orders for maintenance services. Review and provide input on definition, accuracy, and priority.

• Develop the scope of each work order.

. Procure all required material, outside contract services, rental equipment, and specialized tools to include emphasis on all the requirements of company specifications, HESS and PSM programs.

• Track area planning backlog & work orders ensuring data is current & accurate.

• Evaluate non-resident contractor performance, including quality & safety performance.

• Assist engineers with terminal projects, technical details, & specifications. Make recommendations on projects such as timeline, labor requirements, work scope, & material.

• Follow the Management of Change Process to document & implement terminal PSM changes.

• Provide planning and supervisory support for outages.

• Provide off-hour support for maintenance issues, material, or service, as necessary.

• Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level.

• Manage spare parts and alignment between the maintenance department and warehouse.

• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the computerized maintenance management system, currently Fiix.

• Coordinate shutdowns when needed for maintenance activities with department managers.

• Generate and Schedule detailed work orders with the maintenance software for all maintenance crafts and contractors.

Expectations:

• Goal 100% Safety on all jobs.

• Goal 100% effective and timely repairs.

• You may be asked to participate in an Emergency Response Team (ERT); please understand that participation in the ERT is both an expectation and condition of employment.

• Accomplish job responsibilities/duties in accordance with the company’s Core Values.

• Looks for opportunities to increase knowledge, works to increase responsibility, strives to achieve personal goals.

• Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

• Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years planning/scheduling experience; hands-on experience in repair, installation, troubleshooting and upkeep of terminal equipment preferred.

• Working knowledge of the routine maintenance process, regulations, and policies.

• Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of electrical and mechanical equipment failures.

• Maintenance planner must be able to read and interpret parts manuals, drawings, diagrams, and schematics. 

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work in a self-directed manner and provide direction to others.

• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvements and assist with implementing them.

• Understand complex written and oral instructions.

• Use of phone, Microsoft Outlook (email and calendar) 

• Highly proficient computer skills and knowledge; including, Microsoft Word and Excel; Fiix, and/or ERP software.

• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.

• Must have or be able to obtain a TWIC card.

• Must possess and maintain a valid US driver’s license.

• Must pass all pre-employment testing including a drug test, physical and background check.

Physical Demands:

• May work in a range of weather conditions; inside/outside in inclement weather. 

• Climbing, kneeling, periods of lifting to 50 lbs, and sitting for extended periods; will require prolonged periods of computer use.