Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler exists to support the objectives of the plant and assigned areas in managing the 24/7 planning and scheduling of the craft personnel and maintenance work throughout the facility.
This position will plan, organize, coordinate and schedule maintenance tasks, plant projects or project assignments utilizing in-house maintenance personnel, outside contractors or venders.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 1) project lay-out/scope of work; 2) purchase of needed parts and /or materials from bill-of-material; 3) basic specification and design and development of prints; 4) submittal of contract bids for quote and award; 5) project and contracted service oversight, i.e. project leader. The primary objective of the Electrical Maintenance Planner/Scheduler position is to facilitate daily work assignments and projects for maintenance personnel and contractors to ensure the tasks are performed to high quality standards and in an efficient and timely manner.

Responsibilities
- Provide detailed, daily schedules, step-by-step plans and equipment outage schedules Gantt charts which will allow efficient completion of work.

- Provide detailed, step-by-step plans, parts, and materials to the Crafts, schedulers, kitters, Shift Coordinators and contractors which will allow them to efficiently complete their work.

- Estimate, plan, and order all work performed by craft personnel and contractors in a cost-effective manner.

- Serve as liaison, coordinator and project leader between maintenance (electrical), production, supply chain, support services, contractors and engineering personnel and serve as a technical resource and backfill for other maintenance planners or schedulers.

- Assist in determining work priorities through discussions with maintenance, engineering, production leadership and contractors.

- Own, manage, and monitor department maintenance work orders, project assignments, Bill of Materials, and other metrics to allow prompt scheduling and completion of work.

- Plan and prepare for equipment shutdowns. During shutdowns, assist Outage Coordinator and contractors in making revisions/adjustments as necessary to return equipment back to production on time. Following shutdowns, make corrections through the post outage review process for future enhancements.

- Responsible for maintaining equipment maintenance plans and Preventative Maintenance work orders.

- Establish job scopes and time frames for all work requests and projects.  Tasks may require: generating PESHR’s, RFA’s, GANTT Charts; developing or obtaining drawings/prints from multiple resources; ordering parts and/or materials required; specifying part information and verifying equipment availability through production center.

- Maintain necessary records as required by OSHA or other governing bodies

Qualifications
You have (required):

- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) from an accredited institution

- Minimum 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution

- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Exceptional Candidates also have (preferred):

- Minimum 1 year Project Leader experience

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

- Working knowledge of ADEPT

- Working knowledge of AutoCad

- Experience with Oracle eAM

- Associates degree in a technical discipline: Electronics Technology, Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Heating-Ventilation-Air-Conditioning (HVAC) from an accredited institution