Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

The maintenance planner/scheduler is accountable for reducing equipment downtime, loss prevention, and related site costs by driving the plant to a planned, proactive state by using validated procedures. These procedures rely on the planner to apply skilled competencies beyond the level of a technician to properly plan and coordinate technicians, parts, and materials for their assigned areas of responsibility. The maintenance planner acts as a liaison between maintenance and operations, developing and maintaining appropriate job plans, records, and files to allow the execution and analysis of all planned work completed.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champions a safety culture, ensures a safe work environment, and promotes safe behavior.
• Monitors environment and becomes aware of conditions that may affect employee safety and security; takes corrective action.
• Prepares training plans and conducts or assigns tasks.
• Read electrical schematics as well as interpret machine electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Detailed job planning in collaboration with operations.
• Ordering and Kitting parts for planned work
• Maintain accurate cycle count and parts availability.
• Maintain the plant’s CMMS database.
• Management of PM’s, work orders, and emergency repairs documents
• Participate in continuous improvement in safety, quality, and housekeeping.
• Other duties as assigned by the Maintenance and/or Engineering Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years’ experience as an engineering and/or maintenance technician or equivalent experience
• Strong technical knowledge and project management
• Basic knowledge of CMMS operation and principles
• Read and interpret blueprints and shop drawings.
• Ability to maintain and manage maintenance schedule / project planning.
• Previous food manufacturing experience is preferred but NOT a must.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates on a production floor and office environment. The employee is frequently exposed to facility elements such as noise, dust, fumes, and odors. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets.