Maintenance Planner

Job Function: The primary 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 labor, parts and material, tools and equipment, permissions, specialized documentation, and equipment access. The planner is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work performed in the area in which he/she is assigned. He/she maintains liaison and coordination between the production and maintenance organizations; maintains appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results of work completed. Job Responsibilities: Principal contact person between maintenance department and all other plant departments. Responsible for long-range as well as short-range planning. Assists the maintenance supervisor in the implementation of (CMMS) computerized maintenance management system. Maintains all data within (CMMS) and updates as needed. Receives all work orders and screens to see that they have been properly written. Assures that work requested is needed. Examines all work requests and determines job scope and best way to accomplish the work. Once a job scope has been planned, acquires all parts, materials, and special tools needed to complete job. Coordinates all planned work orders with maintenance supervisors and production supervisors. Attends production meetings to coordinate work order backlog with production supervisors so that all work requiring downtime can be scheduled on a planned conditioning. Schedules a full days work for all daily work schedules and planned outages. Maintains a manageable work order backlog and completes all work orders in (CMMS) in a timely manner. Assists in development and implementation of Preventative Maintenance routes and Predictive Maintenance, to include Lubrication routes. Maintains a list of planned work orders requiring downtime so that some or all can be performed in the event of unscheduled downtime. Assists maintenance and production management in periodically analyzing costs and, where necessary, recommends corrective action needed to reduce maintenance costs. Keeps the maintenance supervisor properly informed on all abnormal or critical situations. Performs other tasks and assignments as requested by the maintenance supervisor. Develops and maintains a planner reference file or library for all equipment in assigned area. Orders all needed items necessary to perform job function and for completion of all work orders. Prioritizes all work orders with safety a top priority. First Quality team members must follow all First Quality environmental, health and safety requirements as well as applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. The ideal candidate should possess the following: High school diploma or equivalent required. Five+ years industrial maintenance experience required. Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems such as MP2, SAP, or EAM. First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data. First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

Created: 2024-10-22