As Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you will bring together all the resources (labor, materials, equipment, special tools, vendors etc.) required to accomplish planned jobs in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner to enable continuity of operations with minimal equipment downtime. Primary areas will include preparing work orders and coordinating planned work schedules within allowed timeframe, works in partnership with the Storeroom parts buyer to monitor delivery dates of parts and to ensure timely delivery for scheduled jobs. The planning of the work is to ensure that when the work is scheduled it can be completed with the least interruption to operations and the most efficient use of maintenance resources. Once work has been planned and material availability has been assured, work scheduling can be addressed. This position combines the job functions of both a Planner and Scheduler and is a great entry point for candidates interested in long term career growth in an industrial environment.

• Prioritize, schedule, and coordinate daily maintenance activities.
• Research, plan, update and prioritize work order requests through our CMMS.
• Coordinate with Storeroom the necessary repair materials for approved work requests.
• Provide estimated time and costs for planning purposes.
• Provide interface between maintenance employees, operation personnel, and outside resources.
• Assist in development of PM’s, predictive maintenance and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).
• Conduct routine safety and preventative maintenance activities including audits.
• Ensure that safety rules and requirements are being followed in all work areas.
• Assist in inventory and management of spare parts.
• Facilitate maintenance scheduled downtime, outages and weekly planning meetings.
• Actively participate in all safety programs to improve departmental throughout the plant
• Develop maintenance schedule for timely completion of preventative maintenance and predictive based work orders.
• Responsible for any modification to the preventive maintenance program that might reduce maintenance cost and downtime.
• Assist in the development of equipment specifications to ensure the predictive and preventative maintenance tools can be implemented effectively.
• Scheduling of contractors associated with the facility’s preventative maintenance program.
• Other duties as periodically assigned