Description
Responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance work control processes. This position supervises hourly maintenance planners to ensure efficient and effective use of planning and scheduling all resources to conduct maintenance activities which result in minimum downtime and maximum productivity. The Planner Supervisor is empowered to manage work priority.Duties and Responsibilities
- The completion of planning/scheduling activities within the maintenance organization by utilizing advanced technical knowledge of maintenance crafts (electrical, mechanical, plumbing refrigeration), planning, scheduling and coordinating techniques.
- Utilizes the PM system in SAP (a maintenance work order system) to review, prioritize and schedule maintenance work.
- Principle contact and liaison between the maintenance department and operation planning. They ensure the area, department or facility in which they are assigned receives professional maintenance service in a timely manner to ensure high equipment availability and performance.
- Review all planned work requests from assigned area and determine validity and accuracy of information and engage the appropriate resources to set a preliminary priority. (Note; emergency work orders are not processed by planner/schedulers, but are supported as needed)
- Reviews work request for accuracy and clarity: clear scope of work, realistic completion date, proper lead times, correct equipment identification, proper charge number (if applicable), proper authorization, and discuss details with originator of the work order.
- Approach all aspect of the work being performed with safety as the highest priority.
- Manage the status of work control and backlog for work order submission to work order completion. Status may include: waiting for planning, waiting parts, ready to schedule, scheduled, etc.
- Verifies all material, information, tools and labor are available prior to scheduling.
- Works with Maintenance leads, supervisors and planners to determine resource availability and work to level the work force.
- Actively participate in scheduling meeting with operation partners to finalize priority of work orders, optimum downtime windows, and necessary lead times.
- Finalize the Maintenance resource schedule based on agreed plan with production.
- Follow up and communicates schedule to all resources: maintenance, production, outside services, stores and engineering.
- Issue scheduled work orders with job plan packets to supervisors. Address any questions about the job plan packets.
- Follow up with supervisors and lead to ensure that completed work job packets are turned in with improvement comments in a timely fashion.
- Keep accurate metrics on the performance of planning and scheduling functions and provide timely reports to the Reliability Maintenance Manager.
Preferred Associates or Bachelor's degree. Minimum 5 years maintenance experience.
- Maintenance craft knowledge.
- Mechanical/electrical background is necessary. Apprenticeship program or technical school background is desirable.
- Solid computer skills.
- Must have Experience working in union environment
- Strong SAP background.