ARP Maintenance Planner

Gerdau•Jackson, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Asset Reliability Process (ARP) Planner will provide coordination, direction, and support for implementing and sustaining Asset Reliability Processes (ARP) to improve safety, equipment reliability, and product quality at optimum efficiency and costs. This role involves planning proactive maintenance (preventive, predictive, corrective, and project work), managing non-emergency work and planned work backlog, and developing procedures to improve safety, lower costs, and optimize resources using the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The planner will also schedule proactive maintenance work, participate in the development of Annual Action Plans, train maintenance and operations personnel, and conduct safety and maintenance activities including audits and visibility tours, ensuring compliance with safety rules and visual management standards.

Requirements

Two-year degree OR advanced technical training with at least 5 years experience with a high level of mastery discipline.
Mastery level knowledge of heavy manufacturing or other related maintenance engineering activities.
Extensive working knowledge of maintenance concepts and techniques.
Demonstrated expertise in asset reliability technology and systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
Ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks with minimal supervision.
Broad knowledge of computer software applications.
Ability to effectively communicate with associates at all levels outside and within the organization.
Must perform duties in accordance with all Federal, State, Provincial, and Local environmental regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
Must report any situation that may have a detrimental impact to human health or the environment to their immediate supervisor.

Nice To Haves

Some travel may be required for training to support projects.

Responsibilities

Planning proactive maintenance including preventive, predictive, corrective maintenance, and project work.
Managing non-emergency work and planned work backlog.
Developing procedures to improve safety, lower costs, and optimize resources through the use of the Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
Scheduling proactive maintenance work using a formal, systematic, and analytical approach.
Participating in the development of Annual Action Plans.
Training maintenance and operation personnel.
Conducting routine safety and maintenance activities including audits, maintenance task evaluations, employee contacts, and visibility tours as assigned.
Ensuring that safety rules and requirements are being followed in all work areas.
Maintaining compliance with visual management standards.
Coordinate and manage work order backlog for area of responsibility.
Facilitate Down Day and Outage planning meetings.
Develop maintenance plans and schedule approved non-emergency based work plans.
Monitor and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support ARP assessment and improvements.
Participate in all major failure incident investigations within area of responsibility.
Prepare, plan, and provide work packages for maintenance activities during down days and major plant outages.
Develop and maintain optimal inventory plans and assist with inventory management for equipment and critical spare parts using Reliability Centered Maintenance methodologies.
Train personnel on equipment care, modifications, renovations, installations, additions, and replacements of facilities and equipment.
Participate in all safety programs to help reduce accidents throughout the plant.
Ensure timely completion of preventive maintenance and predictive work orders within specifications, and compliance with appropriate rules and regulations.
Audit non-emergency work orders for proper data management, as well as develop inspection procedures for major repaired equipment when returned to the plant.
Interface between maintenance and engineering on all new capital expenditures and assist in the development of equipment specifications to ensure that predictive and preventive maintenance tools can be implemented effectively.
Update CMMS for new equipment and equipment changes, work plans, job plans, preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance.
Generate CMMS reports that are utilized in all aspects of managing proactive maintenance.