Maintenance Mechanical Planner

CAM Industrial Solutions•Houston, TX

About The Position

CAM Industrial Solutions is one of the largest and fastest-growing, privately held industrial services companies operating in Canada and the United States. We are searching for a high-impact Safety Tech to join our team of people who want to be the best at what they do, who think just “good” is never good enough, who take pride in their work and want to work with others who feel the same way. Visit us at https://www.camindustrialsolutions.com/. We are seeking a team player willing to work in a collaborative environment and enthusiastic about continuous improvement. The Maintenance Planner is expected to follow the maintenance work flow process to maximize effectiveness of the crafts and overall maintenance function. This person will interact regularly with maintenance staff, craftsmen, operation UTL s, and management. Requires a good understanding of and experience with accepted industry practices for planning work, materials, services, technical information, and a good understanding of safe work practices in a chemical plant.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma and 5 years of experience in a skilled trade
Experience as job planner or estimator
Experience in a chemical plant or in heavy industry
Experience in planning in SAP
Ability to use Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Work, Excel, Project
Ability to perform internet searches for job materials or services
Able to read and interpret vender manuals and drawings
Able to communicate clearly and effectively to craftsmen/operators, venders/suppliers, other departmental staff, and management
Able to organize and plan jobs, and develop job cost estimates
Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices
Highly motivated, energetic, and self-directed
Able to work effectively in a matrix team environment

Responsibilities

Follow the Hexion standard maintenance work flow process
Interact with operation UTL s in the screening of work notifications to ensure that the scope of work, equipment involved, priority, and expected completion date is understood and realistic
Walk job area to clarify scope of work and expectations; take field measurements as needed, and document field information for job plan
Expertise in planning out job steps and resources which include labor, materials, services, special tools, work instructions, technical information, drawings, safe work permitting, etc.
Write work instructions where standard work instructions do not exist; collaborate with discipline specialists and engineers as needed for work instructions
Understand basics of all typical maintenance crafts, and know who to contact as specialized resources for planning details
Communicate with venders to clarify job scope and obtain quotes for materials and services
Maintain awareness of the target date for job scheduling and completion, complete planning 2-3 weeks in advance, and communicate with operation UTL s when the target date is not feasible
Coordinate regular updates with internal customers to facilitate communication on job planning progress and obstacles
Responsible for preventive maintenance planning in collaboration with discipline specialists and engineers; update task lists as needed to maintain accurate PM job plans; update equipment BOM s as needed to maintain accurate parts lists for planning
Assemble and issue job packages; drive continuous improvement in the completeness of the job package as a communication and quality management tool for the maintenance work process
Monitor and maintain planning backlog within targeted control limits
Monitor planning accuracy versus target, and drive continuous improvement
Requires significant use of SAP in work planning, issuing material/service requisitions, warehouse parts reservations, and tracking parts delivery