Maintenance Planner, Electrical & Instrumentation

Tronox•Hamilton, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for effectively planning and developing daily work schedules for the E/I maintenance workforce in support of the plant production. This position requires a thorough knowledge of how to use systems to logically prioritize, plan and organize work in a safe and efficient manner. Assure work is accomplished in compliance with all Safety, Health and Environmental policy. This position will report directly to the Maintenance Planning Lead.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in electrical and instrumentation (E/I) maintenance repair or E/I planning in a plant environment, or an equivalent combination of both.
Industrial plant experience strongly preferred.
A good understanding of plant maintenance operations.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Competent in the use of computer programs (i.e. SAP S4, Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.).
Good human relation skills.
Good knowledge of the national electrical code.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
MX or above on most recent performance evaluation is required and no active corrective action.

Nice To Haves

Master electricians license preferred.

Responsibilities

Safely plan and schedule daily work for the general E/I workforce including preparation of a daily work schedule.
Work with Production scheduler for the purpose of planning jobs, establishing priorities, reviewing work backlogs, and generating daily work schedules.
Provide liaison with other plant groups to ensure that the collective experiences of all groups are considered and brought together in planning, so all group needs are met.
Review preventative maintenance procedures on equipment in area of accountability and ensure that they address the equipment requirements including inspections, service procedures, intervals, review, and follow-up of the work done, and estimate of cost and manpower requirements.
Effectively coordinate and plan work assigned requiring maintenance work performed by general E/I workforce including drawings, sketches, material and equipment requirements, request for purchase and equipment requisitions, materials normally on-site availability, cost estimates, field check, follow-up, and review with respect to planning, etc.
Follow-up on materials for jobs planned to include the disposition of materials ordered but not used, materials on order, and spare equipment maintained by the planners for use in their areas of accountability not in stores inventory. This includes interface with Corporate and local purchasing groups and interaction with stores personnel.
Accountable for both quantitative and qualitative review and to recommend spare parts for stores inventory as required for equipment in the planner’s area including both new and existing equipment.
Perform periodic reviews of equipment bill of materials to ensure accuracy.
Work with Asset Improvement group to prepare documentation and submit request for capital spares acquisition.
Perform related duties, special projects and functions as assigned.
Provide weekend and holiday supervision of all maintenance activity on rotational basis.
Maintain a work backlog large enough to ensure that idle manpower does not exist and small enough to ensure that needed work is completed in a timely manner.
Be willing to accept training to learn new procedures to replace old methods with new ideas made available through technological advances in order to keep the company competitive in today’s market.
Inform area mechanical planner of significant spend for forecasting.
Work with Repairable Spares Specialist to ensure repairable items are refurbished or replaced with new purchase in an expedient manner.
Develop scope and request for quotation for supplemental maintenance work.
Coordinate scheduling of work.
Consistently demonstrate Tronox Core Values.