Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Vallourec North America•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

You’ll play a vital role in our (department) team by developing and managing maintenance schedules for down days, outages, and routine tasks. This includes coordinating predictive and preventive maintenance activities, and planning and coordinating maintenance jobs and projects in collaboration with production and maintenance teams. You will monitor SAP and CMMS systems to ensure accurate tracking of work orders, technician workload, and equipment trends. You will be accountable for spare parts management, including kit building, warehousing, and satellite storage. You will also requisition materials and advise inventory control on requirements and usage, and maintain equipment information and repair files. Additionally, you will maintain CMMS documentation including drawings, lockout/tagout procedures, spare parts codes, and critical tasks. You will generate and analyze reports (e.g., cost, delay, monthly performance), review daily equipment inspections and ensure follow-up work orders are created and completed. You will serve as a technical resource for maintenance supervisors, assist in hiring, counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees when appropriate, and support the development of reliability-based maintenance strategies. You will also assist in workload and schedule planning for technicians, coordinate with external contractors to supplement workforce as needed, and inspect contractor work to ensure compliance with safety and operational standards. You will interact professionally with vendors and maintain effective working relationships, maintain the maintenance budget and track expenditures, ensure 5S compliance and environmental/safety recordkeeping, and participate in safety, health, and environmental programs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum 10 years in manufacturing or heavy industrial equipment, with a strong background in planning and scheduling.
Strong mechanical comprehension
Proficient in SAP and CMMS systems
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to interpret technical documents and procedures
Solid mathematical and reasoning abilities

Nice To Haves

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage maintenance schedules for down days, outages, and routine tasks.
Coordinate predictive and preventive maintenance activities.
Plan and coordinate maintenance jobs and projects in collaboration with production and maintenance teams.
Monitor SAP and CMMS systems to ensure accurate tracking of work orders, technician workload, and equipment trends.
Accountable for spare parts management, including kit building, warehousing, and satellite storage.
Requisition materials and advise inventory control on requirements and usage.
Maintain equipment information and repair files.
Maintain CMMS documentation including drawings, lockout/tagout procedures, spare parts codes, and critical tasks.
Generate and analyze reports (e.g., cost, delay, monthly performance).
Review daily equipment inspections and ensure follow-up work orders are created and completed.
Serve as a technical resource for maintenance supervisors.
Assist in hiring, counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees when appropriate.
Support the development of reliability-based maintenance strategies.
Assist in workload and schedule planning for technicians.
Coordinate with external contractors to supplement workforce as needed.
Inspect contractor work to ensure compliance with safety and operational standards.
Interact professionally with vendors and maintain effective working relationships.
Maintain maintenance budget and track expenditures.
Ensure 5S compliance and environmental/safety recordkeeping.
Participate in safety, health, and environmental programs.