Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Vallourec - North America•Houston, TX

10d

About The Position

This role is vital to the maintenance team, focusing on developing and managing maintenance schedules for various tasks including down days, outages, and routine maintenance. The position involves coordinating predictive and preventive maintenance activities, and planning/coordinating maintenance jobs and projects in collaboration with production and maintenance teams. Key responsibilities include monitoring SAP and CMMS systems for accurate tracking of work orders, technician workload, and equipment trends, as well as managing spare parts, including kit building, warehousing, and satellite storage. The role also entails requisitioning materials, advising inventory control, and maintaining equipment information and repair files. Additionally, the Maintenance Planner & Scheduler is responsible for maintaining CMMS documentation, generating and analyzing reports, reviewing daily equipment inspections, and serving as a technical resource for maintenance supervisors. This position may also involve assisting in hiring, counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees, supporting the development of reliability-based maintenance strategies, assisting in workload and schedule planning for technicians, coordinating with external contractors, inspecting contractor work, and interacting with vendors. The role also includes maintaining the maintenance budget, tracking expenditures, ensuring 5S compliance, environmental/safety recordkeeping, and participating 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.