Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryBatavia, IL
Onsite

About The Position

Fermilab is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to provide planning and scheduling services to operations maintenance and utility engineering groups within the Infrastructure Services Division (ISD). This role will be focused on providing necessary logistical support in executing maintenance work across the site.

Requirements

  • Associate degree in Facilities Management or related discipline.
  • In lieu of Associated Degree, certifications in a trades related field is a plus with 5+ years of experience.
  • Experience performing, executing, planning, and scheduling electrical, mechanical, HVAC and building envelope maintenance tasks.
  • Multi-skilled trades capability.
  • Project management and estimating.
  • Continuous improvement, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, use of KPI's for decision making and corrective actions.
  • Microsoft Office experience.
  • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
  • Ability to work overtime, including weekends and during shutdowns on an as needed basis.
  • Ability to work indoors and out.
  • Perform field trips to review and create sound job plans.
  • Ability to legally operate cars and light trucks.
  • Ability to qualify for work in Oxygen Deficiency Hazard (ODH) designated areas as well as radiological controlled areas.
  • Ability to work in confined space and high noise areas.
  • Physically fit to access equipment and site locations, including the ability to bend, climb, crawl, twist and walk.
  • Eye/Face Protection, Foot Protection, Hand Protection, Hearing Protection

Responsibilities

  • Determining, developing and scheduling work plans based upon site-wide field trips, priority, available work force, and other criteria, and reviewing plans and schedules with associated craft supervisors. (e.g., cooling towers, pumps, motors, electrical distribution, air handling units, chillers, boilers, sump pumps, HVAC repairs, thermographic inspections, and vibration analysis.
  • Reviewing corrective, preventive, predictive work for planning and scheduling in your assigned craft areas and providing time estimates and priorities to ensure backlog determination.
  • Acquiring and maintaining in depth knowledge of appropriate lab safety and regulatory rules, procedures, and policies to craft job plans appropriately.
  • Managing the maintenance planning process including: all safety requirements, developing job hazard analysis and safe plans of action, planning of work orders, managing back log, and scheduling work.
  • Supporting continuous improvement, by leading root cause analysis, troubleshooting, developing and utilizing metrics and KPI's for decision making and corrective actions.
  • Providing reports to management for maintenance activities.
  • Interfacing with customers, building managers, and division technical personnel when necessary and assisting in developing and providing the daily, weekly, monthly, outage and long-term plans and schedules to building managers and the department management team.
  • Coordinating parts and material acquisitions for planned work between the Store Room personnel and/or vendors concerning parts needs, status, tracking and follow-up.
  • Creating and maintaining Bill of Materials (BOM's).
  • Providing project management, technical design and/or redesign support.
  • Providing proper documentation to procurement in support of bidding of work.
  • Evaluating new technologies and ideas that will improve the efficiency and the capability.
  • Utilizing (FAMIS) Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) for work order management and scheduling activities.
  • Updating and adding new equipment records into FAMIS. New equipment records and set up include O&M manuals, spare parts listings, warranty information and preventive maintenance task list and frequencies.
  • Performing other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  • Abiding by and being responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • Short and Long-term disability insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Onsite day care

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

Associate degree

Number of Employees

501-1,000 employees

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