Maintenance Planner

Seaboard Corporation•Hugoton, KS

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for processing, prioritizing, and scheduling work orders to support safe, reliable, and efficient refinery operations. This role works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, Warehousing, and contractors to ensure work is properly scoped, planned, resourced, and scheduled before execution.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
5+ years of manufacturing or maintenance planning or maintenance operations.
3+ years of Maximo CMMS experience is required.
Experience with coordinating maintenance-related work including ordering supplies/materials, scheduling contractors, and producing job plans is required.
Strong working knowledge of maintenance workflow, filed execution, and backlog management.
Must be a team player that communicates effectively with co-workers in a group or in independent cooperative activities.
Ability to read and write clear, accurate and concise reports and business correspondence using standard Microsoft Office programs.
Must be able to move from place to place to all areas of production.
You must be able to wear all required safety equipment.
Must be able to push/pull up to 25 lbs., lift to 25 lbs. unassisted, bend, stoop, and kneel.

Responsibilities

Process work requests into work orders in Maximo CMMS for assigned areas.
Build complete job packages including labor, materials, tools, safety requirements, access needs, and estimated duration.
Schedule all active work orders with operations/maintenance management to lock in the one-week in advance schedule.
Perform weekly work order updates with supervision to maintain an active backlog of jobs.
Coordinate and schedule external vendors for maintenance and contracting needs.
Initiate the procurement of materials, special tools and unique items required in the job plans using relevant maintenance programs and database tools.
Perform field walk down of all jobs being planned to accurately account for all job steps, equipment, and craft needs.
Maintain accurate work order data, status updates, and planning details in Maximo.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.