Maintenance Planner (1st Shift)

Baxter International Inc.•Marion, NC

17h•Onsite

About The Position

At Baxter, every person deserves a chance to live a healthy life, a founding belief since 1931. The company is redefining healthcare delivery and is united by its Mission to Save and Sustain Lives, driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Individuals are empowered to make a meaningful impact, striving for efficient and effective operations and accountability for exceptional results. As a Maintenance Planner, you will be involved in making life-saving products, leveraging deep knowledge of manufacturing processes, and understanding the importance of relationships, order, and clear communication. You are expected to listen and inspire others, appreciating the stability of a large multinational company. The team operates in a high-energy manufacturing facility with robust processes ensuring employee safety and health, priding itself on cleanliness and safety.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age
High School Diploma or GED required
Required to acquire planner certification within 1 year of employment
Minimum 5 years of previous industrial maintenance experience required
Must have the knowledge, skill and ability to perform corrective, preventive, predictive and improvement tasks and projects on industrial assets and systems to develop job plans for others to implement
Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office computer software and Maximo CMMS
Understand verbal and written safety and quality instructions and read and comprehend written work instructions including words and drawings
Must have basic English written and oral communication skills adequate to communicate with other team members
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

A.A.S in related curriculum preferred
Minimum 2 years of previous industrial maintenance experience in assigned area preferred

Responsibilities

Assess service requests for validity, accuracy, clarity and completeness.
Ensure compliance and expectations prior to approving service request.
Manage work order and service request backlog.
Prioritize and plan work orders based on asset criticality.
Plan all aspects of non-emergency work orders to include parts required, estimated labor hours, special tools, detailed instructions and any coordination with contractors, other departments and support groups.
Partner with maintenance, operations, quality, stockroom and vendors as necessary to ensure backlog work orders include everything necessary to complete the work order.
Partners with other plant personnel to plan and schedule maintenance work.
Work with technicians and reliability engineers to create non-Preventive Maintenance (PM) / non-Predictive Maintenance (PdM) job plans to include parts required, technical specifications, special tools and detailed instructions.
Manage the maintenance job plan library.
Use parts kitting process for PMs and all other work orders that can be scheduled and kitted.
Discuss job details with originator of the work order as needed to clarify work and plan as required.
Work closely with maintenance supervisors to ensure weekly assignments are delivered on time to continue supporting the planning process.
Update job plans based on feedback from technicians, supervisors, managers and department engineers.
Raise issues for requested work which does not appear to be valid, feasible or has cost constraints, or requires engineering design/change control.
Prepare and submit ‘addition-to-stores’ requests as required.

Benefits

Shift flexibility to trade shifts and leverage overtime opportunities
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
160 hours of Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
401K match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Educational assistance programs
Time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave
Commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Childcare benefits