Maintenance Planner

Costa Farms, LLC•Miami, FL

80d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner role is crucial for improving workforce productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through the planning and coordination of labor, parts, materials, and equipment access. Job plans created by the Maintenance Planner are intended to ensure or extend the life expectancy of equipment, thereby aiding in the total reduction of maintenance costs and increasing product output. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, and maintaining liaison between Operations and Maintenance, the planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordination of all plannable maintenance work performed within the facility. Through supervision of the Maintenance Administrator, the planner is also responsible for the maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Experience or ability to learn CMMS system or Similar.
Minimum 2 years of maintenance experience in the heavy industrial field (Desired but not limiting).
Basic mechanical knowledge and aptitude required.
Mathematical and documentation skills necessary.
Advanced computer skills required (email, internet searches, basic data entry, etc.).
Exposure to planning and scheduling maintenance work prioritizing and focusing on work orders for equipment and critical business processes.
Proficient in the use, and understanding, of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Experience in planning crafts, man hours, materials, equipment, etc. required to execute work on fixed equipment, piping, valves, pumps, etc.
Understanding the impact of Procurement, Scheduling, and Field Execution processes.
Have adequate craft knowledge and skill to accurately estimate labor hours, material requirement and skills needed to complete a job.
Must be knowledgeable with the use of Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Good math skills and computer skills.
Good organizational skills.
Demonstrated organizational and planning skills.
Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions.
Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 2 years of maintenance experience in the heavy industrial field

Responsibilities

Identify the elements of an executable work package (Work order) that should contain (but not limited to), the work plan, the necessary materials, tools, and permits, and labor requirements prior to passing the work on to scheduling.
Update and adjust existing job plans and equipment data.
Provide ongoing training of team members in the process to ensure consistency in process execution and use of the system to capture business required data.
Generate requisitions for specialty tools, materials or contractor services required to support execution of work in the field.
Ensure that historical information is entered into computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or appropriate database, along with a Maintenance Manager.
Manage backlog of planning work and facilitate team meetings with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering and Planning & Scheduling to establish work priorities.
Ensure proper closure of maintenance orders including documenting, initiating any follow-up maintenance orders and review plan vs. actual results.
Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to identify needs and develop solutions.
Review, organize and prioritize work approved for planning.
Coordinate with purchasing to order and reserve materials.
Determine if job is ready to schedule.
Change work order status appropriately based on work management process.
Attend and participate in weekly scheduling meeting.
Review equipment history and identify failures.
Improve the maintenance preventive program based on actuals (for cost saving, to eliminate various risks, for more efficiency, etc,,).
Monitor and report on the effectiveness of maintenance program.
Ensure the continuous improvement of processes.
Participate in the capital expenditure planning process.
Availability for flexible schedule changes based on business needs (including but not limited to seasonal demand and additional hours outside of the regular work schedule, such as weekends, nights, and holidays).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather information or help as required.
Perform additional duties as required.