Maintenance Planner

Land O'Lakes•Turlock, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner-Scheduler reports to the Maintenance Manager. The role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity and work quality of the Maintenance Team by anticipating and eliminating potential equipment delays through planning and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. Supports Land O'Lakes values and integrity in all plant activities. Promotes an environment for open and timely communication and actively enlists input from others and responds to others respectfully.

Requirements

1+ plus years of planning/scheduling experience with manufacturing/production.
Strong understanding of maintenance or mechanical aptitude is required.
Understanding of maintenance and reliability performance metrics
Must have the ability to run various computer applications that apply to the department and business to an acceptable degree, including but not limited to Microsoft Office Products (Excel), and CMMS programs (Catalyst, Maintenance Manager, etc.)
Must be able to do mathematical calculations.
High School diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

Some College courses or certificates is preferred.
3+ plus years of planning/scheduling experience with manufacturing/production.
Maintenance in manufacturing/production

Responsibilities

Be able to communicate with contractors, walk contractor jobs, and schedule work that aligns with the production schedule
Kitting of parts for planned work orders as required.
Schedule all planned preventative maintenance and maintain records in CMMS system.
Plan all routine work for the mechanics.
Add comments and review parts to be able to accomplish the work.
Organize and facilitate weekend planning meetings.
Ensure PMs and WOs are executed safely and with appropriate quality.
Coordinate and assist in scheduling technicians and contractors on down day projects
Partner with the Production Planner to ensure maintenance activities are scheduled.
Review and update PM tasks as needed to ensure they are thorough and accurate.
Prepare work schedules and mechanic duty assignments as required to support the maintenance program and the requirements of production.
Evaluate, prioritize, and schedule maintenance repair requests to ensure timely completion of repair actions.
Follow up with mechanics on work assigned to understand any areas of improvement
Track and communicate inventory shortage situations to Maintenance Manager.
Maintain inventory and all purchasing/receiving for all maintenance required repair supplies, parts, tools, etc.
Set up the minimum and maximum trigger points, based off historical usage data for expendable maintenance parts
Assist Maintenance Manager and technicians with inventory and purchasing
Identify and cost out critical control parts
Provide the Maintenance Manager with a written list of material and replacement parts as needed.
Responsible for organization of the parts room and the bar coding of all items in the parts room.
Lead cycle counts of items and enter data into inventory system.
Manage inventory free-stock items, ie. Nuts/Bolts, Conduit, sheet metal, angle iron, etc.
Develop preventive, predictive and periodic maintenance programs and continuously improve processes.
Receive, unpack, sort, arrange and place inventoried items in proper location.
Ensure items are tagged with proper identification and stocked.
Coordinate with the engineering group for purchase orders on our capital projects
Initiate purchase orders/requests, maintenance inventory stock orders, current or potential spare shortages of zero balances.
Perform frequent on-the-job inspections to ensure safe working habits, safe work areas, quality of workmanship, effectiveness of maintenance and repairs.
Communicate with vendors or product support technicians to troubleshoot equipment as needed
Works closely with Maintenance Manager and plant manager to ensure all capital projects are closed by year end
Attend daily Production Meetings to assist with maintenance support and report back to manager with meeting issues and concerns.
Assist with daily operational support as needed when the Maintenance Manager is unavailable.
Ensure all paperwork and forms are filled out correctly and audit ready.
Filing of all documentation, to include purchase orders, PM reports, etc.
Data entry of information for site specific and HQ reports and KPI scorecards
Provide technical assistance to assigned personnel in the performance of their duties in: Proper operation of equipment, proper use of maintenance manuals and schematics, efficiency in troubleshooting, proper maintenance, and repair of equipment.
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
Support all Environmental, Health, and Safety programs, policies, and regulations.
Wearing of all PPE including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, head protection, face protection, all when/as needed according to company/plant policies.)
Reporting of any/all unsafe conditions/acts or potentials to management and address it immediately.
Successfully complete all required safety training programs while executing and adhering to the practices learned.
Individuals should have a customer focus and be able to work effectively in a team environment.
Responsible attitude for personal safety and the safety of co-workers, and contractors.
Self-starter and ability to self-direct work.
Team oriented, flexible, and able to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to follow written directions and work orders, paying close attention to details.
Must be able to maintain legible & accurate records/paperwork as required.
Must be able to interact with others in a proactive manner to achieve departmental, operations, plant, and company goals.
Must be able to communicate effectively through email, virtual meetings, etc.