Maintenance Scheduler

Carlisle Brake & Friction Inc•Medina, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Scheduler ensures maintenance activities are scheduled for completion by their due dates. The role prioritizes work in the Frozen Weekly Schedule and matches resource and service capacity to the workload. By grouping work according to priority, equipment, trade, or service provider, the Scheduler supports crew efficiency, monitors progress against the weekly schedule, and assists the Maintenance Supervisor with decisions. The Scheduler works with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Reliability Engineer, Planner, Storeroom Supervisor, Engineering, and Operations to develop schedules and apply Best Business Practices. The role prepares, obtains approval for, and communicates schedules; facilitates scheduling and team meetings; tracks constraints and capacity; reviews work-order feedback and requests; produces reports; and supports a backup Planner and future Scheduler/Planner. The position is located at the Medina Plant in Medina, Ohio.

Requirements

At least five years of experience in maintenance work and projects.
A university degree and at least two years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices and principles.
Skill using scheduling tools such as Gantt charts, PERT networks, CMMS scheduling modules, and resource histograms.
Ability to assess and prioritize work based on critical systems and equipment requirements, project commitments, work-order age, resource availability, and customer satisfaction.
Ability to work with supervisors to communicate priorities and assign resources.
Skill using a maintenance scheduling system.
Effective team-building and communication skills.
Ability to set priorities, work independently, and coordinate multiple projects using available resources.
Must be willing and able to work mandatory overtime.
Weekend shifts are required.

Nice To Haves

Industry background and experience working in a trade discipline.
High proficiency with MVP Plant or equivalent CMMS software.

Responsibilities

Maintain an overview of prepared corrective maintenance backlog and prioritize work for scheduling.
Coordinate with the Planner and Maintenance Supervisor on job execution and remain informed of work execution constraints.
Track available work-center capacity, campaign periods, specialist-service periods, work-order priorities, and upcoming constraints.
Suggest changes to the trade mix to fit estimated work.
Forecast work several weeks in advance in coordination with the Reliability Engineer, Planner, Storeroom Supervisor, Engineering, and Operations.
Keep informed of longer-term plans, especially equipment stops, outages, and shutdowns.
Prepare draft schedules based on task contents, operational constraints, and corrective work-order priorities; obtain approval and communicate the schedule.
Facilitate weekly scheduling meetings and update the weekly schedule to reflect changes from daily maintenance meetings.
Train with the Planner to provide backup Planner support to the maintenance department.
Gather data and produce reports as required by the Maintenance Manager, including daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
Review work-order feedback from trades regarding task lists and maintenance plans, and suggest master-data corrections.
Participate in or facilitate scheduling, shift-crossover, and weekly team meetings that review KPIs, action items, and maintenance performance.
Interface with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Reliability Engineer, and Storeroom Supervisor to incorporate Best Business Practices.
Maintain files of daily production reports.
Review corrective maintenance work requests from production departments.
Ensure compliance with applicable safety, quality, and environmental requirements in work.
Conduct monthly 5S audits.
Develop at least one backup support person and mentor a future Scheduler/Planner.