About the position
The Maintenance Scheduler is responsible for assisting with the development of reliability-based maintenance strategy, based on preventive and predictive maintenance. They will work directly with the Planner and Maintenance Managers to build a reliable maintenance team. The Scheduler will work independently and with other plant personnel to perform preventative, predictive and routine maintenance tasks. The Scheduler position requires hands on maintenance experience. All tasks will be performed while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.
Responsibilities
- Maintain equipment records in Eptura
- Add (and Inactive) equipment records to as equipment is installed or de-installed
- Maintain equipment attributes, such as ABC, type, functional location to support repair analysis.
- Maintain equipment catalog profiles to drive part failure data collection on notifications.
- Set up and maintain all predictive and preventative maintenance plans in Eptura to maximize equipment reliability.
- Determine the most effective method/tool to conduct preventative and predictive maintenance checks based on equipment critically.
- Setup PM plan in Eptura for each piece of equipment, including frequency, mechanical tasks, parts needs, tools needed, safety procedures.
- Generate PM work orders in Eptura, from the PM plans for the next 14-28 days.
- Monitor and report if PM work is being completed to maintain equipment reliability and comply with regulations and audits.
- Release and Schedule PM work orders to maintenance crews.
- Seek input from maintenance leadership to continually improve and adjust PM plans based on equipment and part performance/failure.
- Monitor and analyze Eptura part failure data (along with superintendents and maintenance manager) to detect trends (good or bad).
- Plan and Schedule Corrective work to maximize crew utilization and effectiveness.
- Reviews work request (Eptura Notifications), collaborates with requestor, and creates the Work Order
- Plans the work, including estimated labor by craft (Mech, Elect, Refrig), and special equipment or permits needed.
- Identifies and reserves parts (or creates purchase requisitions) for parts and services.
- Prepares job plans and work order packets for mechanics.
- Maintains a task list library for reuse.
- Interfaces with operations to validate work priority and equipment availability
- Collaborates with Maintenance superintendents on next week's available hours (crew size), to build weekly schedule
- Reviews Planned Backlog of work that is ready to execute
- Selects work from backlog and schedules the work to crews (while minimizing scheduled overtime).
- Leads weekly maintenance scheduling meeting.
- Prepares weekly metrics
Requirements
- Have at least 1 year experience as a maintenance planner, scheduler, or coordinator.
- Strong working knowledge of industrial maintenance and electrical functions.
- Ability to build and use maintenance libraries for repairs.
- Ability to read and interpret technical/engineering documents, drawings, schematics.
- Ability to write detailed repair reports as well as good verbal communication.
- Post-secondary education and/or a technical trade degree are required.
