Senior Maintenance Planner

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority•College Park, MD

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Planner performs asset maintenance planning for assigned WMATA maintenance departments and leads efforts in improving the execution of maintenance control processes. Responsibilities include developing, configuring and modifying a complete scope of maintenance job plans, containing schedules, labor, work packs, procedures, tools, materials and equipment. Works with engineering offices to provide planning, scheduling, technical and document management support. Develops, revises and assists in the implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs for all applicable maintenance departments. The incumbent is also responsible for providing guidance and direction to junior planners and Scheduling Coordinators. In addition, the Senior Maintenance Planner serves as the subject matter expert for the Computer Maintenance Management System (Maximo) for their assigned department.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering field.
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years of experience in an electrical or mechanical maintenance role, in addition to the experience state below, will be considered
A minimum seven (7) years of experience in a maintenance role which includes experience performing administrative maintenance management activities, understanding and utilization of maintenance principles, or utilization of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (i.e., practical experience as a Maintenance Planner and/or Scheduler)
Experience must include at least 2 years previously in a Maintenance Planner role
Possession of a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License

Nice To Haves

Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification
Proficiency in Maximo modules: Assets, Locations, Preventive Maintenance, Master PM, Job Plans, Campaigns, Work Order Tracking, and Inventory.

Responsibilities

Works independently to develop the scope of work, resource requirements, and parts requirements to complete preventive and corrective maintenance tasks in a safe, compliant, efficient, and effective manner.
Ensures that Work Orders are properly generated, planned, and closed within WMATA¿s Computerized Maintenance Management System (Maximo) to maintain an accurate workorder backlog that maintenance can efficiently work from.
Leads collaboration with managerial and supervisory personnel within assigned maintenance departments regarding the scope of job plans to secure the necessary manpower and resources for effective production and maintenance outcomes
Leads collaboration between Maintenance, Engineering, Operations and other supported departments to ensure that all internal beneficiaries of maintenance receive timely, efficient, and quality job plans.
Supports departments with technical or procedural guidance to ensure accurate asset configuration, work order management, and documentation of work in Maximo
Works independently, periodically collecting and analyzing preventive maintenance work orders to inform stakeholders of compliance related to statutory inspections and maintenance.
Gathers campaign status information from engineering and maintenance personnel, collects campaign status data from Maximo, and analyzes the data to determine overall campaign performance, variances, and risk areas.
Creates maintenance job plans for WMATA¿s vehicles, sub-systems, components and support equipment within Maximo, allowing for the proper execution of maintenance activities including.
Performs short- and long-range planning activities, including regular analysis of corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM) backlogs to balance and sustain a proactive preventive/predictive maintenance program.
Establishes maintenance departments¿ job plan timelines and goals to determine and arrange required shop work, minimizing downtime and interruptions to normal operations.
Manage work order backlog to effectively prioritize work and optimize execution efficiency.
Updates maintenance procedures within Maximo as necessary based on the review of equipment work order history and failure analysis to maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of established maintenance job plans.
Responds to inquiries made by Authority stakeholders related to asset history, periodic inspections, and compliance to assist in identifying trends and making recommendations to improve safety.
Visits the field to assure that all job plan steps are being complied with.
Prepares maintenance job plan projections for budget planning purposes.
Collaborates with Quality, Engineering, Contractors, and applicable maintenance departments for complete clarity of job scope for planned work to be performed.
Produces work packages covering all equipment safety, tools and parts for the maintenance work performed to ensure that quality parts are correctly identified, pre-assembled, protected and checked for correctness.