Sr Maintenance Planner

Owens Corning

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for effectively and properly planning maintenance work by utilizing mechanical/electrical experience, process and equipment knowledge, and SAP. Key duties include prioritizing work requests, specifying parts, and creating job plans for the maintenance department. The planner also ensures Bill of Material (BOM) accuracy and contributes to improving asset preventative maintenance plans. This role requires attention to detail, critical thinking, and reasoning skills to efficiently prioritize and plan work, aiming to maximize machine uptime and reliability while improving workforce productivity and quality by reducing waste. The Maintenance Planner is ultimately responsible for enhancing safety, quality, and performance in maintenance activities. This is an 8-hour day shift position, reporting to the Maintenance Leader.

Requirements

Must be familiar with a CMMS
Must have strong communications skills
Demonstrates creativity and problem solving ability
Excellent attention to detail
Willing and able to speak in a group setting and train others
Strong work ethic and excellent attendance
Excellent mechanical aptitude
Possess strong planning, organizational and interpersonal skills
Self-starter, motivated and goal oriented
Must be computer literate
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum 5 years industrial maintenance experience
Able to read, write and speak English
Perform basic arithmetic – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions
Able to read blue prints, equipment schematics, and parts breakdowns
Able to use manuals, computer searches, and/or vendor contacts to research parts, materials and tools
Able to use full range of measurement tools, including but not limited to: tape measure, caliper, micrometer, pi tape, etc.
Must be legally able to work in the United States
Must be drug and alcohol free

Nice To Haves

SAP preferred
electrical experience preferred

Responsibilities

Live and adhere to the Safety Culture of Zero Accidents, and ensure plant safety needs are given top priority in the planning process.
Work collaboratively with Operations, Stores, Engineering, other Planners, Foremen, Supervisors, Maintenance Technicians and general plant personnel.
Comply with all plant rules.
Actively support TPM and the PM pillar, with a focus on processing red cards; participate in meetings and on special projects as needed.
Follow RWP principles and procedures and ensure continuous improvement by incorporating technician feedback into future job plans.
Oversee contractors and support foremen and maintenance techs during down time.
Utilize and update plant blueprints, drawings, instructional manuals and special procedures.
Look for opportunities and implement changes to improve efficiency in the planning process.
Work overtime as needed to support down days, emergencies, extended shutdowns, and manage backlog.
Ensure plant personnel understand and comply with RWP procedures; conduct training as necessary.
May be required to back up other planners, scheduler, foreman, etc.
Work in conjunction with Parts Room Attendant to ensure materials availability and kitting of planned work.
Create and input work notifications based on observations of defects.
Provide detailed scope of work, including estimates of key work steps, materials, manpower, safety considerations and additional resources as needed for all planned work.
Familiar with precision maintenance tools and applications and utilize in work plans when appropriate.
Evaluate PMs for effectiveness, ensuring instructions are clear and concise, measurement based as much as possible, and focused on identifying defects and failures; updates as needed.
Update and correct equipment files, specifications, parts lists (BOM), descriptions, etc. as errors or outdated information are encountered.
Research parts and create requisitions using cost effective, quality parts in compliance with all sourcing policies and procedures.
Determine when failed parts can be rebuilt or repaired in lieu of replacing.
Keep up with turning notifications into work orders in a timely manner to ensure available down time is fully utilized – does not allow aged work orders to accumulate.
Maintain a reasonable backlog to ensure a balance of up-time and down-time work is always ready to schedule.
Spend sufficient time out in the plant scoping work (approximately 30%).
Help to determine root cause of failures and help identify and implement permanent corrective actions, with may include creating new PMs, working with team to design improvements, identifying critical spare parts, benchmarking other plants, etc.
Able to make reasonable assumptions and assessments regarding equipment condition.
Effectively plans extended shutdowns, including coordination with other departments and contractors, with support as needed.