Snr Maintenance Planner- Mill Maintenance

ASARCO•Kearny, AZ

About The Position

The Sr. Maintenance Planner provides maintenance planning and analysis and supports and leads planners in completing work assignments. The role works closely with the maintenance engineer and planner to improve maintenance and reliability, and may assist the supervisor with scheduling duties in the absence of a general supervisor. The position develops and manages maintenance schedules, work plans, forecasts, budgets, parts and materials coordination, and performance reporting. It supports safe execution of planned work in accordance with MSHA standards, coordinates schedules and planning meetings with affected teams, and serves as the department’s primary interface for non-purchasing issues with equipment manufacturers, vendors, and contractors. The role also contributes to reliability reviews, root-cause failure analysis, maintenance improvement, and analysis of delays and costs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Plan department work safely and ensure planned work meets or exceeds MSHA standards.

Nice To Haves

A degree in Mining Engineering or a similar field is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the maintenance engineer to realize maintenance improvements.
Assist the supervisor with scheduling duties when the general supervisor is absent.
Educate employees about reliability and maintenance engineering, and identify critical processes and their effects on throughput, quality, environmental performance, and safety compliance.
Create and modify daily, weekly, and monthly schedules and maintenance tactics using SAP.
Develop, recommend, and implement strategies to improve process reliability.
Perform reliability reviews of modifications and design changes.
Perform life-cycle cost analyses on engineering design changes.
Evaluate the cost-benefit of new diagnostic technologies.
Review required maintenance performance reports and communicate maintenance and company KPIs.
Work with the planner on root-cause failure analysis (RCFA) and maintenance improvement.
Generate delay analysis reports and perform Pareto analysis.
Ensure department work is planned safely and meets or exceeds MSHA standards.
Communicate and coordinate daily and weekly maintenance schedules and backlog with affected parties.
Conduct weekly operations and maintenance planning meetings.
Assist with developing long- and short-range maintenance management schedules and budgets, and ensure their compliance and implementation.
Generate required maintenance performance reports and communicate key maintenance and company performance indicators.
Order the parts and materials needed to complete work plans and ensure they are pre-positioned or delivered to the job site before work begins.
Generate work plans when necessary.
Serve as the primary department interface for non-purchasing-related issues with equipment manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.
Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts for future maintenance activities.
Work closely with Purchasing to create purchase orders and ensure the right parts are on site at the right time.