Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Job Description Job Description Be part of our journey As a global leader in specialty chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable, and high -performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilize new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever -growing marketplace.

Our ideal person As a business, it"s important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Overall Description: Coordinate the planning and scheduling of daily maintenance work in conjunction with manufacturing departments. Act as the communication link between maintenance and production for near and long -term scheduling of maintenance routine work and plant outages.

Participate in maintenance improvement projects and teams. Key Job : Planning / Scheduling Review all work requests, prepare detailed job estimates (tasks, personnel, hours, parts, services and special tools) and verify availability. Provide follow -up where necessary if request is unclear, incomplete, etc.

Schedule work based upon priority, material and staff availability, operational schedule and other established criteria. Manage and maintain the work order system weekly scheduling and issue reports as designated. Initiate and develop PM work orders.

Updates maintenance job plans, as needed. Update and maintain planning and scheduling metrics Plans daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance activities. Coordinates plan with manufacturing units.

Handles the intake and documentation of all maintenance work orders. Organizes and updates work order files. Interfaces with maintenance personnel leadership for work instructions and planning.

Organizes activity plans for maintenance work orders and integrate into production schedules. Modifies planned activities as necessary based on equipment, personnel, and production availability. Monitors maintenance workload distribution and performance.

Analyzes weekly maintenance metrics and works with operations and maintenance leadership to ensure metrics are achieved. Some metrics can include: Completed PM"s -vs - total PM"s for each craft Completed calibrations -vs - total calibrations for each craft Open backlog of work orders Monthly Out of Calibration / Out of Tolerance calibrations Identifies trends and proactively addresses contributors to plant downtime, increasing overall equipment effectiveness.

Conducts analysis using Process Excellence tools. Drives daily planning and scheduling cadence with manufacturing partners. Updates CMMS per change control to reflect accurate data, work plans, and frequencies.

Analyzes CMMS data to identify trends and opportunities. Provides plant engineering assistance and in -plant operations as required Partners with Quality, Production, Engineering departments to meet site business goals Tracks planning, scheduling, and monitoring of site shutdown activities Miscellaneous Work with Maintenance Storeroom Supervisor and staff to issue and receive stores parts for planned work. Provide back -up for other department personnel as required.

Participate in cross -functional teams as assigned to support continuous improvement or equipment installation / modification. Participates on investigative teams and site group initiatives (e.g. PHAs, PSSRs, etc.). Successfully completes regulatory and job training requirements.

All other duties as assigned by management. Performs any other maintenance job as abilities are applicable and assigned. Is available for other duties as required.

Experience Required: Minimum of 5 years" experience in an industrial Maintenance program and minimum one year of planning experience in a manufacturing environment. Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and methods of repair.

Strong organizational and project management skills. Solid interpersonal and oral and written communication skills. Experience with SAP Maintenance module is a strong plus as is experience using Microsoft Office software and Outlook.

Physical : Ability to walk, sit and/or stand for a minimum of 8 hours per day. May be required to move throughout production areas on uneven surfaces, climb stairs and be exposed to outside temperatures/weather. ZRNC