Description

Are you highly organized and detail-oriented individual with a passion for continuous improvement? Do you have experience in maintenance planning and strong understanding of preventative maintenance strategies? If the answer is Yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Team at McKinley Paper Company.

Summary:

Working under general supervision of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Planner plans, coordinates and schedules various maintenance and repair projects to ensure the continuous operation and reliable performance of the mill buildings, facilities, machinery, equipment, and any fleet vehicles. Collaborates with other departments to manage work priorities, develop job plans, identify the necessary resources (parts, materials, supplies, skillset and personnel) to complete projects.

Responsibilities:

The following duties are representative of the duties performed by job function and is not intended to be an inclusive list.
Serves as principal contact and liaison between Maintenance and Operations in the planning, scheduling and coordinating of routine and non-routine corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance work on mill , buildings, facilities, machinery, and equipment. Contacts and works with personnel from other departments as needed.The Planner provides a safe operating environment by ensuring proper resources are provided for each job/project.

Receives and reviews requests for maintenance and repair work and determines the most efficient and effective method to accomplish the work. Consults with others as necessary.
Provides job estimates for the work to be performed: labor, supplies and material, and any outside services.
Works with the maintenance lead and managers to determine resource availability and balance the workforce load. Develops preliminary workforce schedules. Verifies all material, information, tools and labor are available prior to scheduling.
Provides direction to warehouse personnel regarding the procurement and pre-staging of all parts and material required for the completion of maintenance jobs.
Manages and administers the Maintenance Management System (MMS), including developing a metrics program to measure division efficiency and labor utilization and to produce work performance reports for management information and use.

Qualifications

• Industrial maintenance equipment-related expertise
• Understanding of reactive, preventive and predictive maintenance to effectively manage and plan maintenance and repair projects including estimating labor, materials and skills needed to complete jobs.
• Maintenance and repair processes in a wastewater treatment facility and working knowledge of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes.
• Technical writing skills to provide simple and accurate instructions on improving preventive maintenance activities.
• Standard blueprints, machine and process drawings.
• Excellent math skills to plan and organize jobs and projects.
• Excellent time management, organizational and planning skills.
• Inventory management and Computerize Maintenance Management Systems.
• SAP experience is a plus\
• Establish, maintain and improve the Maintenance planning and scheduling business flow process; schedule maintenance work into production plan.
• Scope the full extent of maintenance work needed to conduct the relevant repair/preventive / predictive/design-out activities on the organization's plant and equipment.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work.
• Manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
• Purchase all necessary parts, equipment, services and documentation to perform the maintenance work.
• Write applicable maintenance procedures that promote defect-free maintenance work quality.
• Maintain accurate equipment maintenance history and job records database and technical information on processes, plant and equipment.
• Convert the organization's asset management and maintenance strategy into workplace activities.
• Able and competent in root cause failure analysis and investigations.
• Apply good stores management practices and parts management to ensure parts and equipment retain full reliability while stored.
• Ensure key performance indicators are captured and reported for equipment reliability, maintenance department performance and planning and scheduling business flow process
• Continually improving planning, scheduling, purchasing, stores, data management and job reporting systems to increase planning effectiveness and efficiency
• Collaborate with maintenance manager to schedule manpower and resources for the most effective production and maintenance outcomes
• Must have a demonstrated ability to visualize and communicate the execution of work.
• Have the ability to sketch or redline existing drawings.
• Persuasively communicate ideas and assert a point of view in complex or controversial situations.
• Intermediate computer experience, including working knowledge of MS Office software such as Word and Excel

 EDUCATION: 

• Minimum Requirements; High School Diploma or equivalent, supplemented by vocational or technical training in mechanical maintenance and repair.
• Associate/Bachelor Degree preferred

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of five (5) years of industrial maintenance and repair experience, including two (2) years of prior experience planning and scheduling maintenance and repair work. A combination of education and specialized planning and scheduling experience may substitute for the two years of prior experience.
Working knowledge of pumps, motors, general and specialized parts, electrical, welding and mechanical equipment typically used in water/wastewater treatment plant operations or comparable facilities is required. Computer skills and experience with inventory management and Computerized Maintenance Management System software necessary. 

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Work in warehouse and office building environments with controlled lighting, ventilation and moderate noise levels.

• Frequent sitting for prolonged periods while operating telephone system and computer; intermittently twisting and reaching to operate other equipment and access resource materials.
• Employees may use and be exposed to hand, power and noise producing tools and equipment and the noise level in the work environment may be loud.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold including rain, ice, fog, wind and various terrains.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Periodically exposed to high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, odors, dust and pollen.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Will be required to wear personal protective equipment.
• Regularly operate safety devices and equipment and apply proper safety procedures in hazardous environments.
• Periodically required to ascend and descend ladders and stairs.
• Periodically required to operate forklifts, hand trucks, and carts.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Periodically required to walk, climb or balance and stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Visual acuity to read fine details on blue prints, drawings, work orders, correspondence, and/or reports. Regularly required to use hands and fingers to grasp, handle tools and use general office equipment and/or computer.