The Maintenance Planning Team Leader reports to the Maintenance Manager and is responsible for improving machine availability and efficiency by systematically addressing issues that inhibits productive operation. This Team Leader has at least two direct reports including Maintenance Planning Specialist and Maintenance Engineer.

• Supervise Planning staff employees including scheduling work, delegation of work assignments, and evaluating performance.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive plan for preventive and/or predictive maintenance activities for production assets in a given value stream
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective action facilitation for unplanned downtime events
• Thorough analysis of extended downtime events, high frequency downtime events, machine wrecks, missed diagnosis or special cause events resulting in more downtime than what should have occurred
• Continual analysis of: downtime data, machine component failures, spare parts inventory, support documentation and Maintenance repair quality/efficiency
• Champion for documentation creation and control to improve repair quality and reduce time for repair on planned and unplanned activities
• Play an active role in sourcing critical spare parts for equipment to put into crib inventory, use during planned projects and to support down equipment events
• Provide leadership during other planned downtime activities
• Assist in creation of standard work instructions related to troubleshooting and preventative maintenance
• Facilitate major repairs, rebuilds, and retro-fits of existing production equipment
• Other assignments and projects as specified

• Education/Credentials/Certifications
  • Bachelor's degree in business, technology or engineering.
• Length of Experience
  • Previous experience (5 years) in manufacturing
  • Previous maintenance experience preferred
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  • Strong mechanical aptitude
  • Excellent oral and written language ability
  • Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices
  • Excellent reasoning and problem solving ability
  • Ability to pay extreme attention to detail
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to collect and interpret data
  • Analytical
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any worker to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• In terms of movement, the job may require constant handling, repetitive motions, and occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, sitting, walking, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• In terms of vision, the job may require constant use of near acuity, depth perception, and peripheral vision; and occasional far acuity, accommodation and color vision.
• Environmental conditions may include constant atmospheric conditions, occasional extreme heat non-weather related, contact with water or other liquids, noise, vibration, and inadequate ventilation.
• Hazards may include constant proximity to moving, mechanical parts and occasional exposure to electrical shock as well as working in high, exposed places.
• May require Light Physical Strength*