Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Fareva Richmond is a contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical and personal care consumer goods. The word Fareva means “Faire Rêver” (Make you dream) in Ardechois, the local dialect of the southeast of France, the region where Fareva is based.

Fareva Associates are talented professionals who excel at providing our customers with cutting-edge expertise, technology and world class service.

At Fareva, Associate engagement and inclusion are workplace fundamentals. Our Associates are held to a high standard and are guided by the principles of honestly, fairness, respect, confidentiality and trust. We value our Associates and recognize that our workforce is key to our success. As such, we are committed to providing our Associates with rewarding career opportunities. 

Position Overview:

Fareva Richmond is currently looking for a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler. You will report to the Sr. Manager of Engineering & Maintenance. The purpose of this role is to plan and schedule maintenance work in the most cost-effective manner and minimizing equipment downtime. This person will also be supporting our critical spares initiative and the storeroom. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Plan and schedule work in accordance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Support outage schedule and communicate to the plant
• Maintain and review equipment performance history to identify opportunities for improved reliability or cost improvement.
• Provide job planning and scheduling services for the plant, including, but not limited to:

• Complete description of work to be performed,
• Assist in getting materials needed for job,
• Understand time required to complete the job,

• Working with the plant staff, help develop and distribute weekly maintenance schedules and coordinate work between production and maintenance.
• Maintain and update maintenance equipment records, including critical spares inventory, storeroom set-ups, CMMS files, etc.
• Process in-house repairable items in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Management of backlog
• Create and use standard work process
• Follow up on assignments until completed and escalate issues if needed
• Report on monthly maintenance metrics
• Responsible for annual cycle counts, critical spares
• Support 5S initiatives in the storeroom, maintenance shop and warehouse areas
• Support EHS initiatives across the plant
• Backup to Storeroom Coordinator
• Work within our SAP systems to schedule work orders, manage inventory and invoicing.
  • Audit work orders in SAP for accuracy and verify status. 
  • Work within SAP to create and schedule recurring PM’s.
  • Verify recurring PMs in SAP for relevance and proper frequency.
  • Add/update recurring PMs in SAP as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED.
• 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment (supervisor experience preferred)
• Proven ability in planning, organizing and time management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven technical competence.  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)

What We Offer:

Competitive salaries, comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance, company paid short term disability, company paid life and accidental death insurance, 401(k) plan match of 4.5% with immediate vesting, generous employee referral program, paid vacation annually, paid holidays annually. Manufacturing employees also receive company paid work shoes, uniforms and prescription safety eyeglasses.

Salary : $68,000 - $82,000