Maintenance Planner

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

Duties And Responsibilities

Develop detailed job plans following Morton processes ensuring compliance to OEM specifications and Safety/Environmental standards. Identify and implement best practices to improve equipment availability and reliability. Develops preventative maintenance schedules and ensures required parts and materials are available for completion of planned maintenance activities. Assist in investigation of unplanned equipment failures and assist in developing procedures to prevent reoccurrence. Follow up on warranty items and negotiation of specific warranty considerations. Work closely with Maintenance General Supervisor and Reliability Team as well as Maintenance & Electrical Supervisors, OEM Vendors, and Operations personnel to meet all required production, cost, and safety goals.

Essential Job Functions

• Establish, maintain, and improve Maintenance Planning & Scheduling business flow process.
• Develop full scopes of work needed to conduct the repair activity and get input from the maintenance team when necessary to develop a solid scope of work. Provide detailed job packets to maintenance crews so they can complete all activities correctly the first time and seek to provide maximum tool time.
• Ensure best cost and time estimates of planned maintenance activities are recorded on each work order.
• Work closely with Material Control group developing required parts and material availability and appropriate storage controls. Create requests for new M-Numbers for parts that are ordered on reoccurring basis and those required for new equipment introduction.
• Prepare maintenance procedures as required as well as review and update as required.
• Keep accurate records of maintenance history. Champion proper work order creation.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance schedules with special regard to the Operations production plan.
• Review the weekly key performance indicators and reports and adjust planning and scheduling as necessary to meet corporate compliance.
• Continuously review backlog data for all equipment to ensure notifications and work orders provide all the necessary information to process into planning and scheduling, reach out to the originator when required for any missing information.
• Review and participate in vendor/contractor management. Ensure contractors participate in required job scope reviews and comply with all Company and governmental policies as required. Contractors will follow the PM process outlined by Morton Salt and all PM Packets will be reviewed by Morton Planning.
• Receive, audit, and prioritize purchase requisitions ensuring appropriate budget availability and delivery lead-times.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions. Ensure that all procured material and / or equipment is ordered and received on time, according to quality standards to support production schedule and strategy. Maintain open purchase orders and expedite as required.
• Liaise with operations and engineering departments to understand site requirements and assist with planning, estimating, and executing of projects
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• High school or equivalent education required, bachelor’s degree in a technical/related field preferred
• Three (3) years experience in a maintenance department required.
• Three (3) years Maintenance Planner experience preferred
• Prior experience setting up, using, and maintaining computerized maintenance management systems, SAP experience preferred
• 3 years at a MSHA regulated mine site preferred.
• Experience multitasking and organizing multiple priorities
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, detailed planning, and analytic skills.
• Proven record of working safely and promoting a safety-first culture
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as workloads require
• Must be able to work in a mine setting with a majority of the work being in the mine.
  
  
  

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.