Maintenance Planner

Shin-Etsu Silicones of America is rercuiting a Maintenance Planner.  This position is responsible for maintaining the site CMMS equipment information, inventory levels, and inventory organization. This person will also serves as the back-up to the Maintenance Supervisor and the coordinator for work with outside contractors

Duties & Responsibilities:  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Serve as back-up for Maintenance Supervisor.
• Creation of PMs for new and existing equipment.
• Management of MPulse system:
  • Enter and update machine information
  • Enter estimated labor hours, tools, resources, parts, etc.
  • Audit and verify work order information is accurate
• Order material and parts for work orders:
  • Enter purchase requisitions to generate POs
  • Track delivery of parts and notify technicians of part arrivals for time sensitive work
• Serve as the Point of Contact for Outside Contractors on arrival to site – Default to supervisor for detailed technical discussions if outside of routine work.
• Maintain all spare parts inventory and equipment, and ensure proper storage conditions.
• Comply with all health, safety, and environmental regulations and practices on site.
• Create procedural manuals that explain how to complete certain tasks, specialty jobs and repeat tasks in the PM work order.
• Maintain records and files essential to maintenance management.
• Coordinate with maintenance supervisor, technicians, contractors, and external vendors.
• Analysis of equipment failures and adjustment of PM frequency as required.

• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Education & Experience: 

• Experience with a CMMS and detailed equipment understanding is strongly preferred. Journeyman Certification is a plus. 
• 5 years’ industrial maintenance experience required.
• Working experience with hydraulics, fabrication/welding, pneumatics, pumps, electrical, mechanical repair, and HVAC required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong organization and implementation skills.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills. This includes being proactive in your approach to all issues in order to identify or eliminate potential problem areas. 
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• The ability to take direction and to carry out instructions from the manager in an orderly and efficient manner.
• Ability to work independently and in groups and be self-motivated in both settings.

Work Environment: 

• This position operates in a professional office environment and a variety of other settings including an indoor manufacturing facility and warehouse, maintenance shop, and outdoors.
• The office role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:  

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking or sitting at a computer
• Climb ladders, bend, work in confined spaces
• Exposed to chemicals
• Performs twisting, bending, stooping motions
• Lifts up to 50lbs