Planner​/Scheduler

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
- Garland, TX Overview

The Maintenance Planner is an individual contributor with very strong organization, time management, and communication skills, as well as strong technical knowledge in maintenance crafts, equipment design/function, and maintenance processes. The Maintenance Planner is accountable for improving the reliability of the system through ownership in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling sub-system of the PM Pillar and CMMS data integrity. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for building a well‑structured maintenance plan and ensuring that plan is regularly communicated to all stakeholders.

Planners contribute to the Preventive Maintenance sub‑system of achieving optimal equipment and process conditions in an efficient and cost‑effective manner. This position leverages the process discipline of continuous improvement tools.

Compensation Target- $36-42/hr depending on experience

Mon‑Fri. 5AM‑2PM Target

• Strong SAP knowledge is required
• SAP and CMMS Development working with Parts/Procurement desired
• SAP and CMMS Development with Work Order process and Kitting desired

• Work Order Process:
  • a. Daily process work requests, putting into process, to include an investigation work order or declining with communication to requestor as appropriate.
  • b. Initial screening of incoming work requests to ensure assigned to an asset, identification of scope, and analysis of required level of planning.
  • c. Estimate required hours on work order tasks, total work order duration, and skills required to perform the task to incorporate into Work Order Backlog.
  • d. Enter work order priority setting based on plant aligned to Work Order Prioritization Process.
  • e. Manage the Work Order backlog to a target of at least 6 weeks of prioritized work that will be used to populate the Weekly Maintenance Schedule based on priority.
• Work Order Planning for actions >72 hours ahead:
  • a. Identify specific safety hazards that will be encountered in the performance of the proposed work.
  • b. Ensure that all aspects of the existing company safety policy are incorporated into the job plan, including: lock‑out/tag‑out, confined space, fall protection, etc.
  • c. Determine and include QA/QC requirements on jobs.
  • d. Ensure work orders are assigned to the asset the work will be performed on.
  • e. Conduct field walk‑downs to identify and document job requirements to include: labor hours, number of technicians, parts required, special tools required, scheduling information, any special instructions, etc.
  • f. Ensure job plans are written clearly and concisely with appropriate level of detail for the given skilled trades workforce to ensure work order objective is met.
  • g. Reserve planned parts to work orders (kitting process) to increase "wrench time" and maximize efficiency on the BU Weekly Maintenance Schedule.
  • h. Requisition the storeroom for any non‑stocked parts to be reserved to the work order, which may require coordinating with vendors to ensure the proper parts are requisitioned.
• Weekly Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Meeting Leader:
  • a. Draft Weekly Schedule for the next 2 weeks (not to include the week you are currently in).
  • b. Ensure all necessary parts, labor, tools, technical documentation, specifications, and/or drawings are compiled into a job package that is ready for skilled trades with clear communication regarding critical steps to perform the planned work.
  • c. Align with Operations on work to be performed and the priority of work. Agreement on (hard down) time frame required work.
  • d. Attain 80% Labor Utilization on Weekly Maintenance Schedule.
  • e. Finalize the Weekly Maintenance Schedule based on feedback.
  • f. Post finalized BU Weekly Maintenance Schedule in appropriate locations for visual communication.
  • g. Monitor Weekly Schedule execution during the week and follow up as needed to ensure completion of the committed schedule.
  • h. Upon completion of week, re‑schedule any missed work for timely completion as appropriate and accelerate related actions to Reliability Leader to root cause schedule misses.
• Vendor Service Visits for PMs that cannot be completed…