Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Description

• Responsible for daily planning and scheduling of maintenance functions including but not limited to inspection schedules and daily schedules.
• Frequently lift objects of up to 25 pounds in weight.
• Trains and supports maintenance team members on planning and scheduling best practices.
• Meet outage planning process milestones including outage scopes, pre-outage forecasts, competitive bidding of materials and services contracts, outage duration, outage milestones, and resource assignments, and commitments approval of project activities.
• Analyzes CMMS data to identify trends, reliability issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance scheduling efficiency and equipment reliability.
• Updates/maintains PM frequency and content using CMMS data and work order/technician feedback.
• Helps develop contingency plans for critical equipment to minimize downtime risks.
• Maintains key documents and records as needed.
• Perform PM schedule adjustments and generate reports.
• Serves as the SME for the CMMS programs, providing training, troubleshooting, and system enhancements.
• Monitors system performance and recommends adjustments to align with industry best practices.
• Optimizes shift work schedules for resource utilization and priority with direction from the Maintenance Manager.
• Occasionally lift or move objects up to 50 pounds in weight.
• Talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and frequently reach with hands and arms.
• Identifies and implements best practices while maintaining plant operational and financial goals.
• Collaborates with management, operations, and maintenance teams to develop and optimize maintenance plans.
• Occasionally stand, walk, or climb, stoop, and kneel.
• Provides guidelines and operational assistance to plant staff.
• Maintains outage planning process milestones including commitments, pre-outage forecasts, outage milestones, and resource assignments.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements related to maintenance activities.
• Create reports on key Maintenance Metrics: % Planned work completed; % PM Compliance; % Breakdown Work; Backlog Hrs; etc.

Requirements

• Associate degree or industry-recognized certificate (i.e., the completion of a core group of course designated by the institution) in a related discipline is preferred and knowledge and capabilities typically acquired through at least 4 years’ experience in a solid fuel fired power plant, or
• Strong computer skills using MS Office products (word, excel, projects) and data analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a solid fuel fired power plant
• Knowledge of plant safety, policies and procedures, especially in areas such as chemical handling, high-energy systems, confined spaces, incipient fire suppression, first aid and rotating machinery preferred.
• Proven planning and scheduling experience particularly in predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance.
• Strong leadership abilities and the capacity to collaborate effectively within team environments.
• Working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management systems (CMMS).
• Experience in outage or turnaround planning in industrial environments is preferred.
• Ability to function within a matrix organization in which functional and business leaders have equal authority within the organization and employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of power plant equipment, scheduling techniques, managing variances, and work planning.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and knowledge and capabilities typically acquired through at least 6 years’ experience in a solid fuel fired power plant, or
• Possess the following vision requirements: close, color, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance