Maintenance Planner

American Sugar Refining, Inc.; Arabi (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Sugar Refining, Inc. in Arabi, LA is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to optimize plant maintenance activities.

You will plan future work, develop work plans, estimate labor hours, authorize parts, and coordinate daily, weekly and monthly maintenance schedules with operations and maintenance teams. The role requires 3+ years in manufacturing maintenance, SAP Plant Maintenance experience preferred, and a mechanical/electrical background.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing facility or equivalent
• Experience operating SAP Plant Maintenance system preferred
• Mechanical/Electrical background necessary
• Planning/Scheduling experience within a manufacturing facility
• Trade knowledge to estimate labor hours, materials, and visualize the job to be performed

Responsibilities

• Plan future maintenance work to reduce potential delays and maximize workforce efficiency
• Develop work plans indicating scope and required resources
• Estimate jobs with sequence, labor hours and tradespersons
• Identify and obtain materials and enter needs on the work order
• Maintain backlog files and verify parts/materials before scheduling
• Coordinate daily, weekly and monthly maintenance scheduling
• Develop standard work order plans for recurring repairs
• Plan, schedule, and execute the preventive maintenance schedule
• Report to the Maintenance Manager and work with operations teams
• Ensure GMP and safety policies are followed

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Technical School background

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Microsoft Office

Job description

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

Overview

Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

• The main contact and liaison person between the maintenance department and other plant departments. Ensures that other plant departments receive prompt, efficient, and quality service from the maintenance departmen and the maintenance department is given the opportunity to provide the services.
• Plan future maintenance work, to reduce potential delays and maximize maintenance workforce efficiency.
• Receives all work orders from requesting departments, except for emergency work.
• Reviews and screens each work order, to ensure that it is properly filled out and work requested is needed.
• Develop work plans based upon work request and field inspections. Work plans are to indicate scope of what work is to be done and identify critical resources required.
• Estimate jobs showing sequence of steps, the number of tradespersons, and required labor hours for each step.
• Identify and obtains materials (kits as appropriate), entering material needs on the work order.
• Maintains backlog files of work orders waiting scheduling in accordance with priority limits
• Verifies availability of parts, materials, and special tools required for execution before scheduling.
• Develops a maintenance work schedule for the maintenance area supervisor
• Follows up and reviews the completed schedules and work orders.
• Responsible for coordinating daily, weekly and monthly scheduling of maintenance plans.
• Develop standard work order plans for regularly recurring repair jobs, to simplify the planning process
• Plan, schedule, and execute the planned preventative maintenance schedule.
• Responsible for ordering parts according to lead times.
• Procures required outside services, as needed.
• Updates SAP Plant Maintenance systems
• Monitor effectiveness of the preventive and predictive maintenance program to minimize plant breakdowns.
• Properly prepare and distribute meaningful control reports
• Maintain good labor relations and team morale.
• Ensure personnel follow all GMP and safety policies.

Work Experiences

• 3 plus years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing facility or equivalent military experience required.
• Experience operating SAP Plant Maintenance system preferred.
• Mechanical/Electrical background necessary
• Planning/Scheduling experience within a manufacturing facility
• Have adequate trade knowledge to estimate labor hours, materials, and visualize the job to be performed

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Technical School background desired

RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the Maintenance Manager
• No direct reports, but weekend coverage supervision may be required
• Works closely with operations and maintenance supervisors
• Works closely with stores and purchasing personnel

Essential Capabilities (knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Personal Attributes)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated capability to influence stakeholders and drive results through others.
• Intermediate or better skills in Microsoft Office required.
• Strong organization skills, attention to detail, ability to be proactive and self-directed.

LOCATION OF ROLE

• Arabi, LA

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.