Maintenance Planner

Socket.dev; Epes (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Enviva is seeking a Maintenance Planner to organize routine and preventive maintenance for E & I and mechanical systems. The role focuses on ensuring safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness while complying with environmental and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include detailed job planning, material coordination, and coordinating with multiple departments to optimize maintenance activity and downtime planning.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in maintenance-related applications.
• Strong knowledge of process controls and computer systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; teamwork and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Approach all work order planning with safety as the top priority.
• Develop detailed job plans including labor, materials, tools and procedures for repairs and maintenance.
• Review and plan plant work requests and plan accordingly in the field.
• Arrange materials, parts and tools required before scheduling work.
• Coordinate maintenance planning activities and ensure safety and alignment.
• Serve as site SME for Dynamics 365 (EAM/CMMS).
• Coordinate with departments to optimize maintenance planning activities.
• Compile data and generate reports monitoring performance against goals.
• Provide fast response support to plant operations as needed.
• Maintain equipment manuals and BOMs for equipment and job plans.
• Monitor non-scheduled work for potential corrective actions via PM.
• Audit Preventive Maintenance work orders.
• Lead planning, scheduling and optimization of down days and non-down days.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Dynamics 365

MS Project

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future. We are a fast-growing, purpose-driven, global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, which provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.

The Maintenance Planner is accountable for the planning of routine, preventative, predictive and outage related E & I and mechanical maintenance activities. The Planner supports the team members to achieve maximum facility availability in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner within all environmental, regulatory and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Approach all work order planning with the understanding that safety is the #1 priority.
• Develop detailed job plans including the labor (type & quantity), materials, tools and work procedures for repairs, alterations and preventative maintenance.
• Receiving, reviewing and ensuring accuracy and completeness of all requests for plant work and then going out into the plant and planning the work.
• Determining and arranging for materials, parts and special tools or equipment required to perform work order scope and making sure they are available before scheduling the work.
• Coordinating maintenance planning activities and reviewing work orders with the appropriate personnel to assure safety and mutual agreement and understanding, arranging for LOTO.
• Serve as site subject matter expert for Dynamics 365 (EAM/CMMS).
• Operations, maintaining liaison among departments to coordinate maintenance planning activities.
• Compile data and generate required reports for monitoring personnel and department performance against established goals.
• Provides fast response for support to plant operations as needed.
• Maintain equipment manuals, BOMs for equipment, and job plan database.
• Monitor non-scheduled work for possible corrective actions through PM or routine inspections.
• Maintain and audit Preventive Maintenance work orders.
• Lead the planning, scheduling, communication and optimization of down days and non-down days activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in maintenance-related applications.
• High School Diploma or GED
• In-depth knowledge of station systems and processes in both operations and maintenance areas.
• Must thoroughly understand process controls and computer systems, including hardware and software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communications skills (oral and written) are required, in addition to sound motivational, teamwork and leadership qualities

Preferred Qualifications - What Sets You Apart

• An Associate degree in Engineering with four (4) years of relevant experience is desired.
• Prior experience in a similar role.
• Experience with MS Project or Primavera P6 scheduling software
• Knowledge of company policies and procedures and environmental regulations is required
• Thorough knowledge of all MS Office, Windows including Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
• Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment
• Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery
• Willing and able to pull and lift, up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

This position is not eligible for visa support.

EEO Statement

Enviva is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) in any term, condition or privilege of employment. Enviva does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member, genetic information or any other status protected by law. Enviva complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we operate.