Maintenance Planner

Owens Corning Foundation; Summit (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled professional to enhance maintenance operations. This role involves managing work requests, planning maintenance activities, and ensuring all necessary resources are available for efficient job completion. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment, and a strong sense of urgency. Join a dynamic team dedicated to achieving world-class performance and improving overall equipment effectiveness. If you are ready to take on a challenging role that impacts operational excellence, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required with strong communication skills.
• Experience with SAP and basic computer skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance work requests ensuring parts are secured.
• Lead TPM teams and create maintenance plans in SAP.
• Participate in safety programs and develop engineering solutions.

Skills

English proficiency

Flexibility

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Decision-making under pressure

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Globalink

PeopleSoft

Job description

Base Rate: $27.00 per hour depending on skills and experience

SUMMARY

The person in this position is expected to perform as a professional, highly skilled and exceptionally competent. Review all new maintenance requests to collect all pertinent information to present for work request approval. Responsible for planning all approved work requests to ensure all parts to complete the job are secured before work is scheduled. Investigate details of work requests by talking to requestors to ensure to have the correct parts on hand to complete the job. Plays a key role in improving work planning and scheduling which in turn will improve maintenance craftsmen work completion efficiencies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieving world-class performance in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), total unit cost ($/SQ), maintenance cost ($/RAV), spares inventory ($/RAV), and schedule attainment.
• Leads and participates in TPM teams to develop and implement Operators task list inspection.
• Daily review of new SAP work notifications, contacting originator when necessary to investigate all relevant information required to present to RWP approval committee.
• Planning of all approved notifications to secure materials needed to prepare work order for scheduling and completion.
• Creates and maintains SAP Maintenance plans as directed by Maintenance Leader.
• Creates and maintains SAP recurring task lists as directed by Maintenance Leader.
• Creates and maintains TPM task lists as directed by Maintenance Leader.
• Responsible for working with Operators to create TPM inspection. Maintains TPM pm’s and responsible for schedule compliance. Responsible for training operators on completion of TPM inspections.
• Participate in safety and housekeeping programs as established by Maintenance Leader.
• Participates in teams to develop and implement engineering solutions.
• Back up for Store room coordinator when coordinator is out of the plant.
• Back up for reliability administrator when the administrator is out of the plant.
• Permanent member of RWP work request approval committee and scheduling committee.
• Works with Store Room coordinator and Maintenance buyer to ensure parts kitting for all uptime and downtime scheduled work orders.
• Responsible for securing outside resources quotes for work Requests. Meets with requestor to ensure understanding work request and creates scope of work. Contacts contractors to procure competitive bids.
• Must complete other assignments as directed by maintenance leader.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Write and speak English
• Must be able to work flexible hours
• Able to learn the responsibilities of the position
• Sense of urgency
• Proven communication (written and oral) skills
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Professionalism/integrity
• Analytical skills
• Negotiation skills
• Able to think under pressure and make quick decisions

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES

• Log into and navigate Globalink to access PeopleSoft for paycheck/benefits enrollment information
• Log into and navigate Owens Corning University (OCU) and accomplish required online training routinely
• Basic computer skills
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED equivalency

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Ability to routinely lift up to 40 lbs without assistance
• Ability to routinely lift up to 80 lbs with assistance
• Work for up to 8 hours in extreme hot/cold manufacturing environment
• Ability to occasionally walk/stand on concrete floors continuously for up to 8 hours
• Routinely ascend and descend stairs and ladders as work area requires
• Safeguard self with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – steel toed shoes, ear plugs, eye protection (glasses, goggles, and/or facemask) as necessary for task
• Push/Drive floor sweeping and cleaning equipment or tools as necessary for housekeeping duties
• Exposure to noise
• Ability to routinely have wrist motion (repetitive flexion/rotation)
• Ability to sit continuously for up to 8 hours