Maintenance Planner (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial (NUTR)

Austin Industries; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Major Spares & Mechanical Planner to improve plant reliability and efficiency. You will develop and maintain an equipment/asset database for Major Spares, plan capital spare and mechanical work orders, and coordinate with engineering, safety, and vendors.

Responsibilities include documenting repair status, managing spend forecasts, and supporting reliability walk-throughs. Requires 4+ years in industrial planning and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint, Edge), Oracle EAM, Viziya Scheduler.
• High School Graduate; additional formal education desired.
• Minimum 4 years in industrial planning and scheduling.
• Strong planning, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an equipment/asset database to manage Major Spares.
• Plan Capital Spare and Mechanical work orders for routine work and outages.
• Attend Planner Meetings to stay updated on onsite planning efforts.
• Document repair status updates and vendor details; manage spend forecasting.

Skills

Strong planning skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Active listening

Education

High School Graduate

Tools

Microsoft 365

Oracle EAM

Viziya Scheduler

Job description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

The primary objective of a Major Spares & Mechanical Planner is to improve plant reliability and efficiency through planning, coordinating, and maintaining mechanical assets identified as major and/or capital spares based on criticality and other qualifying factors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an equipment/asset database to manage Major Spares. Database information to include but not limited to documenting:
• Equipment identifiers: asset numbers, item descriptions, item store stock numbers. Equipment Storage and/or Repair Location Information:
• Ship and Track High Priority equipment (Turbo Rotors, Bearings/Seal Kits, Turbo couplings, Compressors, Blowers, Gearboxes, Trunnions, Torque Converters, Valves, Motors, Pumps, Etc.)

Provide information to management of the location/status of the equipment monthly. o Equipment History File Documentation:

Develop and maintain equipment files and procedures to ensure up-to-date reference materials when planning future jobs.

• Maintain the Major Spares project structure in Oracle EAM.

Document repair status updates, previous repair dates, in-depth repair scope and repair vendor details.

• Document life cycles of spares.
• Cost Tracking and estimating:

Provide estimated repair or replacement costs for budgeting.

• Track and Document spares spending.

Provide spend analysis and reporting for spares.

• Forecast expected spend to align with 5-year budgeting plan.

Develop and maintain inspection job plan templates and data packages for each piece of critical equipment suitable for modification to suit lesser inspections (bearings, seals, couplings, etc.) Perform and/or assist with reliability walk-throughs and inspections.

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining professional partnership with vendors Contractor/Vendor to facilitate customer needs.
• Research and provide vendors with all information needed to provide accurate proposals.
• Initiate purchase requisitions for materials, parts, and equipment required on approved work orders within corporate authorization limits.
• Write SSA's for new parts and existing equipment as necessary.
• Delete old/obsolete parts and equipment to ensure correct parts are being used.
• Provide Management with Capital Spare equipment needing repairs on a periodic basis.
• Attend Turbomachinery conferences such as the Pump and Turbomachinery Symposium, as requested.
• Plan Capital Spare and Mechanical work orders for routine work, normal outages, and turnarounds.
• Review each work order to ensure the proper information has been supplied by the originator.
• Discusses the work order with maintenance and operations to fully define the scope of work.
• Consults with engineering, safety, or other technical departments when specialized advice is required.

Obtains necessary approval for specialized items.

• Plans maintenance work orders to develop the job sequencing by identifying the basic steps and associated resources. Included in the plan will be required materials, tools, and equipment for the craftsman to complete the task with minimal interruptions.
• Estimates each step of the plan and estimates the materials required for completion of the task. Issue material requisitions for obtaining the needed materials.
• Benchmark work orders so that the best job plan is included in future asset activities. Attends the weekly Planner Meeting to stay-up to date with onsite Planning efforts.

Job Skill Requirements

Qualifications

• Microsoft 0365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Sharepoint, Edge), Oracle EAM, Viziya Scheduler
• High School Graduate (Additional formal education desired)
• Have good planning and organizational skills and possess proactive beliefs.
• Must be able to work in team environments to drive change and continuous improvement performance throughout the organization.
• Must have strong communication skills, with tact and diplomacy while able to demonstrate superior active listening skills.
• Must establish relationships and address conflict through appropriate resolution skills and techniques.
• Competent working in cross-functional and multi-task environments.
• Ability to prioritize and organize multiple tasks; provide timely responses and manage time appropriately.
• Willingness to train others in Scheduling related functions.
• Willingness to work on Continuous Improvement aspects of Scheduling.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education: No minimum requirement

Experience: Minimum 4 years in industrial planning and scheduling

Certifications/Licenses: A Valid Driver’s License.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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