Maintenance Planner - Outage Coordinator

Aurubis AG; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Planner – Outage Coordinator to join their dynamic team. This role involves overseeing major equipment maintenance activities, ensuring efficient planning and execution of outages. You will collaborate closely with maintenance and operations leadership to optimize processes and manage contractor relationships. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, along with a solid background in maintenance planning. Join a company that values diversity and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental insurance, to support your career growth and well-being.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in maintenance planning or related field.
• Strong understanding of maintenance principles and practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate major equipment outage maintenance activities.
• Develop detailed work plans including labor and material requirements.
• Produce weekly maintenance work schedules.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Industrial Shut-down Planning

Contractor Management

Cost Optimization

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's or Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Aurubis – metallurgy is our passion. We are a leading global multi-metal company and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. We process complex metal concentrates, scrap metals, and metal-bearing recycling materials into metals of the highest purity. These metals serve as the basis for key megatrends such as digitalization, renewable energies, e-mobility, and urbanization. Aurubis has about 7,000 employees, production sites in Europe and the US, and an extensive worldwide distribution system. Join our team and promote progress together with us!

We are seeking a Maintenance Planner – Outage Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for coordination and oversight of recurring major equipment outage maintenance activities. Oversight includes scope, budget and contractor management. The successful candidate will work closely with maintenance and operations leadership and other stakeholders to ensure major equipment and process turnarounds are properly planned, scheduled and executed.

Maintenance Planner - Outage Coordinator

Your Tasks

• Develop and refine Major equipment and process work scopes, budgets and timelines
• Develop and refine recurring and one-off contractor work scopes.
• Oversee Outage / turn-around planning meetings and associated agendas
• Facilitate Post outage and Post critical job critiques.
• Interact with Corporate outage coordination and planning standardization efforts
• Back up Daily / Weekly planner during vacations and absence
• Develop detailed work plans, including labor and material requirements. Ensure work orders are complete and accurate
• Develop and maintain a major outage / shut-down job plan library, including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, critical task and corrective maintenance work plans.
• Produce weekly maintenance work schedule.
• Educate stake holders on Maintenance Work Flow process
• Work with warehouse staff to organize and ‘kit’ outage parts and materials
• Ensure Asset PM’s are executed, service reports retained and filed in SAP

Your Profile

• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in maintenance planning or a related field.
• Industrial shut-down planning experience – Critical Path Planning, Gantt Chart development
• Contractor management, scope development, cost optimization
• Strong understanding of maintenance principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance software and systems. SAP, Microsoft project or equivalent project planning software.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Special Soft Skills Needed

• Must exhibit a leader-coach mentality and act as a change agent with a team-oriented focus
• Must be able to demonstrate being a key leader within cultural change.
• Ability to comprehend complex problems
• Effectively communicate targets and goals to his/her team.
• Gives and takes constructive feedback
• Capability to clearly present information and influence or persuade others.
• Proven problem-solving skills and high level of independence (in planning, organization, execution and control)
• Mindset of challenging and embracing change.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to keep a cool head even in stressful situations. Comfortable “pivoting” quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Able to successfully juggle multiple priorities
• Demonstrated ability as an outstanding team player and a successful independent worker

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate'sor bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred

Physical Requirements

• Must be willing and physically able to walk/work in, observe and spend time in a smelter environment.
• Must be willing and physically able to work in intense heat situations.
• Able to sit, stand and walk for varying periods of time in the plant.
• Must be able to perform the following: walking, standing, climbing, pulling, and or pushing, carrying, grasping, using hand-to-finger movement, balancing, reaching, twisting, turning, and stooping.
• May occasionally be required to reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Good physical condition with the ability to lift to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Good hand/eye coordination, motor skills, 20/20 corrected vision and hearing within the normal range. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to all safety needs on the floor or in the office areas.
• Must wear all required PPE when in protected areas.
• Willing and physically able to travel domestically and/or internationally, if requested.

We Offer

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Interested?

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Aurubis is an employer that stands for diversity and equal opportunity. Employment decisions are made regardless of national or ethnic origin, religion and belief, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, mental and physical impairment and social origin or any other legally protected characteristics of an individual.