Maintenance Planner, Scheduler, Parts Room Superintendent

Affinity Executive Search; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Responsibilities: This position oversees and manages the maintenance planning and scheduling requirements for all assets and oversees the work management process using relevant software to ensure accuracy and validity of information including analyzing and updating asset database and maintenance requirements. Specifically:

1. Works closely with maintenance execution, reliability and engineering, as well as external departments ensuring that all work plans are efficient and effective.
2. Works with maintenance management and staff to provide effective asset maintenance scheduling and reporting, implements software upgrades and enhancements, makes recommendations for process improvements, and provides reports on asset maintenance status; maintains systems for prioritizing and scheduling work using Maximo CMMS or other software.
3. Reviews and reports on work order status; reviews data and information accuracy, provides QA/QC of input data; provides recommendations for improving accuracy and completeness of data inputs; customizes user-interface to help improve accuracy of data inputs; assists managers and supervisors in implementing best practices for asset management; promotes consistency and timely service.
4. Coordinates and develops IT interfaces with CMMS of other departments.
5. Prepares maintenance forecast reports utilizing available data, projected maintenance planning and scheduling activities and utilization rates.
6. Determines material needs necessary to fulfill maintenance and inspection requirements. Coordinates these needs with Procurement and RS&S Operations.
7. Participates in the development and administration of an assigned budget; forecasts funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; monitors and approves expenditures; recommends adjustments as necessary.
8. Provides scheduling and planning support of work orders for all work orders and corrective & preventive maintenance work through existing CMMS system.
9. Responsible for entire Work Order life cycle from start up to completion.
10. Report on/Track metrics tied to planning and scheduling opportunities to improve efficiencies.
11. Complex wide scheduling of maintenance contract work.
12. Conducts monthly, quarterly, and annual performance and business reviews with maintenance contracting companies.
13. Collaborates with CAPEX team regarding manpower needs.
14. Manages contract companies for alignment with all corporate standards.
15. Provide monthly KPI reports to the maintenance manager.
16. Coordinate special parts orders with maintenance.
17. Provide reports to management such as inventory valuation reports, negative inventory reports, cycle count variances, scrap, and obsolescence.
18. Establish and maintain “Work-Flow Process Charts” and standard operating procedures for major work systems within plant stores: Parts set-up, Parts replenishment, Parts issue, Parts return, Parts repair and re-stock, Parts Kitting, Inventory Process (Annual and Cycle Count).

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 4 years of experience. Targeted additional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Specialized training or education (post-high school) in maintenance is preferred.
• Previous experience engaging and managing contractors.
• Previous experience with CMMS. (Maximo preferred).
• Previous budgeting experience.
• Work order generation and life cycle management.
• Expertise in generating reports which reflect project status, project statistics and their effect on production.
• Previous experience maintaining a parts room.