Senior Planner - Smelter (1153550)

The Judge Group; Claypool (AZ); On-site; USD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Senior Planner - Smelter in Claypool, AZ. The role oversees the division planning function, supervises planning staff, and collaborates with front line Supervisors to ensure effective job planning, scheduling, and reporting.

Responsibilities include budgeting, runtime forecasting, materials management, and safety compliance across maintenance activities. The position requires strong leadership, extensive SAP experience, and the ability to drive planning excellence

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with 8 years of progressive maintenance experience in mining/manufacturing or industrial operations, including leadership roles.
• Associate degree with 6 years related field maintenance in mining/manufacturing or industrial operations, including leadership roles.
• Bachelor's degree with 4 years of progressive maintenance experience including supervisory or lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the division Planners and other planning department staff.
• Set meaningful objectives for the division Planners and maintain effective relationships with front line supervisors.
• Oversee planning/scheduling processes to ensure daily, short-term, and long-range planning.
• Drive Runtime Forecasting with monthly plans, stakeholder reconciliation, and plan-versus-actual analysis.
• Prepare division planning budget recommendations and monitor costs and materials management.
• Spend time in the field reviewing job preparation, execution, and follow-up.

Skills

Leadership

SAP experience

Budgeting

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate degree in technical field

Bachelor's degree in applicable field

Tools

SAP Modules

MS Office

Job description

Location: Claypool, AZ
Salary: $87,500.00 USD Annually - $115,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Senior Planner - Smelter. Oversees the division planning function, this includes direct supervision of the planning staff and maintaining a strong working relationship with front line Supervisors, relative to planning responsibilities. Responsibilities include ensuring effective job planning, scheduling, communication, preparations, staging, budget/forecasting, runtime forecasting, warehouse storage levels, and reporting.
This Job Will Have The Following Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the division Planners and other planning department staff
• Responsible for setting meaningful objectives for the division Planners, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with front line supervisors, monitoring and quality control of planning processes through data measurement, ensuring adherence to all safety policies and procedure, etc.
• Instrumental in ensuring that operational excellence is achieved in all maintenance activities
• Support the Superintendent's success in ultimate safe job outcome and overall departmental effectiveness
• Apply personal expertise and knowledge while managing planning/scheduling processes to ensure appropriate daily, short term, and long range planning and scheduling techniques are followed and executed properly
• Ensure quality control in the application of planning processes and procedures
• Pay special attention to preparation, communication, facilitation of intradepartmental activities and requirements, daily transaction requirements, and post job follow up
• Drive the divisional "Runtime Forecasting" process execution and outcomes by:
• overseeing the development of detailed monthly plans for each area,
• facilitating a productive reconciliation meeting with all mine stakeholders
• conducting a success-against-plan analysis each month
• Collate and prepare division planning budget recommendations for the Superintendent
• Ensure budget, forecast costs, parts availability and overall materials management processes etc. are in line with expectations
• Spend time in the field providing review of job preparation, execution, and follow up
• Ensure that pre-job and post-job requirements are consistently accomplished to Freeport-McMoRan standards
• Provide adequate and timely feedback to division Superintendent on planning processes and schedules

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED and eight (8) years of progressive maintenance experience in mining/mfg or industrial operations, including five (5) years in a leadership or supervisory role OR
• Associates in a technical field and six (6) years related experience in field maintenance in mining/mfg or industrial operations, including three (3) years in a leadership or supervisory role OR
• Bachelor's degree in applicable field and four (4) years of progressive maintenance experience in mining/mfg or industrial operations including supervisory or lead experience
• Requires strong mentoring capabilities in the areas of: leadership, professionalism, organization/technical skills, etc.
• Knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques
• Requires extensive knowledge and experience in SAP, including all maintenance, operations, statistics, general, and related modules, tables, and files; and familiarity with other software related to maintenance functions and systems
• Skilled in resolving day-to-day questions/problems regarding equipment, materials, methods and procedures needed to complete projects.
• Skilled in budget preparation, monitoring and administration
• Requires competency in use of MS Office software
• Requires significant project organization experience
• Thorough understanding of the parts/materials management process, as well as, the SAP parts inventory process
• Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with staff from various levels throughout the organization
• Able to develop and maintain strong positive working relationships
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards