Maintenance Planner, Cast Iron

Maintenance Planner, Cast Iron

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Onsite – Kohler, WI

Opportunity

The primary function of Maintenance Planner-Cast Iron Maintenance is to improve work output through the scheduling and planning of nonreactive work. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, possess excellent organizational skills, hands on experience, communicate effectively and be self-directed.

As part of the position, time in the field and the ability to seek feedback will be essential in developing job plans. Having a positive and genuine spirit will maintain a collaborative environment for daily communications with frontline leadership and skilled trades’ associates. Applying a drive and passion for continuous improvement are essential to the position.

Specific Responsibilities

Work Flow Function

• Evaluate incoming work requests for required information and segregate the work appropriately as a key element in the planning / scheduling process.
• Determine job commencement date by priority, relative to the schedule, through consultation with production, maintenance supervision and material lead-time requirements.
• Evaluate existing and incoming work volumes and communicate with requester to establish priority and use partner contractors when necessary to meet established priority.
• Prepare a detailed weekly schedule that identifies daily activities, including allowance for emergency work and preapproved vacations.
• Revise the weekly schedule for major changes in project scope affecting resources and communicate these changes to all effected parties.

Planning Function

• Develop and document scope of work and limiting conditions through worksite evaluation and consultation with the requester, engineering, equipment suppliers and team leaders.
• Identify special tools, equipment and required trades.  Arrange availability in accordance with the equipment availability through coordination with other planner groups and previously scheduled work.
• Identify required safety procedures and documents.  Arrange availability of documents within the work plan and coordinate as needed.
• Determine required materials, drawings, and engineered information, initiate procurement using or creating a bill of materials and verify  availability / lead time for scheduling function.
• Review job plans as necessary with the maintenance team prior to commencement date.
• Establish sequence and duration of all craft skills, including sub order requirements, and external support requirements.
• Document, archive and maintain repeatable job plans and bill of materials.
• Manage equipment documentation program including archiving, updates and removal of documentation for eliminated equipment.
• Estimate labor requirements using simplified maintenance standards, historical standards and experience-based approximations for schedule creation.
• Coordinate meetings with engineering, supervisors, contractors and maintenance staff as required to ensure success through documentation of tasks to drive success.
• Prepare detailed estimates using simplified maintenance standards, historical standards and experience-based approximations for maintenance budgeting.

General Functions

• Manage preventive maintenance program through load leveling, required documentation (i.e. OSHA, EPA, etc.) and PM optimization.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical drawings.
• Audit for on time delivery, and appropriate workflow through metrics.
• Identify repeatable tasks for documentation as a standard operating procedure.
• Maintain a clean organized kitting and repairable area for materials and complete regular audits and communicate kitted material location on job plans.
• Identify opportunities and participate in continuous improvement reduction programs to drive sustainability.
• Self-development that aligns with the business unit goals through ongoing education and / or work place training.
• Provide requested information or submit special reports as required by supervision.
• Complete other assignments that are consistent with the basic function or as requested by supervision.