Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Location: 2501 NE Century Blvd., Hillsboro, OR 97124

Duration: 6 months - Temp to hire

PR: $54.76/hr on W2

Shift Work Details: M-F 8-5

Job Summary

• Client is seeking a Maintenance Planner Scheduler (MPS) to support our team of multi-skilled technicians in a manufacturing facility located at Hillsboro, OR. The Maintenance Planner Scheduler (MPS) is responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance work controls processes.
• The primary role is to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination (scheduling) of labor, parts and material, tools and equipment, required permits, specialized documentation and equipment access.
• This position is empowered to manage work priority, develop job plans, define parts and materials, define crafts and skills, and engage the proper resources to develop a safe, effective and efficient work control plan.
• The Maintenance Planner Scheduler (MPS) coordinates with our operations and maintenance management team in developing the scheduled maintenance activities and processes; pre-evaluates the need for replacement parts and places orders; and anticipates interruptions in plan and develops backup plans to minimize the impact on the facility’s overall functionality or production schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Upholds safety, health, and environmental procedures; communicates directly; and supports the EHS policies to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA and Company and Site Specific rules and regulations at all times. Acts as the principal liaison between the maintenance department and operation planning.
• Maximizes resources by identifying parts, materials, special tools, external services, rentals and documentation by establishing, maintaining and improving the maintenance planning and scheduling flow and process tasks.
• Receives and reviews all planned work orders from the requesting departments. Reviews and screens each work order to verify proper completion with all required information. Examines planned work orders and determines scope and best practices to accomplish work. Identifies work requiring engineering and design and reviews with proper entities. Escalates issues to the Reliability Manager for work that requires special tools, personnel or special approvals.
• Develops full scope and extent of work required, including cost and time required, to conduct the relevant repair, preventive, predictive, and improvement maintenance activities of the plant equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Prepares job plans for scheduling, detailing parts, materials, special tools and external services and documentation with planned costs. Job plans to include the sequencing of associated tasks.
• Performs root cause analysis for continuous improvement. Initiates and implements best practices with emphasis on planning/scheduling the preventive and predictive work. Analyzes unplanned work orders and occurrences for incorporation into corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensures that all maintenance personnel understand the work instructions using a procedures-based maintenance strategy and best practices for all maintenance tasks.
• Ensures maintenance personnel update and close each work order when completed.
• Prepares reports, collects and analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance related and operation related problems.
• Maximizes equipment reliability and availability through effective use of planned maintenance to quickly return equipment to design capacity, and develops effective and applicable procedures to ensure defect free quality maintenance work. Develops maintenance work schedule for affected area including PM, PDM and SWO.
• Develops and adheres to prioritization of work tasks.
• Performs post job reviews to ensure actual work performed and post repair operation is satisfactory.
• Identifies and changes scope of PM or PDM (based on activity results) and SWO.
• Maintains the CMMS while managing and tracking work orders, backlog, and spare parts and creates a machine history of plant equipment and reallocates resources as required. Coordinates with Site Maintenance Manager and Operations to schedule workforce and resources for workforce and cost optimization.
• Develops a system of planned job packages for recurring tasks. Identifies and secures and preplaces all parts and material required to complete the work by providing stores a Bill of material for the work orders and kits(palletizes) for maximum efficiency. Creates a critical spares list and procures or identifies sources for procurement to reduce lead times.
• Manages backlog. Continuously improves, changes the job estimate, planning and scheduling process by utilizing feedback from maintenance team. Maintains accurate metrics on the performance of planning and sched ling functions and provides information for continuous improvement. Demonstrates a strong understanding of skilled crafts such as Cranes, HVAC, Mechanics, Electrics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, etc.
• Position Goals and Performance Metrics: Schedule compliance: Jobs planned vs jobs and work completed as scheduled. Planning compliance: Data integrity in estimation and reporting of labor, material, and costs.
• Reduction of Service Work Orders: Planned Maintenance vs. Reactive. Improvement in Mean Time Between Failure. Timely reporting.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor`s degree in facility management, business administration, engineering, or related technical field with no work experience; OR Associates degree in facility management, business administration, engineering, or related technical field PLUS 4 years of experience in industrial Facilities or Production Maintenance related work; OR Eight years of experience in industrial Facilities or Production Maintenance related work with no college education. Additional Information: Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position will require the ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location. This position may require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.
• Proficiency in a CMMS, such as Maximo, SAP, or an equivalent program. Preventive and/or Predictive maintenance planning experience. Ability to coordinate parts and assign the appropriate skilled labor to ensure successful completion. Ability to write processes and procedures related to facility maintenance work.
• Practical experience with continuous improvement techniques such as Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, Six Sigma, 5S, Toyota Production Systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of an effective safety culture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project. Demonstrated skills in organization and time management.
• Broad understanding of business issues, key performance metrics, organizational structure and customer value.

Indotronix, founded in 1986 in New York, is a leading provider of IT, Engineering, Clinical, Scientific, and Professional staffing solutions.
As part of the Indotronix Avani Group, the company serves Fortune 500 organizations across diverse industry verticals.
With decades of industry experience and long-standing client relationships, Indotronix is recognized as a trusted talent and consulting services partner.

Company Description

Indotronix, founded in 1986 in New York, is a leading provider of IT, Engineering, Clinical, Scientific, and Professional staffing solutions.\nAs part of the Indotronix Avani Group, the company serves Fortune 500 organizations across diverse industry verticals.\nWith decades of industry experience and long-standing client relationships, Indotronix is recognized as a trusted talent and consulting services partner.