Supervisor - Maintenance Planning & Scheduling

This position is responsible for leading the site’s Planning and Scheduling functions to ensure safe, efficient, and predictable maintenance execution. This role oversees all Maintenance Planners, Schedulers, and related support personnel, ensuring that Work Management standards are followed, schedules are well‑constructed, and planned work is executed with high quality and minimal disruption to operations. This position plays a key leadership role in advancing the maturity of the Work Management process across the plant. Arconic Corporation is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our stakeholders. At Arconic, we: Act With Integrity : We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability. Safeguard our Future : We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment. Grow Stronger Together : We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity. Earn Customer Loyalty : We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service. Drive Operational Excellence : We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration. Create Value : We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders. United States EEO Statement: Arconic Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We take action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Lancaster, PA: A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is situated for easy access to major cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a notable entertainment community with rich historic sites, museums, many different shopping centers, entertainment venues, and restaurants. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience or reliability engineering or a combination of a degree with industrial maintenance experience (an Associate’s degree in related technical field with 5 years of industrial maintenance/reliability experience or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with 3 years of industrial maintenance/reliability engineering experience)Minimum 5 years of supervisory experienceMinimum 5 years of maintenance planning and scheduling experienceCandidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:10 years of experience in maintenance reliability systems5 years of supervisory experience in industrial maintenance 5 years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience in industrial maintenanceLead the Work Management ProcessOwn the governance, enforcement, and continuous improvement of the site’s Work Management process (Identify Plan Schedule Execute Close Improve)Ensure all stages of the process have clear inputs, outputs, and quality gates. This role would require coaching and support to build the teamWork with REX and leadership to create and develop audits of the internal work management system for adherence to planning, scheduling, kitting, and closeout standardsLead maturity assessments and develop action plans to raise site Work Management disciplineEnsure planners, schedulers, and kitters use standard templates, workflows, naming conventions, codes, and documentation practicesEnforce accuracy and consistency in Work Order status changes across the CMMSFacilitate Cross-Functional Leadership and CommunicationOwn alignment between Maintenance, Operations, Stores, Engineering, and Reliability on weekly and daily prioritiesResolve conflicts between production demands and maintenance readiness, escalating only when neededEnsure operations provide timely downtime windows and advance notice of schedule changesEnsure transparent communication of weekly schedules, major job impacts, materials risks, and outage readiness status to all stakeholder groupsEnsure Quality Assurance for Job Plans and KitsConduct periodic audits of job plans for accuracy, completeness, task clarity, and proper risk controlsVerify planners are using execution feedback (planned vs. actual) to improve plan accuracy over timeOversee audits of kits for completeness, correct parts, labeling, staging, and materials accuracyEnsure kitting follows a repeatable, documented standard across all areas of the plantManage Production Loss MinimizationEnforce a process for approving, controlling, and documenting break‑in workAnalyzes break‑in causes and works with Reliability and Ops to reduce recurrenceLead analysis of delays from materials, planning gaps, scope changes, labor shortages/training, and operational issuesConvert delay causes into corrective improvement actions for the PSK teamOversee People Development and Capability BuildingIdentify skill gaps among planners, schedulers, kitters, and provide targeted trainingTrain new employees on the Work Management process, planner standards, and CMMS usageEnsure planners and schedulers learn field equipment, safe work practices, and craft feedback loopsEnsure Extended Outages, Major Repairs, and Engineering ProjectsSupport pre-outage readiness reviews (materials, permits, plans, risk, and associated contractors)Validate critical path logic and ensures planners and kitters complete their deliverables on timeOversee outage closeout reports, lessons learned, and backlog cleanupAdminister Strategic, Long-Range Maintenance PreparationDevelop 3–12 month maintenance planning forecasts using backlog data, asset criticality, and PM/PdM loadsPartner with Engineering to support 5 Year MM/Capex Budget forecast planningIdentify upcoming resource constraints or skill gaps and highlights, capital part needs, long-lead items, and contractor requirementsAlign long-term plans with budget cycles and asset reliability strategiesLead the Planning, Scheduling and Kitting OrganizationSupervise and develop Maintenance Planners, Scheduler(s), Kitting staff, and support rolesEnsure the Planning, Scheduling, and Kitting groups operate as one integrated workflow following the same processWork with reliability to set standards such as job plan quality, materials readiness, craft utilization and schedule accuracyManage KPIs, coaching, staffing, work balance, and capability development for this team.Partner with Engineering in the planning of larger outages and their performance to ensure Lancaster Operations is readyFacilitate Continuous Improvement and Work Management processesOwn the work management process for the plant and the correct routing of work Oversee the priority status and act as a gate in the processMaintain a balanced backlog by priority, craft type, criticality, and readiness of the jobIdentify chronic backlog bottlenecks (e.g., missing scope, long-lead materials, waiting on engineering)Own backlog review cadence with Maintenance Ops, Reliability, and OperationsReduce aging, duplicate, or stalled work ordersAdvance site maturity in Work Management, materials flow, planning accuracy, and execution disciplineStandardize templates, job plan libraries, kitting checklists, and process documentationPartner with Reliability to ensure data integrity across CMMS, PM tasks, BOMs, and asset hierarchyFull timePosting Date: 2026-05-13