Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

Everett Plant - Everett, WA 98203

Overview

Salary Range $28.00 - $35.00 Hourly

Description

Role and Responsibilities

• Improve overall work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and material, and equipment access.
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordination of all planned maintenance work performed on the plant site.
• Responsible for maintenance records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, schedules and assigns work as required for corrective work orders.
• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining all incoming work requests in the CMMS to insure timely and efficient completion.
• Prepares, Documents, Implements and Monitors effective guidelines for data structure.
• Work closely with the Manager of Maintenance / Engineering, Maintenance Manager, and Maintenance Team Leaders to implement new and/or improved methodologies for the Maintenance department in order to optimize and streamline procedures.
• Prepare Standard Work Instructions / procedures for Preventive Maintenance activities.
• Analyze failure information and implement improved Maintenance activities to reduce MTBF.
• Work with Production and Scheduling departments to support equipment maintenance schedules while maintaining required production capacity.
• Responsible for ensuring that all work orders provide clear assignment instructions outlining detailed objectives and goals of each assignment.
• Define, create, generate and distribute reports related to maintenance activities.
• Document Maintenance specific procedures for use within the department.
• Provides Support as required for miscellaneous projects.
• Negotiate and coordinate with vendors for diagnostic, overhaul, and training support visits.
• Manages several key maintenance related plant safety programs.
• Provides support for daily direction setting meetings.
• Ensures department metrics and goals are achieved.

Qualifications and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Thorough knowledge of CMMS systems and their applications
• 5+ years experience in a dynamic maintenance environment
• Food manufacturing experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Computer skills proficient skills in Microsoft Office Applications, and CMMS

Technical Experience:

• Forklift Certified or ability to obtain forklift certification

Required attributes

• Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward
• Positive attitude and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team
• Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Obsessive attention to detail, well organized and able to juggle many projects at once
• Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments
• Passionate about food
• Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect

As A Leader Within the Kettle Cuisine Team You Are Expected To:

• Model and support Kettle's Core Values and safety culture
• Create a culture of accountability & performance
• Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Plan work, track results and resolve variances

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Works with little supervision, but work is reviewed. Exercises discretion within areas of responsibility.
• Recommends actions and alternatives to supervisor and others.
• Position has little to no contact with customers.
• Position makes indirect contribution to efforts that generate moderate levels of revenue.
• Decisions or actions may have a moderate impact on other departments and/or external relationships of the organization. Errors are usually detected after the fact and may result in moderate interruption and delays in work output.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Maintenance Planner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Must be willing to work all shifts, weekends and some holidays
• Computer activities on a daily basis
• Extensive walking and standing
• Vision/hearing
• Talking
• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists)
• Climb and balance
• Work requires occasional physical exertion, including some lifting of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Work performed by this position requires moderate concentration to effectively execute moderately complex tasks.
• Work occasionally requires some degree of visual effort for periods of time.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Employee works in a manufacturing setting with some exposure to heat, cold, dust, or other factors of minor inconvenience.
• The position has some exposure to hazards that might cause minor injury.
• Less than 25% travel is required for this position. Travel would be to other sites via airplane
• Corporate Trainer must have availability and flexibility to work different shifts and days, sometimes for weeks at a time, to provide support and training to all of our employees. May need to work weekends or overtime as required.