Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
GBA

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler II

Compli is a wholly owned subsidiary of George Butler and Associates (GBA); a 60-year-old company headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas employing over 600 associates in 15 offices throughout the US. Our Asset Management & Reliability (AMR) services group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner & Scheduler to join our growing team.

Responsibilities:

Planning Activities:

• Receive and review all work requests from requesting personnel to perform normal, scheduled Maintenance work focusing on future work; (If this is emergency work, it will be handled immediately by the Maintenance Supervisor).

• Upon review, approve or deny the work being requested then process the work order if approved or notify the requester if denied.
• Prepare work packages for every planned maintenance activity inclusive of repetitive maintenance.
• Visits the job site to ensure accuracy in building job plans/work packages and instruction.
• Identify existing or create new job plans/work instructions that accurately and safely identify all required crafts/skills, time requirements, safety considerations, tasks, parts/materials, special tools, permits, etc. to perform the job.
• Enters required Maintenance craft, labor, materials and time required into the system.
• Work with Stores in proactively reserving/pulling, ordering/receiving, staging required spare parts and material needed for maintenance activities and assists Stores in maintaining this Kitting area.
• Performs Purchasing duties as required.
• Ensures all required manuals, prints, etc. are included with the work packages or are available to the technicians or contractors performing the work.
• May print or distribute PM•s, Job Plans and Work Orders
• Reviews historical craft comments and corrective work orders for insights to improve job plans.
• Frequently interacts with contractors to perform required work while capturing activity details within the site CMMS.
• Initiates change controls, involved in the site Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Maintains a •Ready Backlog• file of work orders based on priority (Typically a minimum of 2 weeks not including PM work).
• Seek opportunities to enhance PM•s and Job Plans by considering data from quantitative inspection checklists, adopting applicable PdM technologies.
• Review and action if applicable, all Technician comments from completed Work Orders.
• Collect and submit to the proper authority, all red-lined drawings, manuals, and other documents reflecting modifications to the current or •as-built• condition.

Scheduling Activities:

• Focuses on scheduling all non-emergency Maintenance work at the site with both internal and contract resources.
• Schedule work to the day and preferably to the hour.
• Participate in/coordinate/lead weekly Maintenance/Production planning meetings to identify available timeframes in which to schedule work to be performed.
• Obtain the needs of Manufacturing and set priorities for the work that needs scheduling.
• Ensures all resources are available prior to scheduling them.
• Coordinates off-shift work.
• Utilize available resource leveling tools to ensure available labor roles are evenly assigned.
• Prints &/or distributes schedule for the customer, Maintenance Techs and Supervisors.
• Communicates weekly lessons learned/actual work performed with Production.
• Coordinates any Work Orders that need rescheduling.
• Supports measuring and reporting related KPI•s
• Lead the department in being the Maintenance and Reliability SME for the site CMMS, pulling reports and performing and distributing insightful data queries.
• Measure Planning and Scheduling accuracy on a monthly basis.
• Provide department support in preparing spare parts and PM Lists for new equipment.
• Participates in site M&R improvement initiatives
• Performs other related tasks or special assignments as requested by leadership.

Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum High School degree/diploma
• Technical school or College with emphasis in Engineering, Maintenance or Manufacturing

Work Experience:

• Minimum of seven years related-work experience as a maintenance Planner/Scheduler
• Minimum of five years as a Maintenance Technician preferred
• Minimum of three years of Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or Bio-Tech Industry experience
• Knowledgeable of facility, production and R&D equipment such as motors, pumps, gear reducers, conveyors, boilers, air handlers, cooling towers, WFI, RO, transformers, MCC•s, etc.
• Proficient in the use of Maintenance CMMS or EAM systems like IBM Maximo, SAP PM/S4Hana, Oracle/JDE, eMaint, Mainsaver, etc.
• Familiarity with resource leveling software tools such as Primavera, etc.

Certifications:

• Prefer CMRT or CMRP, CRL, MLE or MLT1

Miscellaneous:

• Possess a strong mechanical &/or electrical aptitude
• Excellent communication skills • written and verbal as well as negotiation tactics
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships
• Very good analytical and planning skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills with an attention to detail
• Ability to read blueprint, schematics and single line diagrams
• Proficiency in MS Office software
• The successful candidate will be self-motivated, goal-oriented and improvement-minded
• Successful traits also include confidence, strong work ethic, leadership and well-respected
• Ability to physically maneuver throughout the facility, climb stairs, ladders, lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds, sit, squat and crawl to observe equipment, etc.
• All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States
• Must be willing to travel up to 100% of their work time; regionally in the Midwest such as Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri

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