Plant Maintenance Planning Supervisor Job

Reports directly to the Maintenance Manager. Up to 8 direct hourly reports including day and shift mechanics.

Responsible for effective planning and scheduling of plant maintenance activities for maximum utilization of equipment and resources. Purchases and maintains MRO / Maintenance inventories and manages spare parts program. Manages SAP and acts as subject matter expert for the site. Schedules employees in accordance to collective bargaining agreement.

Planning/Scheduling (70%)

• Utilizes SAP to plan/schedule maintenance work for minimum downtime and maximum productivity.
• Executes all maintenance requisitioning of equipment/parts; monitors status of materials and contract services.
• Manages spare parts program; including identification of critical inventory, optimal stock levels, min/max levels and obsolete parts Provides reports on department KPIS as identified and analyzes data for improvement
• Ensures compliance of planned jobs with Process Safety Management (PSM), safety and environmental requirements
• Reviews work orders for accuracy and clarity: clear scope of work, correct equipment identification, realistic lead times and completion dates; discusses details with originator of the work order.
• Defines scope of work to include; labor, material, and contractor services and provides total cost estimates
• Verifies all material, information, tools and labor are available prior to scheduling
• Coordinates contractor services as needed
• Leads the scheduling meeting with operations to finalize priority of work orders, optimum downtime windows, and necessary lead times.
• Identifies potential constraints that could impact the schedule and recommends corrective action.
• Finalizes the maintenance resource schedule based on agreed plan with production.
• Communicates schedule to all resources: maintenance, operations, contractor services and engineering.
• Provides daily updates to the schedule showing work completed, rescheduled or cancelled.
• Maintains comprehensive PM plans in CMMS; ensures PM routines are updated as needed
• Prepares work order kits for planned jobs.
• Participates in project teams to replace, upgrade or expand plant equipment
• Supports BBS process by performing observations

SUPERVISION (30%):

• Directly supervises Mechanics and Shift mechanics creating weekly schedules, tracking OT, and addressing coverage issues according to the CBA
• Tracks KPI's and participates in MOE
• Assists on LOTO and other critical safety programs

The ideal candidate:

• Complies with all external regulatory requirements, industry best practices and internal policies.
• Available to support continuous plant operations as needed.
• Ability to wear personnel protective equipment such as respirators

Accountabilities

Purpose:

• Schedules Maintenance personnel and Activities.

Qualifications / experience required

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or minimum 5 years exp. in manufacturing maintenance with focus on material and purchasing. (Chemical or Refinery Experience Preferred or Equivalent Military Experience)
• Knowledge of production processes and equipment; mechanical background preferred
• Knowledge of maintenance processes; work order system, planning/scheduling and storeroom.
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Proficient in MS office and SAP

Our excellent benefits can be viewed at benefits.arkema.com