Maintenance Planner

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner is accountable for preparing and delivering execution readiness of preventative maintenance and equipment repair activities performed by the Maintenance Department in a three-shift, full-line box plant. This is an on-site position based in Liberty Packaging's Fort Worth, Texas facility and will report to the Maintenance Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage process regarding upcoming scheduled maintenance, including the ordering of components, consumables, equipment, and tools.
• Communicate schedule and requirements to operations and internal leaders.
• Manage risks to equipment reliability and uptime by leveraging data and KPIs.
• Coordinate work schedules with operations, purchasing, and maintenance technicians and management.
• Create, implement, and update equipment, preventative, and corrective maintenance plans.
• Monitor adherence to plan and ensure completion of all maintenance activities to a high standard.
• Ensure that appropriate resources are in place based on workload, available parts, skill set etc.
• In the case of failure to adhere to PM schedule or successfully complete maintenance activities, identify obstacles and communicate/escalate as necessary.
• Manage supply and inventory of maintenance equipment.
• Identify critical equipment, components, and material needed for safety stock requirements to ensure components are on site or quickly sourced to minimize downtime.
• Once a job is planned and estimated, prior to scheduling, verify the availability of parts, materials, and special tools required for its execution.
• Ensure material/equipment needs are documented in CMMS and on work orders.
• Assist root cause problem solving events on critical equipment, downtime events, and repeat failures.
• Maintain master equipment files and related job plans.
• Develop standard work for routine maintenance tasks and for production-led maintenance activities (equipment cleaning, etc.).
• Track and document all equipment and maintenance information, to include maintenance inventory; completion of repairs, PMs, and other work orders; and tracking maintenance performance via data and KPIs.
• May lead maintenance team in the absence of a manager/supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' experience applying expert knowledge of best practices for maintenance planning to optimize equipment safety, uptime, reliability, quality, and operation.
• 2+ years' experience interpreting key performance indicators and adjusting plans and team activities accordingly.
• 2+ years' in-depth experience managing a CMMS, including ensuring that the system is fully leveraged for optimum benefit.
• Ability to communicate effectively to maintenance personnel, supervision, and management.
• Ability to estimate job sequence steps, man hours required, and equipment availability.
• Strong understanding of maintaining backlog work orders and their priorities.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree with engineering or science-based curriculum preferred.
• 1+ years of experience in a senior or leadership capacity on a maintenance team preferred.
• Ability to lead the Maintenance team in the absence of supervision.
• Excellent internal customer service.

Compensation

The starting base salary range for this position is $72,379 - $90,474 per year.

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance options
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) plus company matching and annual discretionary profit sharing
• Flexible spending and health savings account options
• Life and disability insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness and mental health resources
• Financial advising services

Physical Requirements

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks
• Must be able to work in hot, humid, and cold manufacturing environment
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping