Maintenance Scheduler

About the role

This is an individual contributor position responsible for developing and managing the maintenance schedule in order to balance effectively the preventative maintenance demands and repair of essential equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Planning, scheduling and coordinating the maintenance schedule by reviewing and releasing work orders, and supplier schedules as well as doing emergency purchase of items for maintenance requirements.
• Aligning resources with demand based on PM planning and shop floor needs.
• Purchase for essential maintenance items not maintained in inventory and supplier scheduled orders according to existing strategy and negotiated prices.
• Managing work orders and expenses for maintaining essential equipment, maintenance hours and other information as needed.
• Create and execute any required action plans to close gaps.

Requirements

• Develop a working knowledge of Valmont equipment, manufacturing and scheduling processes to ensure optimal value stream schedule stability, work order creation, rescheduling, load leveling, etc.
• Inform management when demand cannot be met and recommend alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisfied.
• Become an outward “face for the company” and needs to be diplomatic and represent the company to internal employees, other sites, outside vendors and other company functions.
• Ensure necessary maintenance and production supply items are immediately available storeroom.
• Work with outside contractors taking bids.
• Organize meetings and tours for vendors.
• Judge and decide skills while comparing relative cost and benefit potential.
• Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or Associates Degree with 3+ years of experience or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques.
• Attention to detail and quality in work.

Skills

• Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Posses These Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Prior experience setting up and planning schedules.
• Demonstrated abilities in visual scheduling and inventory optimization.
• Prior experience with master scheduling utilizing production family methodologies.
• An understanding of priorities and balances short-term and long-term requirements.
• Communicates openly and honestly in a clear and concise manner on an ongoing basis.
• Knowledge of mathematics and data analysis.
• Prior experience outsourcing and purchasing.
• Knowledge of IFS planning, scheduling, and replenishment tools.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more