Maintenance System Coordinator

About the Role

Manage the purchasing of parts and supplies and coordinate maintenance work activities. Organize, prepare, and implement planned and emergency maintenance tasks. Generate and schedule maintenance work orders, track plant projects, and generate reports and analysis. Assist in all facets of the maintenance department, including purchasing materials for plant projects, coordinating with outside contractors, and interacting with production department personnel.

Responsibilities

• Support daily plant maintenance operations and projects to ensure production schedules are met and plant efficiencies are maintained.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules.
• Lead day-to-day operations of the onsite maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) inventory.
• Coordinate material requests, supplier and plant schedules, and project timelines; negotiate with and coordinate activities with other department managers.
• Review, analyze, and evaluate the quality, cost, and availability of parts for the planning process.
• Determine the planning status of work orders and manage planning information in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Determine the level of job planning required for large maintenance jobs.
• Determine workforce requirements and work schedules.
• Determine the need for special tools and equipment and arrange their scheduling.
• Develop labor estimates for jobs where planning is not needed.
• Determine spare parts requirements based on availability, criticality, lead times, and cost.
• Exchange information with supervisors, distributors, equipment manufacturers, and vendors or contractors.
• Guide maintenance personnel in planned and unplanned work activities in coordination with management.
• Partner with other departments to resolve ongoing problems, implement new procedures or processes, and develop new plant designs.
• Maintain responsibility for the accuracy of cross-referencing bill of materials (part numbers, vendor information, descriptions, etc.).
• Administer work order systems, including managing backlog, providing status updates, and strategically working through backlog planning.
• Work with maintenance management to review, enhance, and implement improvements within the work order/parts inventory systems.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent combination of experience and education).
• 2 to 5 years of maintenance, maintenance planning and scheduling, machine reliability, or related experience.
• Mechanical experience and knowledge working with high-speed, multi-line production, packaging, and processing equipment in a plant manufacturing environment preferred.
• Certification and/or license may be required during the course of employment.

Skills

• Knowledge of and skill with Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems (e.g., CMMS).
• Solid knowledge of equipment in the facility.
• Able to work with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple projects and participate in a cross-functional environment.
• Able to understand the proper use of work orders, priorities, and scheduling.
• Able to establish priorities and handle multiple tasks.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to interact positively and work effectively with others (interpersonal skills).
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

Pay

Pay range: $65,000 - $75,000 (open to negotiation based on experience and education).