Maximo Planner/Scheduler

Responsibilities

• Covers coordination with Operations Technology (OT) and Operations departments to create, manage, and execute preventative and planned maintenance work and activities.
• Creates and manages Work Orders (WO), Job Plans, Critical Spares lists, and the Master Equipment List (MEL).
• Buils SQL queries to extract data sets for analysis.
• Analyzes work orders to identify trending equipment failures, deficiencies, etc.
• Performs account administration tasks specific to maintenance and reliability-related technology.
• Field technical support tickets from end users to resolve application and software issues.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement of related technologies and documents them.
• Communicates application problems and issues to key stakeholders, including management, development teams, end users, and the Maximo Manager.
• Records, tracks, and documents the problem-solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions and actions taken, to final resolution in the OT service desk system.
• Periodically travels to operating sites to become knowledgeable in the performance of maintenance activities through participation in IMs, PMs, etc.
• Collaborates with others in the department to identify the best paths forward when resolving issues.
• Aids in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines.
• Develops training materials and assists the Training department with remote field operations training.
• Maintains Preventative Maintenance (PM) Schedule.
• Schedules PMs with Supervisors, works with the warehouse to pull PM parts, coordinates PMs with other maintenance to ensure minimal downtime, maintains Equipment Files, Mechanical Integrity - adds/update when needed, maintains Shutdown Checks, works with Supervisors in MIP meetings, Planner Scheduler works closely with Maintenance Supervisor and Field Supervisors, reviews work orders for each significant piece of information, assigns work orders needing planning and material to the planning backlog, assures the work order has approval and authority, prepares a weekly schedule to facilitate weekly scheduling meeting, prepares a daily schedule for the maintenance supervisor, receives and processes daily schedule and late work reports from the previous day, enters work orders into Maximo to accept charges and close when complete, facilitates maintenance activity with production, maintains the integrity of the PM program, i.e., checklists, trigger, frequency, compliance, and schedules using Maximo, establishes and maintains equipment parts catalog, history, storeroom, and minimum/max levels, compiles weekly compliance reports, coordinates with central shops/project schedules, approves stores and purchase requisitions for planned jobs, reviews actual vs. plan on completed work orders, coordinates special programs (i.e., ladder inspections, equipment surveys, etc.), identifies recurring maintenance problems, maintains maintenance-focused Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the department.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field) preferred. 3+ years of CMMS/Maximo maintenance experience can be substituted for the degree.
• Experience/Specific Knowledge: High proficiency level in Microsoft Office Suite applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server and interacting with SQL databases, including creating or interpreting database queries. Direct work experience developing, implementing, planning, and scheduling preventative and planned maintenance workflows. Good record of safe work practices. Knowledge of company policies and practices, and regulatory and tariff requirements. Ability to complete work assignments with minimal supervision in an acceptable time frame. Demonstrated experience in working independently. Good written and verbal communication skills to support multiple teams/users.