Planner/Scheduler

About the role

As the Planner/Scheduler, you will be responsible for the daily, weekly and outage planning and scheduling of maintenance activities. You will be an integral part of a best-in-class maintenance program working with site leadership on priorities and coordinating contractors planning processes through accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assure all work orders are planned for Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality
• Assure all work orders have necessary technical components to execute high quality work from POET and contractor staff alike
• Cookordinate with other POET Bioprocessing resources and contractors as needed to develop accurate work order plans and minimize issues due to planning problems
• Assure all WO’s are in the proper status by identified timeframes to complete work consistent with priority status
• Perform Outage planning and scheduling year around
• Contractor Coordinator
• Own completion of weekly schedule one week in advance lead weekly meeting to complete/communicate the 1-week work schedule
• Schedule Maintenance Technicians available hours weekly to >90%
• Cookordinate with the Operations team to ensure all activities are scheduled consistent with production targets while also maintaining Safety and Environmental standards
• Foster a culture of safe behavior and environmental compliance at all times
• Maintain and advance the food safety and quality of POET’s products and processes to deliver a best-in-class culture of quality

Qualifications & Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• Experience in maintenance and enterprise asset management [EAM] systems; IBM Maximo, E-Business Suite, UpKeep, SAP ERP Suite, IFS Cloud, Flix, Ramco Enterprise, Maintenance Connection, or similar
• Uptime Elements Maintenance Reliability Certification or equivalent certification is also a plus
• You have the ability to achieve and maintain forklift certification

Your skills may be put to a lot of other uses!

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Frequently Be in awkward back, shoulder, wrists, and hand positions
• Bend forward while standing
• Reach overhead
• Pull up to 40lbs
• Kneel and crouch for up to 15 minutes at a time
• Occasionally Pull up to 95lbs, with or without assistance
• Lift and carry up to 50lbs, with or without assistance
• Grip with a force of up to 80lbs
• Sit for 15 minutes on a stool, sometimes rotation sitting
• Pinch with a force of 20lbs
• Push up to 20lbs
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, gloves, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, self-contained breathing system, hazardous material suit, hearing protection, and harness
• Use the following equipment/tools, with training provided (not all encompassing): various hand tools, skid loader, scoop shovels, pipe wrenches, impact wrench, air hose, and shuttle wagon
• Must also be able to operate machinery such as a payloader and Trackmobile for long periods of time
• Due to the physical and safety-sensitive nature of this job, you will be subject to a physical and expected to pass a drug screen during the pre-screen process. During employment, you’ll be subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Culture is King at POET

We’re all on the same team. We always communicate. And we park our egos at the door. These aren’t just slogans on our walls. It’s the way we do things at POET. We provide an environment for team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance. It’s the best way to optimize health, wellness, and productivity in a sustainable way. We work hard. We play hard. We have frequent team events, volunteer efforts, and we know how to celebrate wins!

Growth & Development Opportunities

At POET we encourage internal development and growth by allowing team members to carve their own path to success. Leaders support team members with the necessary resources to develop their skills, achieve goals, and create the most value. We believe in developing our team members to their highest potential and recognizing contributions that add value to the organization. Each new team member’s position and compensation are carefully determined by considering their unique qualifications and skillset.