Regional Planner/Scheduler

About the role

This role combines the responsibilities of the Planner and the Scheduler function. Primarily responsible for receiving all written and electronic customer work requests, verify completeness of all entries, enter information into CMMS, determine appropriate supervisor and make assignments - issue work order. Plans and schedules work utilizing maintenance management systems (CMMS, et al) and standard procedures to optimize maintenance resource utilization and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Schedule maintenance activities including service requests and preventive/corrective maintenance.
• Work closely with the account. Management team to ensure effects on operations are recognized, well planned and coordinated.
• Develop, generate and disseminate the maintenance schedule.
• Analyze maintenance and project resource requirements and assign mechanical, electrical, and engineering services as required.
• Identify resources and materials required to execute the requested work.
• Cook up and distribute the work packages.
• Ensure the work packages are complete and all materials, labor and equipment are available prior to scheduling work.
• Maintain a comprehensive backlog of all maintenance activity by work type (CMMS).
• Recognize the priority of the work order backlog and re-schedule when appropriate seeking direction from the Work Manager.
• Maintain an accurate asset registry within the CMMS.
• Communicates with Building Manager/Requester to determine total scope of work and priority of the project or service request work to be performed.
• Submits written notifications to Building Managers to coordinate upcoming shutdowns.
• Administers the preventative maintenance tracking and documentation programs, assigns and distributes the work to the appropriate supervisor, reviews scope and frequency of assignments with the supervisor and makes changes where required.
• Acts as a contact/liaison between O&M staff and the requesting department for the planning and scheduling of work performed by O&M site team.
• Reviews monthly performance reports for accuracy and make corrections when necessary.
• Ensures all established costs, quality, and delivery commitments are met.
• Reviews production and operating reports and highlights the resolution of operational and maintenance problems.
• Collaborate with the account management team and CUSTOMER management team to identify, develop, and deploy best practices (i.e. safety, quality control, training, standards and qualifications, maintenance practices, etc.).
• Attends daily/weekly meetings to develop the next day/week's schedule, reviews the status of scheduled work orders, and discusses new, incoming work orders.
• Recommends and arranges alternatives for resource schedule constraints - eg. change assignments, over-time, utilization of 3rd party.
• May estimate job requirements for preventative maintenance activities including number/type of O&M staff to be assigned and number of man-hours per task.
• May identify opportunities to improve process, planning or performance through analysis of work order flow, project demands and expectations.
• May review utilization and cost data to recommend corrective actions to reduce costs.
• Performs administrative activities associated with the effective management of operations, including compiling, storing and retrieving data for reports.

Qualifications

• Education: High school/GED with equivalent experience; Associates degree in maintenance technology, preferred.
• Skills: The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Time management skills. Good administrative and mathematical skills with willingness to handle paperwork. Have a working knowledge of personal computers. Able to navigate CMMS and MS Excel. Have good planning and organizational skills. Ability to understand what constitutes good instructions. Ability to interpret blueprints and shop drawings. Understanding of the proper use of work orders, priorities, scheduling, etc. Ability to keep multiple jobs in controlled motion—simultaneously. Style and capability commanding respect within both maintenance and operating organizations.

Benefits

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

Pay

$ 67,150.00 - $79,000.00

Schedule

N/A