Reliability Planning Analyst (RPA)

Amentum is seeking a Reliability Planning Analyst to support a team of multi-skilled technicians in a manufacturing, warehouse/distribution, and office environment.

About the role

The Reliability Planning Analyst is responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance work controls processes. The primary role is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of labor, parts and material, tools and equipment, required permits, specialized documentation, and equipment access. This position manages work priority, develops job plans, defines parts and materials, defines crafts and skills, and engages the proper resources to develop a safe, effective, and efficient work control plan.

Responsibilities

• Uphold safety, health, and environmental procedures; communicate directly; and support EHS policies to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and company and site-specific rules and regulations.
• Act as the principal liaison between the maintenance department and operation planning.
• Maximize resources by identifying parts, materials, special tools, external services, rentals, and documentation by establishing, maintaining, and improving the maintenance planning and scheduling flow and process tasks.
• Receive and review all planned work orders from requesting departments; verify proper completion with all required information.
• Examine planned work orders and determine scope and best practices to accomplish work.
• Identify work requiring engineering and design and review with proper entities; escalate issues to the Reliability Manager for work requiring special tools, personnel, or approvals.
• Develop full scope and extent of work required, including cost and time for repair, preventive, predictive, and improvement maintenance activities of plant equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Prepare job plans for scheduling, detailing parts, materials, special tools, external services, and documentation with planned costs, including sequencing of associated tasks.
• Perform root cause analysis for continuous improvement.
• Initiate and implement best practices with emphasis on planning/scheduling preventive and predictive maintenance work.
• Analyze unplanned work orders and occurrences for incorporation into corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure maintenance personnel understand work instructions using a procedures-based maintenance strategy and best practices for all maintenance tasks.
• Ensure maintenance personnel update and close each work order when completed.
• Prepare reports, collect and analyze data, and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.
• Maximize equipment reliability and availability through effective use of planned maintenance to quickly return equipment to design capacity and develop applicable procedures to ensure defect-free quality maintenance work.
• Develop maintenance work schedules for affected areas including PM, PDM, and Service Work Orders (SWOs).
• Develop and adhere to prioritization of work tasks.
• Perform post-job reviews to ensure actual work performed and post-repair operation is satisfactory.
• Identify and change scope of PM or PDM (based on activity results) and SWO.
• Maintain the CMMS while managing and tracking work orders, backlog, and spare parts; create a machine history of plant equipment and reallocate resources as required.
• Coordinate with Site Maintenance Manager and Operations to schedule workforce and resources for workforce and cost optimization.
• Develop a system of planned job packages for recurring tasks.
• Identify, secure, and preplace all parts and materials required to complete the work by providing stores with a Bill of Material for work orders and kit of parts for maximum efficiency.
• Create a critical spares list and procure or identify sources for procurement to reduce lead times.
• Continuously improve, change job estimates, planning, and scheduling processes by utilizing feedback from the maintenance team (PM optimization).
• Maintain accurate metrics on the performance of planning and scheduling functions and provide information for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of skilled crafts such as HVAC, Mechanics, Electrical, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, Cranes, etc.
• Track performance metrics such as schedule compliance, PM compliance, mean time between failure, planning maintenance vs. reactive maintenance, backlog, etc.
• May be required to travel locally to other locations for support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of Facility Planning experience.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a CMMS such as Maximo, SAP, or an equivalent program.
• Preventive and/or Predictive maintenance planning experience.
• Ability to coordinate parts and assign the appropriate skilled labor to ensure successful completion.
• Ability to write processes and procedures related to facility maintenance work.
• Practical experience with continuous improvement techniques such as Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, Six Sigma, 5S, Toyota Production Systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of an effective safety culture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Demonstrated skills in organization and time management.

Additional Information

• This position may require a valid state driver’s license.
• Ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location.
• May require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment background check and substance abuse test.

Physical Requirements

• Some tasks will require repetitive wrist movement.
• Some tasks will require the ability to walk extensively throughout facilities during a workday.
• Requires ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen.
• Requires ability to use a variety of office equipment and to operate a computer keyboard to access databases, send/receive messages, and prepare documents.
• Requires ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to other Amentum, customer, and/or vendor locations in the area, as well as some air travel to more distant locations.
• Requires the ability to communicate with others on the telephone and in one-on-one or group discussions, meetings, and presentations.
• Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line.
• Requires some moving of light to medium weight materials into desks, filing cabinets, and other storage locations.
• Requires the ability to interact with all clients in a professional and friendly manner despite periods of stress.

Special Requirements

• Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed.
• Cope with demands (stressors) associated with the job and/or the work environment to maintain acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution.

Pay

$55,000–$65,000 per year.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.