RME Planner

About the role

The RME Planner will be a member of the Reliability Maintenance and Engineering team and will work with the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) team as well as the Reliability Manager to maximize material handling equipment uptime for Operations associates. This position is responsible for developing maintenance plans and schedules based on recurring preventive maintenance activities, predictive maintenance data and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Screen EAM work orders and audit equipment to document work requirements and quality.
• Estimate labor hours, materials, tools and equipment for all assigned work orders to support a proactive, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) program.
• Plan, coordinate and schedule proactive maintenance activities during available downtime windows to prevent unplanned downtime of material handling equipment and disruption to production activities.
• Work closely with Maintenance management, Maintenance Technicians, Control Systems Technicians and Operations teams.
• Travel up to 15% is required.
• Measure and publish facility’s PI metrics to the management team; interpret data, troubleshoot process, and make recommendations based on findings.
• Develop and maintain accuracy of equipment metadata by regularly collecting and inputting information such as manufacturer, model, serial number, and system structure information; maintain data in EAM and ensure equipment is labeled/barcoded or identifiable in the facility.
• Develop and maintain accuracy of Work Order related data including User Setup, Employees, Shifts, Crews, and Supervisors.
• Add Equipment to PM Plans, Schedules, and Work Packages; define scheduled due dates or initial meter points of system generated WOs.
• Develop and maintain facility-specific PM Plans, Schedules, Routes, and Work Packages.
• Support management in the review of WO Data accuracy such as Equipment on WOs, Booked Hours (Employee and Vendors), parts usage, WO type, closing codes and WO Comments.
• Support management in the scheduling and assigning of work; manage work orders in the system to ensure proper creation, planning, update and closure.
• Develop and maintain accuracy of spare parts metadata by regularly collecting and inputting information such as supplier, catalog number, min/max quantities, pricing, manufacturer, and part numbers.
• Drive materials management process in the facilities store; create and/or generate Requisitions, POs, PO Receipts (EAM & Oracle).
• Develop and maintain the 5S of the store; work with facilities team to develop and maintain lists of critical spares.
• Audit materials management process with regularly scheduled cycle counts; support management with data to implement corrective action as discovered in cycle counts, KPIs or other EAM data.
• Work with facilities team to reduce costs and improve parts quality.
• Work with corporate EAM Business Analysts to roll out new functionality, standard object coding scheme, Preventive Maintenance (PM) procedures and scheduling, and EAM reports.
• Provide software trainings to end users and new EAM Administrators; serve as liaison for problem solving and escalation.
• Coach and educate staff on the EAM functions and best practices for performing tasks; serve as Tier 1 EAM support for the facilities team.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent diploma.
• 2+ years’ experience planning, scheduling, and auditing overall facilities/maintenance activities.
• 1 year of experience working with computers and Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to work flexible schedules/shifts/areas, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
• Travel up to 15% is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-year Associate degree (or professional training) in Business Administration, Information System, Engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years’ experience working with enterprise software and an understanding of standard work process.
• Project management experience.
• 4+ years’ working experience with enterprise asset management software suite; Infor EAM ASE is highly desired.
• 2+ years’ data analysis experience in the facilities maintenance program, specifically in asset management and spare part optimization.

Physical Demands

• Repetitive bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, twisting, sitting, standing, and walking during work.
• Lifting parts and tools weighing on average 20 pounds, occasionally weighing up to 49 pounds.
• Dexterity in eye/hand coordination, feet (foot pedals), manual (picking, pinching, holding, grasping), and wrist motion (repetitive flexion/rotation).
• Working conditions may include small spaces, dust, fumes/odors, hot/cold temperatures, inside/outside noise, vibration, standing on concrete for long hours and wet or uneven surfaces.