Maintenance Planner

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Planner to join our team at Lehigh Hanson. As a Maintenance Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating all day-to-day maintenance activities for our plant, prioritizing and scheduling work from the work order backlog system, and producing annual, monthly, weekly, and daily work schedules to ensure all required maintenance is performed.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate all day-to-day maintenance activities for the plant, prioritizing and scheduling work from the work order backlog system.
• Produce annual, monthly, weekly, and daily work schedules to ensure all required maintenance is performed.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and modify the preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to ensure machinery uptime is maximized and all resources used in the most effective way.
• Ensure that all regulated inspections are completed within guidelines to maximize safety and minimize downtime and fines.
• Provide oversight and leadership to the mechanical maintenance function of the plant through the following:
• Work closely with production and other departments in developing the work schedules, including the coordination of all maintenance activities for efficient flow of operations.
• Develop and maintain files such as equipment lists, suppliers lists, operating and maintenance manuals, purchase orders, drawings, checklists, spare parts lists, corrective maintenance details, maintenance history, departmental performance, and PM compliance.
• Oversee the availability of parts for all work orders scheduled on the daily worksheet by working closely with the stores department in ordering, receiving, purchasing of parts, and the selection of suppliers to maintain the schedule.
• Assist the stores department in controlling and reducing equipment inventory by establishing and reviewing maximums/minimums, reordering of parts, and identifying obsolete parts.
• Responsible for maintaining and keeping up-to-date the Bill of Materials (BOM) records.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager in the preparation of the annual maintenance budget, the development of the department's long-term goals and objectives to meet the overall plant operational and cost containment goals.
• Support maintenance projects by identifying parts required to execute work, tool requirements, manpower requirements, and the estimated completion time for effective planning and execution of maintenance work.
• Review maintenance costs and recommend areas where savings can be made for overall reduction of maintenance costs.
• Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly planning meetings to recommend the necessary repairs based on input from the Production and other plant departments. Provide ongoing maintenance support to the plant for all shifts by participating in the plant's on-call program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering preferred and/or Licensed Millwright.
• Minimum of 3 years of maintenance or production experience for a plant, Cement plant experience desired.
• Prior experience supervising staff.
• Solid understanding of preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance principles, techniques, and technologies or willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate others.
• Prior experience working with large rotating heavy industry machinery and equipment.
• Demonstrated project management skills, preferably involving multiple departments.
• Thorough understanding of plant operations, plant equipment, repair techniques, and resource planning.
• Solid understanding of purchasing principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively and ensure coordination to achieve common goals.
• Solid computer skills, including knowledge of SAP for maintenance purposes; prior experience with project management software a plus.
• Ability to integrate the needs of multiple parties into an overall goal.
• Strong communication skills to ensure coordination of work and completion of tasks.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, including MS Excel, Word, Access, and Project.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership and project management, problem-solving, and creativity, strategic thinking, and decision-making.
• Ability to perform tasks that include walking, climbing equipment, working within confined spaces, and occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• Role operates in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical equipment, inclement weather, heat, humidity, elevated noise levels, and dusty conditions.

What We Have to Offer

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
• Competitive benefits package, including health, dental, and wellness.
• Retirement savings plan with company matching contribution.
• Opportunities for training, development, and career growth within a global organization.