**Responsibilities and Duties:** + Is responsible for long-range as well as short-range maintenance work order planning. Regularly analyzes backlog work orders for planning and scheduling. + Assures that work requested is valid and needed. + Thoroughly understands how to fully utilize the computerized maintenance management system and SAP PM module + Reviews with engineering those work orders requiring engineering design. + Responsible for maintaining spare master list + Examines jobs to be done and determines scope and best way to accomplish the work. + Obtains blueprints, drawings, instructional manuals and special procedures, as needed, from files or other sources. Makes any additional sketches, diagrams, etc., necessary to clarify the intent of the work order. + Identifies and obtains determinable materials, entering material needs on the work order. + Ensures the safety needs are given a top priority in work planning and scheduling. + Maintains ready backlog of work orders awaiting scheduling in accordance with their priority and requested completion date. + Once a job is planned and estimated, prior to scheduling, verifies the availability of parts, materials and special tools required for its execution. + Develops a maintenance work schedule for the Line Support and Reliability Crews. + Attends meetings with the production planning department and participates in the overall plant scheduling of the following week's work and negotiates for asset/line downtime "windows". + Develops work order schedule, ensuring the work scheduled balances with the man-hours available so that a full day's work is provided each person. + Recommends equipment to be included in preventive maintenance programs. + Schedules preventive maintenance and other planned work in coordination with production and maintenance supervisors. + Promotes the conservation of energy. + Develops a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience, to simplify the planning process. + Reviews the actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs. + Job estimates are continually refined and thereby reflect improving accuracy and consistency. + Assists maintenance and production management in periodically analyzing costs and, where necessary, recommends corrective action needed to reduce maintenance costs. + Keeps the maintenance supervisor properly informed on all abnormal or critical situations and seeks advice on matters outside of the planner's knowledge or authority. + Maintains necessary records and files and prepares and distributes meaningful and accurate control reports. + Develops and maintains planner reference systems (library) including a file of Planned Job Packages for recurring jobs, plus labor and material libraries for each equipment center. + Recommends additions to storeroom stock. **Measurement of Position Performance** + Orderly placement of work orders on the schedule(s). + Increasing labor utilization due to improving labor estimates and weekly work order schedules. + Improvement in mean time between equipment failures. + The accuracy of estimates of labor and material. + The improved use of labor and improved plant condition as expressed by a reduction in emergencies, overtime hours worked and in unscheduled labor worked, and reduction of contractor support. + The timely and accurate preparation and distribution of meaningful control reports. **Position Goals** + To ensure that production areas receive prompt, efficient and quality service from the maintenance function. + Accurately define and estimate work requests. + Properly prepare and distribute meaningful control reports. + To meet the needs of customers, both internally and externally. **Relationships** + Reports to the maintenance supervisor. + Works closely with production supervisors. + Works closely with maintenance associates. + Works closely with stores and purchasing personnel. + Maintains good working relationships with other organizational units in the plant. **Requirements, Qualifications and Selection Criteria** + Minimum 5-years maintenance experience as a qualified craftsperson on production lines. + Mechanical/electrical/Instrumentation & Control background necessary + Adequate craft knowledge to estimate labor hours and materials and to visualize the job to be performed. + Able to read required P&ID, drawings and publications. + Ability to visually identify defective parts. + Must have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work efficiently under stressful situations. + Good oral/written communication skills and possession of tact. + Strong administrative skills to utilize CMMS and Microsoft Word & Excel. + Working knowledge of SAP PM strongly desired. + Good planning and organizational skills. + Ability to understand what constitutes good instructions. + Able to read blueprints and shop drawings. + Understanding of the proper use of work orders, priorities; scheduling, etc. + Orientation and commitment to customer service. 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