Traveling Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Extensive travel required. (Local, National, International).
• Ensures all assets are properly identified, labeled, maintained, and utilized.
• Implements asset management software and tools for efficient tracking and reporting.
• Develops and oversees maintenance schedules for industrial equipment ensuring timely repairs and upkeep.
• Monitors asset performance and reliability and identifies areas for improvement.
• Identifies and maintains Bill of Materials (BOM) for assets.
• Assists in budgeting for asset procurement, maintenance, and replacement.
• Conducts cost-benefit analyses for new asset acquisitions.
• Ensures all industrial assets comply with relevant safety and regulatory standards.
• Implements safety protocols and training related to asset usage.
• Identifies opportunities to improve the efficiency and productivity of assets, including a review of existing preventative maintenance plans for assets.
• Evaluates and recommends innovative technologies or upgrades to enhance asset performance.
• Manages relationships with equipment vendors and service providers.
• Collects and analyzes data on asset performance and utilization to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
• Develops, updates and provides training to staff on the proper use and maintenance of industrial assets and/or CMMS or EAM application.
• Monitors and oversees project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, which may also include shutdown activities.
• Promotes and implements energy-efficient technologies and sustainable asset management practices.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Essential KSAs:

• Associate Degree required in a technical field with 1-3 years of industrial asset experience and/or 5 – 10 years as a machine repair technician, or equivalent combination of both.
• Familiar with industrial manufacturing environment.
• Electrical/mechanical aptitude.
• Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships.

Desirable KSAs:

• Desire to develop leadership attributes
• Experience in job plan development, job scheduling, and work execution
• Project management and capital project experience preferred
• CMRP certification
• Green Belt certification
• STS certification

Competencies:

• Drive & Motivation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Task Management
• Strategic Skills
• Customer Focus

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.