Maintenance Planning Supervisor

Minerals Technologies Inc.is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metal casting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company:
Specialty Minerals Inc
, a Minerals Technologies company, is the largest supplier and global leader in providing Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) and Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) specially designed for customers' application needs.

Position: Maintenance Planning Supervisor

Location: On-site in Adams, MA.

Pay Rate: $100k - $120k annually

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

The Maintenance Planning Supervisor is responsible for supporting the execution of maintenance work by estimating, planning and scheduling all the mechanical and electrical work for each shift. This involves ensuring the coordinated availability of facilities/equipment to be worked on, parts materials, special tools/equipment and manpower/skills required to achieve orderly, timely, successful and efficient work execution. The Maintenance Planning Supervisor is also responsible for assigned OE initiatives in the maintenance department.

To ensure that the team properly execute the assigned maintenance tasks, and that materials and time utilized are also properly reported.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Receives and screens all work requests to see that they have been properly filled out, discusses the details with the originating department and ensures that the work scope is clearly described.
• Plans all maintenance work requests by breaking them into basic job steps then determining what parts, material, special tools, skills, manpower and time are required for each step and in total. Incorporates Safety Task Review procedures and maintenance SOPs into all planned work.
• Determines the availability of parts, materials and special tools required for the work orders executions. Submits purchase requisitions for any parts, materials or special tools required that are unavailable to the plant.
• Maintains the backlog of planned work orders and monitors the status of purchase requisitions to ensure that the work order is available to schedule as soon as all requirements are met.
• Ensures that all PM work orders are scheduled for execution and performed consistently with their established frequencies. Works with the Maintenance group to make improvements to the PM program.
• Develops the maintenance schedule for required shifts. Coordinates the scheduling of all work with the Production and Maintenance Team Leaders.
• Maintains close communication with Production, Maintenance and Project Engineering, so as to be intimately acquainted with their maintenance challenges and long-range needs. To promote effective collaboration between all groups with respect to solution of problems, to detect and eliminate the sources of emergency and other unscheduled work and convert fire fighting to a planned and controlled situation.
• Make special studies and investigations for Department Managers.
• Controls the close out of all maintenance work orders ensuring that all charges are properly assigned and the accuracy of the maintenance records are maintained.
• Conducts completed job plan audits to ensure planning function matches current conditions and performance.
• Look for ways to improve the maintenance department through 5S, TPM, and daily management control
• Look for ways to improve equipment effectiveness through improvements in equipment and processes.
• Provides performance metrics, both forward and backward facing.
• Prioritizes work based upon plant needs using input from various department supervisors
• Analyzes mechanical problems to determine the optimum repair or rebuild technique to minimize costs and ensure a quality result. Recommends whether to do jobs in-house or use contractors.
• Trains mechanics in various skills necessary to perform their jobs.
• Acts as primary employee relations contact, and resolves personnel problems and complaints, where possible, referring others to higher supervision.
• Orients and trains new mechanical personnel in departmental policy and safety procedures.
• Establishes…