Maintenance Planner | Plant Barry

Maintenance Planner (Plant Barry Daily Planning)

The successful candidate will be directly accountable to the Daily Planning Team Leader and indirectly accountable to the Assistant Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Manager with regard to maintenance planning. This position is responsible for detailed work plans, scheduling of work activities and providing coordination for Daily, FOMO, and Planned Outage work for the APC maintenance crews. This position will provide direct support to maintenance crew(s) by providing planning, estimating, scheduling, and coordination for maintenance activities on plant equipment.

The Planner will provide backup to the other members of the Daily Planning team, including the Scheduler and Maximo Business Unit Administrator.

• 5 or more years of Generation Plant experience preferred.
• 5 years in Power Generation Maintenance is preferred.
• Strong organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Advanced proficiency in MAXIMO (including CiM Visual Planner), Microsoft Office/365, and Enterprise Solutions is required.
• Knowledge and adherence to the Southern Company Playbook 2.0 Maintenance Processes and maintenance best practices is required.
• Experience interacting with vendors and contractors, including material and service support, is preferred.
• Budget management/tracking experience is a plus.
• Muti-OpCo/Sites is a plus.

• Develop and lead expedited solutions to any Safety/Safety-Related, Compliance, or Asset Risk issues identified.
• Review Condition Reports and be actively engaged in determining the required resolution, responsible team(s), and priority.
• Identify, plan, and schedule daily, FOMO, and Planned Outage work that include complete work packages that include all required elements (materials, services, support, etc.).
• Develop and assist with maintaining internal shop schedules as part of the 4-week plan by scheduling maintenance activities for the teams you support, maintenance metrics as a tool to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide continuous, direct support to the teams you support, with a “customer service” mindset.
• Work directly with System Owners and Outage Planning, providing reciprocal support.
• Be an integral part of the regular Maintenance/Operations meetings, including preparing and leading the meetings (live and MS Teams).
• Actively support Maintenance Strategy program, including identifying changes required for PMs and creating the required PMCRs.
• Work rotating on-call duty, as assigned.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to build and sustain relationships; strong interpersonal skills capable of interacting with various team members (supervision, contractors, vendors, management, and staff peers).
• Ability to apply sound judgment to personnel and technical issues; effectively handle crisis situations.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn quickly.
• Self-motivation and demonstrated initiative is crucial for this position.
• Strong organizational, administrative, facilitation, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Must be available for call out on nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Champions safety in all activities; all decisions are prioritized by safety, compliance, and reliability.
• Role model for Our Values, motivating peers to do the same.
• Supports all parts of the Barry Fleet Business plan and APC Priorities.
• Improves existing processes, removing barriers and bottlenecks preventing business growth.

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Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy…