DOTP-Planner​/Scheduler

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This position supports the plant by serving as the station’s Daily and Outage Planner/Coordinator following a structured Work Management Program. The Planner / Scheduler supports various asset management initiatives and emphasizes the importance of Safety and Environmental policies.

• Supports cost management by identifying labor costs associated with scheduled work
• Processes and validates work-related invoices, purchase requisition increases and goods receipts in coordination with accounting to ensure timely and accurate financial transactions
• Developing and drafting written maintenance plans for the plant including weekly and outage maintenance scheduling and assisting in establishing plant maintenance priorities.
• Works with Operations and Station Managers to develop a resource integrated daily, weekly, monthly, and outage work schedules.
• Develops detailed outage plans for inspection outages and overhauls.
• Ensures that all work is planned and complies with current safety procedures and LOTO protocols.
• Creates/develops schedules in support of routine & outage maintenance and/or projects as needed.
• Coordinate and interface between various work groups.
• Gains cooperation and action from people not under employee’s direct reporting.
• Reviews and updates job plans/work packages as needed.
• Ensures Company resources are used in a cost-effective manner.
• Recognizes problems and is proactive in helping to resolve them.
• Initiates and tracks progress of work using work management systems (ex: routine and outage backlogs).
• Pre-plans forced outage schedules to ensure minimal plant down time to maximize revenue.
• Maintains the site long term maintenance plan to ensure equipment overhauls are performed within recommended frequencies to maximize plant reliability.
• Develops bid specifications and negotiates contractor support for major overhaul work such as turbine overhauls, boiler restoration, and various improvement projects.
• Supports the planning and tracking of outage budgets and expenditures for cost control. Prepares cost control recommendations and work scope changes for plant management.
• Builds Requests for Expenditures for outages and outage related projects. Determines priority, cost, manpower and time estimates, re-evaluating estimates to reflect changing job requirements and preparing job sequence requirements for major plant projects and for specific maintenance work.
• Accumulating and analyzing data on actual versus estimated time, equipment, and manpower requirements.
• Establishing and validating estimates for recurring maintenance work using history, supervisory, planner, and craftsman knowledge. Conferring, as needed, with representatives of equipment manufacturers on matters concerning the servicing, assembly, or maintenance of equipment.
• Recommending improved practices, methods and procedures to increase efficiency, quality, and reduce equipment downtime.
• Initiating work orders for major scheduled or forced outages and participating in developing weekly plans.
• Coordinating maintenance planning activities and reviewing work orders with the appropriate supervisors and other elements to assure mutual agreement with understanding, arranging for critical equipment isolation with operations to coordinate plant maintenance planning activities.
• Informing and instructing others in the application of work planning practice.
• Collateral duties and special projects as assigned.
• Assist field coordination between contractors, consultants, and material suppliers on assigned projects.
• Presents outage status to plant and senior management as required.
• Develops long lead material and services requirements for outages and outage plan.
• Works closely with the Operations, Maintenance, and Business Managers to ensure Outage Back Log is…