Maintenance Planning Supervisor

Job Description

As an integral member of the Reliability Maintenance Department, the Maintenance Planning Supervisor leads a team of Maintenance Planners that plan and schedule maintenance to optimize production uptime and productivity of maintenance teams.

• Main communication contact between maintenance teams and operations regarding planned maintenance.
• Review and screen incoming work requests to identify the scope and analyze required planning of the job.
• Review incoming work requests with support teams and operations leaders to verify the request is needed.
• Review technician follow‑up work and partner with support group leaders to verify the follow‑up work is needed.
• Convert work requests and follow‑ups into work orders and define priority level.
• Supervises a team of Maintenance Planners. Performs role specific training and conducts performance reviews for continuous employee development.
• Conduct field walk‑downs to identify and document job requirements to include lock‑out tag‑out instructions, materials required, specific tasks, and other specialized equipment.
• Estimates time duration and labor requirements for jobs and verifies it is planned with sequenced steps with the required number of technicians and labor.
• Plans all required material to work orders, verifies material is correct, and ensures it is properly kitted before the scheduled work is to be performed.
• Leads and conducts weekly meetings with operations and maintenance team leadership to create a weekly maintenance schedule.
• Assigns all work out to maintenance teams and verifies assignments are correct before the scheduled week of maintenance begins.
• Verifies that there is an adequate amount of scheduled work orders and work orders ready to be scheduled in accordance to the amount of labor available at all times.
• Reviews the previous maintenance schedule and re‑schedules incomplete work accordingly.
• Maintains and audits the work order backlog that is waiting to be scheduled and planned.
• Co‑ordinates and communicates with outside vendors for any outsourced work orders to be scheduled.
• Creates detailed and specific job plans that are documented for routine maintenance in collaboration with support teams.
• Performs audits of preventive maintenance plans on a routine basis.
• Creates, monitors, and implements Key Performance Indicators for the Maintenance Planning team.
• Recommends appropriate inventory levels of spare parts and additional parts to be inventoried.
• Participates within the Reliability Maintenance Department on recommending asset and proactive maintenance improvements.

• Ability to read and understand technical manuals, drawings, and blueprints.
• Ability to become certified in operating a forklift, overhead crane and respirator.
• Ability to read and write in English to complete required documentation.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and/or Google applications.
• Ability to supervise employees.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience:
  
  3+ years’ experience with maintenance, parts or planning.
• Experience:
  
  3+ years’ experience in management or supervision.
• Systems: 3+ years’ experience utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management or ERP System.

• Technical two‑year degree or equivalent experience in maintenance planning or maintenance.
• Good organizational, planning and multi‑tasking skills.
• Critical thinking, process and troubleshooting skills.
• Mathematical and administrative skills.

• High attention to detail
• Reliable and punctual
• Direct communication
• Sense of urgency in completing work
• Capable of multitasking
• Work well both independently and with a team
• Self‑motivated

• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Push/pull 100 lbs.
• Stand on feet for long periods of time during a shift for up to 9 hours, with intermittent breaks.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided by Cambria.
• Occasionally work in wet and/or humid conditions.
• Work in a non‑climate controlled environment.
• Climb in and out of a forklift multiple times throughout shift.
• Walk up and down steps multiple times throughout shift.
• Bend over multiple times throughout…