Nuclear Maintenance Planner - Mechanical

Requisition  Overview:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security.

We are seeking a Nuclear Maintenance Planner who will support the Asset Management section in Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities Division (NNFD), Isotope Science and Enrichment Directorate (ISED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).The role of the Mechanical Maintenance Planner is to develop intricate nuclear facility work packages, including written step-by-step work instructions, procedures, safety and testing requirements, and to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and material, and asset availability.

A liaison between Operations and Maintenance, they are responsible for planning and coordination of all mechanical repairs, preventive maintenance, and project work. Planners are also responsible for maintenance records, work histories and equipment data for meaningful performance analysis and failure reporting.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

Review and screen work requests for completeness, technical accuracy and clarity of scope.

Develop, prepare, review, and issue detailed maintenance and modification job plans and work packages for mechanical systems, equipment, and facility assets supporting NNFD operations.

Utilize engineering, design, technical and vendor prints, drawings, schematics, documents, diagrams, and specifications to ensure sufficient information to produce work packages for repairs, projects, and modifications.

Consult with the requester, the Area Team Leader or the Area Engineer as needed to accomplish the requested scope of work.

Visit the job site and analyze the job in the field to determine special requirements and to identify potentially hazardous conditions or configuration anomalies.

Prepare or review instructions for the isolation, containment, or de-energization of various mechanical, physical, electrical, and chemical energy systems or radiological sources according to established procedures, DOE orders, and regulations for minimizing potential hazards. This will include multiple sources and complex Lock Tag Verify (LTV) isolations on all infrastructure, production, and support equipment.

Evaluate existing master-data Job Plans to improve schedule efficiency and planning accuracy.

Break the scope of work into actionable tasks by identifying the required parts, materials and special tools, the required Craft Code ore skill level and estimating the duration of time (i.e. labor) for each task.

Create the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the job plan and submits the Material Request requisition.

Develop detailed step-by-step instructions and standard job plans for complex, high-consequences, or recurring work activities.

Review completed work orders and records work history – actual labor and materials – and Failure Code data by work activity.

Reconcile open requisitions for maintenance, repair and overhaul spare parts and materials.

Reconcile open requisitions for services performed by vendors or other departments external to the Maintenance organization.

Submit to Engineering all requested changes to prints, drawings, or documents pertaining to the installed configuration of plant assets.

Review asset availability windows for those job plans requiring the equipment to be shut down.

Confirm the readiness and availability of kitted materials.

Update scheduling horizons with “Ready Backlog” work order.

Facilitate the Weekly Scheduling Meeting to achieve a consensus between asset owners (i.e. Production and Engineering) and Area…