Maintenance Planner - Sr

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE

Responsible for developing assigned work requests from 'Planning Required' to 'Ready to Schedule' status in AIMM. This process includes assessing the corrective action needed, including job requirements for safety, environmental, unit status, parts, scaffolding, and special support needs. The person will also develop contractor scopes of work, generate contract requisitions, and assist the buyer in soliciting bids to support contractor maintenance planning and execution.

Additionally, the person may be assigned as Contract Manager to oversee contract work when needed. He or she will be required to interface with stores in materials planning and with Process Owners to develop maintenance strategies and preventive maintenance tasks that improve reliability and reduce cost.

• Assure the availability of maintenance parts
• Utilize necessary resources to properly estimate time required to complete tasks to be planned
• Optimize the use of staging and kitting to maximize worker efficiency and productivity
• Order all needed materials for work requests and/or plant support needs
• Continuously monitor and manage the backlog of work orders with proper estimates of tasks
• Update equipment and assessment documents upon completion of work
• Close out contracts and resolve invoice issues as needed
• Participate in the accrual process as required
• Participate in the budget development process
• Manage and maintain plant vehicles
• Manage and control inventory, including SOX policies
• Manage and control credit card use and reconciliation while following related policies
• Participate in outage planning and implementation
• Conduct contractor safety orientations and oversee contractor activities; provide contract administration when assigned and be fully engaged in the Plant Safety Committee

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience

• At least 10 years of power plant experience
• Desired:
  Planning experience

• Practical working knowledge of maintenance techniques for plant systems and components
• Excellent proficiency with Passport and AIMM
• Experience in inventory control and management
• Knowledge of CBO and RMP core processes
• Good knowledge of the Internet for researching parts, vendors, and suppliers
• Experience in coordinating and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• None

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Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, in alternate locations, and/or perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.