Maintenance Planner

Basic Purpose:

This position is responsible for planning all work performed by the Maintenance Department. The planner coordinates scheduled activities with the appropriate individuals who have been assigned the responsibility of executing and scheduling work throughout the organization. The position is responsible for scheduling all long-term (outage) and short-term (daily/weekly) work performed by the Maintenance Department; coordinating activities with the appropriate individuals who have been assigned the responsibility of executing and supervising work throughout the facility.

1. Attends the daily planning/scheduling meeting and participates in the overall selection of the following workday's schedule.
2. Requests assistance from the Maintenance Manager and Production Supervisors when conflicts arise concerning resource allocation for workload requirements.
3. Finalizes and schedules ensuring that the work schedule balances with available labor-hours.
4. Assures that sufficient discretionary work is scheduled for fill-in to allow for changes or schedule adjustments.
5. Ensures that equipment-needing work will be available and any required support activities will be provided at the proper time.
6. Schedules and coordinates activities and resources needed for the orderly and efficient execution of work.
7. Delivers completed work schedules to the Maintenance Manager
8. Reviews with the Maintenance Supervisors any special instructions, safety or environmental considerations to be observed during the execution of the work.
9. Performs special assignments for the Maintenance Manager
10. Makes recommendations for systems improvement to the Maintenance Department.
11. Continuously improve operational processes by leveraging personal and team knowledge and expertise.
12. Prepare reports and document departmental and individual performance.  Communicate results to individuals, teams and management and implement processes to improve manufacturing, quality, safety and financial performance.
13. Maintain effective systems for employee communications, continuous improvement and other systems that support business objectives.
14. Lead, facilitate and/or serve on functional, plant and CI teams.

Key Business Skills and On-The-Job Behaviors

 

• Using Sound Judgment and Decision Making – Makes effective decisions based on logical assumptions and adequate information.  Effective decisions take into consideration resources, constraints, and organizational values.
• Focusing on the Customer – Forms active working relationships with internal and external customers by anticipating, analyzing, and responding quickly to opportunities, needs, and problems.
• Meets or exceeds internal and external customer needs in a timely fashion
• Develop strong relationships with customers
• Are accessible and visible to customers
• Remove barriers to employees meeting commitments to customers
• Anticipate industry trends and customer requirements and needs
• Understand customers’ business to be able to provide value-added goods and services
• Challenge others to quickly and effectively respond to customer problems
• Understands the importance of satisfying customer requirements
• Knowing the Business – Speaks and acts with up-to-date knowledge of issues relevant to the function, organization, and/or business.
• Accomplish work with other functions, teams, and groups in the organization
• Develop a functional vision, goals, and strategies which are aligned with the organization’s vision
• Drive improvement initiatives in all business initiatives in all business processes (safety, quality, and productivity)
• Consider global implications before implementing organizational strategies to compete successfully in the worldwide marketplace
• Seek and share information about industry and competitor practices and new developments
• Translate business strategies into clear organizational priorities
• Manage the business unit’s overall financial performance
• Driving for Results – Sets standards of excellence and continuously strives for measurable improvement.  Holds him/herself and others accountable for achieving goals and creating a culture where appropriate risk taking is encouraged and supported.
• Communicate expectations and responsibilities
• Manage business unit performance to achieve goals
• Allocate resources according to business unit priorities
• Acknowledge and recognize individual and team accomplishments and contributions
• Lead by example to inspire others to excel
• Address problems head-on and work to resolve them without delay
• Use key operating metrics to lead and manage the business unit
• Actively champion change process to maximize operating effectiveness
• Investing in People – Helps others to be effective and succeed by offering ideas, support, and resources as appropriate.
• Select, promote, and retain the best people
• Create and maintain an environment where all employees can excel and feel valued
• Drive developmental planning throughout the business unit
• Provide clear and specific performance feedback
• Develop others and improve others’ performance through coaching, training and development activities
• Challenge others to apply training and development experiences to their jobs
• Solicit and incorporate diverse perspectives
• Monitor the safety behavior of others
• Quality and Continual Improvement – Is aware of and understands Accuride’s Quality Policy and Quality Objectives and how they affect his/her job.  Contributes substantially to Accuride’s CI initiatives related to revenue enhancement, cost reduction, process improvement, waste elimination, and more.  Serves on and/or leads CI teams that accomplish target results.  Pursues CI initiatives related to one’s own job and function.
• Demonstrate understanding of customer requirements
• Understand and apply quality and continuous improvement principles
• Establish quality standards that are consistently improved over time
• Identify and utilize meaningful measurements/metrics to objectively assess progress
• Demonstrate a systems perspective with an emphasis on process
• Ensure that the responsibility for quality and continuous improvement is shared by everyone
• Quality and Continual Improvement – Is aware of and understands Accuride’s Quality Policy and Quality Objectives and how they affect his/her job.  Contributes substantially to Accuride’s CI initiatives related to revenue enhancement, cost reduction, process improvement, waste elimination, and more.  Serves on and/or leads CI teams that accomplish target results.  Pursues CI initiatives related to one’s own job and function.
• Demonstrate understanding of customer requirements
• Understand and apply quality and continuous improvement principles
• Establish quality standards that are consistently improved over time
• Identify and utilize meaningful measurements/metrics to objectively assess progress
• Demonstrate a systems perspective with an emphasis on process
• Ensure that the responsibility for quality and continuous improvement is shared by everyone

• • Required Skills, Education, and Experience

   

• Two-year technical degree in a related field (BS degree preferred).
• Minimum of three years’ experience in manufacturing maintenance/engineering.
• Thorough understanding of OSHA, JIC, ANSI, NEMA, and National Electrical Code.
• Incumbent is expected to collaborate with superiors and/or peers for advice and guidance on matters, which have a significant impact on the business.
• Electrical, mechanical skills and experience manufacturing processes to determine equipment, material and manpower needs and to develop and coordinate equipment repair and changeover processes.
• Must be proficient in the use of communications techniques (oral and written; speaking and listening) to transmit ideas to individuals and groups.
• Thorough knowledge of customer quality specifications, safety processes, and company policies and procedures.
• Must have good analytical, decision-making, leadership and time management skills. 
• Must be proficient in the use of analytical tools and techniques to analyze data, train others and participate in teams and find solutions to problems.
• Ability to organize, coordinate and track multiple projects.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external customers.
• Ability to collect, organize and interpret data and develop recommendations.
• Effective interpersonal skills to interact with all employee populations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PC applications and electronic work order systems.