Hiring Company:

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.

Overview:

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Planner’s responsibility is to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and material, and equipment access. Through supervision of the Maintenance Manager, this position is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matter.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Principle contact and liaison person between Maintenance and Operations and other supported departments by ensuring that all internal partners of Maintenance receive timely, efficient and quality service

• Short-range planning such as:

  • Review planned backlog of work that is ready to execute and scheduling the work to maintenance technicians while minimizing scheduled overtime
  • Initial job screening; must obtain approval for all alteration and modification requests
  • Analysis of job requirements and priority, consulting with requestor and supervisor as appropriate
  • Job research using equipment history; consult engineering department and supervisor if alternate approach is necessary
  • Detailed job planning by selecting and describing the best way to perform the job, determining logical steps and resource requirements
  • Job preparation utilizing detailed work order, plan detail by task, labor deployment plan, bill of material, acquisition plan, required permits and clearances, and specifications for the assigned crew. As appropriate, the assembled package is reviewed with the Maintenance Manager and the requestor.
  • Procurement; purchasing sources all material requiring direct purchase, obtains necessary bids and delivery dates, receives all maintenance materials, and documents all requisitions.
  • Job scheduling and coordination; working as liaison between Maintenance and Operations (and all effected departments), allocates and coordinates the resources required for specific jobs, and most effective resource allocation.
  • Daily schedule adjustment; assists operating and maintenance superintendents and supervisors to finalize daily schedule
  • Job close out and follow up; reviews schedule compliance with Maintenance Manager, reports schedule status of individual jobs, receives from the Maintenance Manager the MWO’s for those jobs which have been completed, checks proper disposition of leftover materials, calculates schedule compliance and prepares associated reports
  • Maintain a task list/job plans library for reuse