Maintenance Planner,(Bunge) -Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Maintenance Planner
Location: - (Atchison, Kansas, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company: Bunge
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary: Competitive



Overview

The primary role of the maintenance planner is to improve work force productivity and work quality by eliminating in advance potential delays and obstacles through proper planning of the required materials, procedures, and resources for maintenance work. The planner is responsible for the planning of all maintenance work performed in the area to which he/she is assigned. He/she maintains appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results or completed work.

Essential Functions

    Review and screen each work order to see that is has been properly filled out
    Develop and maintain planned and predictive maintenance procedures as required
    Examine jobs to be done and determines best way to accomplish the work
    Consult with requester or maintenance supervisor when necessary
    Identify and obtain (requisitions, orders, kits as appropriate and in keeping with procedures) materials, special tools and equipment necessary to complete the work
    Determine if critical items are in stock by verifying availability with stores
    Estimate cost of each work order in terms of direct labor, materials required and total cost
    Maintain backlog files of work orders waiting scheduling in accordance with their priority limits with an estimated completion date
    Develop a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience
    Review with the maintenance area supervisors the actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs
    Conduct informal training as required of maintenance personnel in proper maintenance procedures and proper reporting procedures and in the use of CMMS software as a maintenance tool
    Review all completed work orders for completeness and accuracy, updating machinery history data in the CMMS as required. Keeps Bill of Material up to date


    High School diploma or equivalent required
    Minimum of five years experience as time served craftsperson is essential
    Minimum of two years in the supervision of day-to-day preventive and corrective maintenance is desired
    Must possess a demonstrated high degree of tact in dealing with both plant staff and craft personnel
    Good verbal and written communication skills
    Higher than average administrative and mathematical skills together with a willingness and ability to organize and process paperwork
    Possess a personal style and level of capability that will command respect within both maintenance and operating organizations
    Adequate trade knowledge to estimate labor hours and materials and to visualize the job to be performed
    Mechanical and electrical background is necessary and technical school background is desired
    The ability to read blueprints and shop drawings
    Computer Literate
    Understanding the proper methods to be employed in replacing or maintaining typical mechanical equipment items. This includes, but is not limited to: Conveyors, belt and bucket elevators, flaking and cracking mills, pumps, grinders, food processing equipment etc.
    Understanding the proper methods to be employed in replacing or maintaining typical piping systems
    May be some minor travel to other plants and training seminars / conferences


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