Maintenance Planner jobs in Lancaster, PA

Apply sound maintenance planning and scheduling practices including efficient utilization of labor, parts, and materials to improve equipment reliability while minimizing costs.

Day-to-Day Role:

• Plan, prioritize and determine work order priority by evaluating least cost options with minimum risks to product quality, consumer and employee safety, business and production
• Manage maintenance backlog and develop long-range and short-range maintenance schedules
• Identify resources need for maintenance work: Prepare Bill of Materials, establish acquisition plans, determine what items are in stock, initiate stock requests, prepare Purchase Orders for direct order parts/contract labor/rentals, request in-house fabrication, track specialty tools availability
• Manage work order accuracy and ensure off shift work orders are complete and communicated to off shift staff.
• Maintain a good working relationship, and consult daily with production and maintenance management to prioritize maintenance work orders
• Maintain and populate asset attributes in the CMMS such as functional location, equipment makes and models, Bill of Materials (BOM’s), and equipment BOM’s from engineering drawings, as needed
• Monitor, report and publish maintenance KPI’s
• Communicate optimal parts inventory with store room management
• Create effective job packages and ensure maintenance technicians have needed resources for standard operating procedures (SOP’s), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), work instructions, specialty tools, and updated Preventive Maintenance (PM) kits
• Ensure job plans and packages are archived effectively for future use
• Use feedback and identified gaps to continuously improve job packages
• Track parts still under warranty and monitor repaired parts procedures
• Monitor maintenance cost and budget and work closely with production, maintenance, procurement and operations to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Communicate PM tasks, planning and schedules to maintenance technicians

Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal Maintenance Planner candidate will bring:

• Five (5) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training, preferred
• Experience optimizing and implementing Preventative Maintenance (PM)
• Experience applying Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Strong verbal and written skills necessary to communicate intricate job-related information
• Experience with Predictive Maintenance Technologies
• Experience using Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), SAP preferred
• Advanced mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Proficient in reading and following complex blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and piping/pump systems
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents and spreadsheets in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Prior maintenance planning and scheduling experience
• Paper converting, chemical/plastics processing and/or packaging industrial experience
• Experience working with plastics extrusion, thermoforming, injection molding, paper printing and/or paper converting processes

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $30.58 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Assembly line
• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Leola, PA 17540: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person