Maintenance Planner

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 ongoing communications about safety and quality issues. 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. Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

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