Maintenance Planner Jobs

The ideal candidate for Taylor Farms Texas will oversee safe and proper manufacturing of the company's products by making sure that fresh product is delivered to our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Is the principal contact and liaison person between the maintenance department and the plant departments served by maintenance and ensures that the production areas or functions to which he/she is assigned receive prompt, efficient and quality service from the maintenance function and ensures the maintenance function is given the opportunity to provide this service.
• The planner receives all work orders from the requesting departments of the areas to which he/she is assigned, except for emergency work which is requested of the Maintenance Manager for immediate attention.

1. a. Makes any additional sketches, diagrams, etc., necessary to clarify the intent of
2. the work orders.
3. 3. Reviews and screens each work order to see that it has been properly filled out:
4. a. Work scope clearly described
5. b. Check if the priority and requested completion date are realistic and provide practical lead time
6. c. Charge numbers and other coding are complete and accurate
7. d. Authorization is proper
8. e. Discusses the details with the originating department as appropriate

• Assures that work requested is needed. If need is questioned and not readily resolved with production or requesting personnel, refers the work order to the maintenance manager.
• Reviews with engineering those work orders requiring engineering design.
• Obtains blueprints, drawings, instructional manuals and special procedures, as needed, from files or other sources. Makes any additional sketches, diagrams, etc., necessary to clarify the intent of the work order.
• Maintenance work orders which can be planned out, but which require participation by shop or functional crews are copied (cross-order) and provided to the appropriate planner for planning of the supplemental work.
• Identifies and obtains (requisitions, orders, kits as appropriate and in keeping with
• Examines jobs to be done and determines the best way to accomplish the work. Consults with the requester or maintenance supervisor when necessary.

procedures) determinable materials, entering material needs on the work order. Detem,ines if critical items are in stock by verifying availability with stores.

• Estimates jobs showing sequence of steps, the number of mechanics and required man-hours for each step. Lists determinable materials and any special tools or equipment needed.
• Maintains backlog files of work orders awaiting scheduling in accordance with their
• Estimates cost of each work order in terms of direct labor, materials required and total cost.
• Ensures the safety needs are given a top priority in work planning.

priority limits with an estimated completion date. Those unplanned, requiring engineering, waiting for materials, waiting for downtime, etc., are filed accordingly. When ready for scheduling, work orders are filed by supervisor by required completion day. Ideally, this filing is accomplished within a computerized system.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Must have 1 to 2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Reasoning Ability - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Bi-lingual a plus.
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and decimals.