PM Scheduler

Who We Are And What We Do

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Purpose of the Position

The Maintenance Scheduler is responsible for assisting with the development of reliability-based maintenance strategy, based on preventive and predictive maintenance. They will work directly with the Planner and Maintenance Managers to build a reliable maintenance team. The Scheduler will work independently and with other plant personnel to perform preventative, predictive and routine maintenance tasks. The Scheduler position requires hands on maintenance experience. All tasks will be performed while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment records in Eptura
• Add (and Inactive) equipment records to as equipment is installed or de-installed
• Maintain equipment attributes, such as ABC, type, functional location to support repair analysis.
• Maintain equipment catalog profiles to drive part failure data collection on notifications.
• Set up and maintain all predictive and preventative maintenance plans in Eptura to maximize equipment reliability.
• Determine the most effective method/tool to conduct preventative and predictive maintenance checks based on equipment critically.
• Setup PM plan in Eptura for each piece of equipment, including frequency, mechanical tasks, parts needs, tools needed, safety procedures.
• Generate PM work orders in Eptura, from the PM plans for the next 14-28 days.
• Monitor and report if PM work is being completed to maintain equipment reliability and comply with regulations and audits.
• Release and Schedule PM work orders to maintenance crews.
• Seek input from maintenance leadership to continually improve and adjust PM plans based on equipment and part performance/failure.
• Monitor and analyze Eptura part failure data (along with superintendents and maintenance manager) to detect trends (good or bad).
• Plan and Schedule Corrective work to maximize crew utilization and effectiveness.
• Reviews work request (Eptura Notifications), collaborates with requestor, and creates the Work Order
• Plans the work, including estimated labor by craft (Mech, Elect, Refrig), and special equipment or permits needed.
• Identifies and reserves parts (or creates purchase requisitions) for parts and services.
• Prepares job plans and work order packets for mechanics.
• Maintains a task list library for reuse.
• Interfaces with operations to validate work priority and equipment availability
• Collaborates with Maintenance superintendents on next week's available hours (crew size), to build weekly schedule
• Reviews Planned Backlog of work that is ready to execute
• Selects work from backlog and schedules the work to crews (while minimizing scheduled overtime).
• Leads weekly maintenance scheduling meeting.
• Prepares weekly metrics
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The minimum requirements for education and experience are listed below. Consideration will be given to individuals with an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Have at least 1 year experience as a maintenance planner, scheduler, or coordinator.
• Strong working knowledge of industrial maintenance and electrical functions.
• Ability to build and use maintenance libraries for repairs.
• Ability to read and interpret technical/engineering documents, drawings, schematics.
• Ability to write detailed repair reports as well as good verbal communication.
• Post-secondary education and/or a technical trade degree are required.
  
  

Schedule

• Must be willing to work a changing shift schedule and on a rotating weekend on call list.
  
  

Computer Skills

• Expertise and proficiency with basic office computer software, and the ability to learn how to effectively use maintenance software to input data, research parts and analyze repair history detail.
• Thorough working knowledge of Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Purchasing, and Microsoft Office products. Prefer Eptura experience.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
  
  

Working Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is regularly exposed to wet conditions.
• The employee is regularly exposed to high noise environments.
• The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather in all conditions.
• The employee will regularly be exposed to chemicals used in the process.
  
  

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.