Facilities Maintenance Specialist

Maintenance Specialist (Planner)

12 Months Contract

Job Summary:

• This position is responsible for daily, detailed work plans, scheduling of work activities and providing coordination during Unit outages.
• This position will provide direct support to operations and maintenance crews by providing planning, estimating, scheduling, and coordination for maintenance activities on plant equipment.
• The Planner will provide backup to other Planners and Contract Support Specialists as workloads, dictate and provide coordination support during outages.

Job Requirements:

• Extensive experience in plant maintenance and operations activities is required.
• Strong organizational, administrative, facilitation, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Knowledge and experience with personal computers and the ability to learn quickly, numerous software applications for work order management and planning/scheduling are a necessity.
• The ability to communicate and work effectively in teams with varied individuals (craft personnel, supervisory, staff, and management) is a must.
• Self-motivation and demonstrated initiative is crucial for this position.
• Must be knowledgeable of contract administration.
• Ability to interface with vendors and contractors while representing the best interests of Southern Company.
• Ability to understand financial fundamentals and budget management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Administer the work order management system through processing of prioritized work orders, updating equipment records, and maintaining equipment historical database, including bill of materials, equipment procedures, etc.
• Develop and maintain the Plant’s Four (4) Week Plan by scheduling all maintenance activities for all departments, utilizing and reporting trends and metrics.
• Enhance work productivity by providing detailed work plans and work packages, coordinating materials ordering and staging, and providing effective communication between maintenance groups and Planning & Scheduling.
• Develop outage work packages and plans for Planned, Forced and Maintenance outages, and utilizing Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules when appropriate.
• Provide coordination during outages and for other on-site and off-site contract labor needs (i.e. equipment rebuilds and parts refurbishment), seeking out and recommending the most cost-effective solutions.
• Actively support Plant Reliability Optimization (PRO) through the role of a System Owner, or in support thereof, and support the “Living” Maintenance Strategy program through improved revisions of equipment repetitive tasks.
• Optimize spare parts, material and equipment stocking levels and inventories.
• Provide planning activities that fully meet or exceed the expectation as listed in the Southern Generation Playbook.
• Conduct and participate in the weekly planning meetings.
• Develop and track routine, outage, and capital budgets for assigned equipment and systems.
• Review closed work orders to identify possible follow up work needed.