What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Planner position at Weir Group?
Job Title: Maintenance Planner
Division Weir ESCO
Location: Newton, MS
Onsite/ 1st Shift
Purpose of Role: The Maintenance Planner must provide support for Newton’s maintenance and reliability efforts by performing planning, requisitioning of materials and services and coordination of future maintenance plans and projects. To be successful in this role, the following qualities are critical: maintain integrity with all daily activities, have great time-management skills and be able to act without guidance. They must also exhibit skills in building & maintaining strong relationships both internally & externally. The ideal candidate is both approachable & respectful, an advanced user of computer systems, understand CMMS practices, virtual meeting platforms and scheduling systems.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Division Weir ESCO
Location: Newton, MS
Onsite/ 1st Shift
Purpose of Role: The Maintenance Planner must provide support for Newton’s maintenance and reliability efforts by performing planning, requisitioning of materials and services and coordination of future maintenance plans and projects. To be successful in this role, the following qualities are critical: maintain integrity with all daily activities, have great time-management skills and be able to act without guidance. They must also exhibit skills in building & maintaining strong relationships both internally & externally. The ideal candidate is both approachable & respectful, an advanced user of computer systems, understand CMMS practices, virtual meeting platforms and scheduling systems.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain solid fundamental preventative and predictive schedules in the CMMS
- Collaborate with all departments to translate work requirements into clear achievable plans
- Work directly with maintenance, storeroom and purchasing to plan and prioritize maintenance work
- Plans maintenance tasks as well as shutdowns and other project work
- Maintains physical insurance records, maintenance work instructions, maintenance MII’s, radio license records, and annual PCB reports
- Prepares job plans for maintenance work in the mill, with safety instructions and special precautions
- Participate in the approval work request process and the weekly partner meeting with operations
- Coordinates with purchasing, storeroom and vendors to ensure parts availability
- Maintains maintenance and equipment records and generates reports; i.e. compliance reports, open work orders, past due work orders, completed work orders, labor utilization by work order type, equipment historical cost analysis, etc.
- Tracks availability of crew resources
- Provides job estimates as required
- Coordinates and prioritizes planning and maintenance work with production requirements
- Coordinate the PDM results, use results for planning of required maintenance
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
- 5 years working in a manufacturing environment as a Millwright, Electrician, or other equivalent technical trade
- Demonstrated understanding of company safety policies and expectations
- Ability to read blueprints and some drafting
- Strong PC operation and experience (Word, Access, Excel, Preventive Maintenance Systems, etc)
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent listening, written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to make decisions and maintain composure in high-pressure situations
- Ability to work in and maintain a highly functional team environment
- Willing to work anytime as required to meet mill needs including nights, weekends and holidays if necessary
- Experience with CMMS Maintenance systems
Education:
- Maintenance background in both electrical and mechanical trades
- Associates degree and above preferred, High School diploma required.
- Previous experience with CMMS systems (currently EAM)
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for candidates that have the ability to perform the objectives above.
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
