Maintenance Planner

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.
 

Main responsibilities:

The Manufacturing Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning and management of short - and long - term maintenance activities within the manufacturing facility. They collaborate with, and make recommendations to maintenance teams, production managers, and other stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective maintenance operations. They are responsible for optimizing equipment uptime by strategic planning and coordination of manpower, preventive maintenance, and management of spare parts inventory and materials.  Must be a strategic problem solver and be able to work independently with minimal supervision

This position is located in Bellevue, WA.

• Maintenance Scheduling:
  • With the CMMS, develop, maintain, and implement a comprehensive maintenance strategy and schedule for production equipment, machinery, and facilities.
  • Have complete knowledge of the PM and Planned workload. Formulate and publish a weekly work schedule for PM and Planned Work before the week starts. Ensure the schedule balances with the hours available and each technician is fully loaded with work.
  • Develop priorities for maintenance work based on equipment performance data, urgency, criticality, and production requirements.
  • Analyze, prioritize, organize, and maintain a backlog of work orders awaiting scheduling for ready and total work orders.
  • Coordinate, plan and provide direction to maintenance technicians to ensure timely execution of scheduled work.
  • Coordinate with the production liaison to ensure equipment availability prior to scheduling and arrange equipment access for agreed upon jobs.
  • Organizes and maintains a ready package of schedulable work orders which require equipment to be shut down so that some or all of them can be performed in the event of an unscheduled shutdown of that equipment. These unscheduled shutdown work orders are prepared, reviewed, and updated weekly.
  • Assure even low-priority jobs are accomplished in a reasonable period.
     
• Work Orders and Documentation:
  • Analyze work requests and work orders and ensure scope is clearly stated. Create detailed work orders for maintenance tasks, including descriptions, steps, required materials, and estimated time. Visit the sites and obtain drawings, manuals or include special procedures as needed.
  • Estimate the cost for each work order including labor, material, and total cost.
  • Document completed work, update maintenance logs, and track equipment history.
  • Manage a backlog of work orders awaiting scheduling.
  • Maintains accurate records of maintenance activities, repairs, and replacements, and conducts analysis and reporting of results or work done. 
  • Develops a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience, to simplify the planning process.
  • Continually analyze the actual labor expended versus estimated labor and materials used for completed jobs and implements process improvements that increase the accuracy of estimating and improve methods of doing work.
  • Manages necessary records and files and prepares and distributes meaningful and accurate control reports, including weekly Key Performance Indicators.
     
• Inventory Management:
  • Monitor spare parts inventory levels and direct reordering as needed.
  • Collaborate with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure timely availability of critical spare parts.
  • Optimize inventory costs while ensuring minimal downtime due to part shortages.
  • Ensure all needed materials and special tools are available and pre-kitted for efficient execution of each job.
  • Coordinates with the Parts Clerk to make sure parts are available.
     
•   Equipment Reliability and Performance:
  • Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends and potential issues.
  • Develop and implement preventive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Work closely with reliability engineers to develop and implement recommendations that enhance equipment performance.
     
•  Communication and Coordination:
  • Strategize with production managers, production schedulers, maintenance supervisors, and operators to ensure that maintenance schedules are aligned with production needs and long-term business objectives.
  • Communicate maintenance plans, changes, and updates effectively to all relevant parties.
  • Manage external contractors for specialized maintenance tasks.
  • Facilitates a weekly maintenance planning coordination meeting
     
• Safety and Compliance:
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies during maintenance activities.
  • Conduct risk assessments for maintenance tasks and implement necessary safety precautions.
  • Promote a safety-conscious culture within the maintenance team.
     
• Expectations:
  • Tracks and maintains records for all maintenance department KPI’s.
  •   Generates weekly and monthly KPI reports 
  •   Establishes practices and procedures to improve meantime between equipment failures (MTBF).
     

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is preferred.
• Maintenance related work experience of 3 or more years in a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience as a maintenance planner or scheduler, and maintenance supervision experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, and maintenance best practices.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Attend Maintenance & Operational Reliability class.
• Attend the planner/scheduler class.
• Training in Basic Electrical, Basic PLC, Refrigeration level 1.

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).  For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
   

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