Maintenance Planner Supervisor

Job Description: Responsible for the planning and scheduling of all plant maintenance activities to include the coordination of preventative, planned, and un-planned maintenance. Process and prioritize preventative maintenance (PM) orders, examine and determine best approach for work order completion. Ensure functional standards are maintained between maintenance and production departments. Initiate requisitions for maintenance critical spare parts purchases. Act as a liaison between the production, engineering, and maintenance departments to ensure PM program is successful. Essential Responsibilities Assist Maintenance Manager in development and administration of preventative maintenance program and work order system using a CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management System). Requisition parts and materials as needed for PM work orders and develops listings of critical spare parts. Ensure spare parts inventory is adequate to support production activity and at the lowest possible level. Reduces spare parts inventory through standardization. Ensure work orders are documented and correctly prioritized. Develop mid to long-term maintenance plans for major plant equipment and PM project work. Communicate daily to production departments on scheduled PM work and planned downtime to complete PM work procedures. Continuously expand innovative ways to increase equipment reliability. Identify and implement cost reduction projects in the facility. Review work order backlog and rework to determine root cause and provide improvement recommendations. Works with all maintenance leads to schedule and plan PM activities. Supervisor Functions Supervision of the day shift Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) crew consisting of 3 to 5 mechanics and electricians dedicated to preventive maintenance and repair of all plant equipment. Act as back up supervisor during absences of Maintenance Manager Supervision of PM activities relating to enhancing machine uptime on all shifts. This may require supervision of staff outside the day shift TPM crew. Position Qualifications One to three years of experience in a manufacturing maintenance role. CMMS experience considered a plus. Industrial maintenance repair background in mechanical and electrical disciplines. Proficiency in MS-Word and Excel. Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with individuals at all levels of the organization. Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions for root cause failure analysis. Capability to understand people and have good inter-personal skills when working with skilled people. Education Requirements High School Diploma or GED required. Associate degree or vocational certificate in a technical maintenance field preferred. 3-5 years proven machine repair experience in a manufacturing environment required ESAB is a world leader in the production of welding and cutting equipment and consumables. Our innovative, world-renowned equipment and solutions are developed with input from our customers and built with the expertise and heritage of a global manufacturing leader.