Forecast Planner jobs in New Orleans, LA

Zachry is accepting applications for a Mechanical Maintenance Planner at Valero Meraux, LA.

The basic function of this role is to walk down planned work packages for maintenance, based on priorities established by the client. The job plans must fully satisfy the notification of scope and include all material, services, resources, and appropriate scheduling logic between individual operations or tasks.

Responsibilities are as follows but not limited to:

• Prepare the detailed plans necessary to safely and efficiently execute maintenance work that has been selected, prioritized, and approved by the gate keeper
• Plan to appropriate detail including work hour and cost estimates, material requirements, access needs, etc.
• Planning and scheduling in coordination with site supervision.
• Create and maintain task lists for repetitive jobs
• Outline detailed work instructions for work execution, outlining, safety advice, resources, materials, tools, and services
• Ensure that jobs are planned in a timely manner to support the requested notification requirement dates
• Ensure job resources are obtained and orders are set to the ready to schedule status
• Create and maintain bill of material (BOM)
• Review and purge the backlog on a weekly basis
• Close out jobs by entering notification history and technically completing orders on a weekly basis
• Review completed shop papers and update the associated task list
• Create and maintain maintenance plans
• Schedule maintenance work once it has been planned

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 5 years of heavy industrial maintenance experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer proficiency for communications, failure analysis, and maintenance systems
• 2 – 5 years of SAP Mechanical Planning experience
• Strong ability for effective problem solving
• Ability to read drawings, P&ID, Isometric, Schematics, etc.
• Multi-task oriented with good organizational skills and can work in a team environment
• Strong ability for effective problem solving
• Experience with maintenance, manufacturing, and processing areas of an industrial maintenance environment
• Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products especially Excel
• Supervisory experience or mechanical craft experience preferred
• Previous Zachry or JVIC experience preferred

Zachry is a drug free workplace.

Physical demands and work environment:

• Physical demands: Occasionally lift 10-50 lbs.
• Work environment: General office Environment and Outdoors in occasionally extreme cold and hot temperatures. Able to work moderate noise environments and occasionally loud environments. Able to climb stairs, bend, stand, lift, or sit for periods of time.

Zachry is dedicated to providing a safe and drug free work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.