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Maintenance Planner/Scheduler Job Description Role Profile Principal Accountabilities

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  • Hackettstown (Warren)
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Job description



A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Job Description Role Profile

Position Title: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Reports To: Reliability Engineer

Schedule: Day Shift

Purpose of Role:

The primary role of the maintenance planner/scheduler is to improve equipment reliability while minimizing conversion costs. This is accomplished through sound planning practices, which includes efficient utilization of labor, parts, materials, and outside vendor services. The planner/scheduler is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance activities performed in the area to which the planner/scheduler is assigned. The planner/ scheduler maintains liaisons and coordination between maintenance and other departments; maintains appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis for reporting on the effectiveness of the maintenance planning and scheduling and its impact to the business. Analyze maintenance performance and recommends actions to improve performance. The maintenance planner is responsible for assuring the execution of the Breakdown Elimination DMS and Maintenance Cost Management DMS in their area of responsibility, using the standards laid out by the Planning & Scheduling DMS.

Principal Accountabilities

·  The planner/scheduler is the principal contact and liaison person between the maintenance department and the plant departments served by maintenance. The planner/scheduler ensures the operations area, to which the planner/scheduler is assigned, receives prompt, efficient and quality service from the maintenance department. The planner/scheduler ensures the maintenance department is given the opportunity to provide this service.
·  The planner/scheduler receives all work orders from the requesting associates, except for unplanned (breakdown) work. Unplanned work is requested of the appropriate on-shift maintenance technician.
·  Reviews and assures work orders are properly filled out:
·  Work scope clearly described
·  Check if the priority and requested completion dates are realistic and provide practical lead-time.
·  Charge numbers and other coding are complete and accurate
·  Authorization is proper
·  Discusses the details with the originator of the work order.
·  Assures that work requested is needed. If the business value of the request is questioned and not readily resolved, the work order will be reviewed with operations and the maintenance manager. This includes generating rough cost estimates and potential cost saving estimates.
·  Reviews with Technical Manager those work orders requiring engineering design.
·  Examines jobs to be done and determines best way to accomplish the work. Consults with requester, area manager, or maintenance manager when necessary.
·  Identifies and obtains necessary materials, work instructions, manuals, appropriate tools, etc. to execute the planned work order.
·  Evaluate options to accomplish work to determine least cost alternatives.
·  Planner/scheduler should have complete knowledge of each department’s activities in order to effectively and efficiently schedule work orders in their area of responsibility.
·  Reviews the estimate of the current day’s schedule status and forecast of associate availability on a daily basis to determine if rescheduling is required.
·  Plans and schedules preventive maintenance work in coordination with operations and maintenance managers.
·  If work contracted to outside vendor, the planner/scheduler assures the scope and cost of the work is clearly defined, purchase orders are approved, and equipment will be available for the work performed. Additionally, the planner will assure the contractor personnel adhere to Mars contractor rules and regulations.
·  Analyzes maintenance performance metrics such as: accuracy of work plan estimates (time, labor, and materials), percent work orders awaiting scheduling, schedule compliance, overtime, contracted maintenance costs and overdue work orders, and returned work orders in order to improve work planning. Reviews analysis and recommended corrective action with maintenance manager.
·  Performs other tasks and special assignments as requested by the maintenance manager.
·  Improvements are identified through the tracking of Maintenance Indicators & In Process Measures. Losses are identified and “Improvement Themes” developed to eliminate losses. Improvement Theme action plans are owned, developed, and tracked by the maintenance planner.
·  Ensures all equipment design change proposals (corrective maintenance), Add/Delete/Modify work follows the Change Management Procedures.
·  All work executed is critiqued and work plans updated or revised as necessary.
·  Maintenance Technical Documentation and equipment drawings and schematics are complete, accurate, easy to find and easy to use.
·  Works with the storeroom in order to identify obsolete parts, off quality parts, ideal in stock numbers, required delivery time of parts, etc.
·  The maintenance planner supports the development and accuracy of parts BOM’s for their functional area.
·  Updates to engineering drawings and standards are fed back to owner. There is a clear link to Engineering Drawing Control and a Maintenance Technical Documentation.
·  The maintenance is the primary owner of the Breakdown Elimination DMS and assures that all breakdowns are tracked and managed with specific analysis performed on all major/critical breakdowns.

Mission Critical Competencies

·  Process Management
·  Informing
·  Functional-Technical Skills/Technical Learning
·  Decision Quality
·  Organizing

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge

·  The planner/scheduler must be proficient with in-house software, such as Microsoft Word software, spreadsheet software, electronic mail, etc. The maintenance planner should be proficient in the maintenance module of SAP and should possess an intermediate skill in the SAP storeroom work processes.
·  A high level of planning and organizing skills are required to be proficient in the position. Ability to manage multiple tasks and multiple priorities simultaneously.
·  Strong equipment and operational knowledge is necessary. Have adequate craft knowledge to estimate labor hours and materials to visualize the job to be performed.
·  Able to read blueprints and shop drawings.
·  The planner/scheduler must react quickly to changes in requirements based on their understanding of priorities.
·  Orientation and commitment to customer service.
·  High level interpersonal skills are required to negotiate and persuade.
·  Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to create sketches to clarify work order instructions. Skills to conduct meetings.
·  Analytical and troubleshooting skills.
·  Ability to understand budgets, cost estimating, and value to business
·  The maintenance planner should possess strong leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across the organization and be able to present information in a clear and accurate manner.

Key Experiences

3+ years of manufacturing experience in technical capacity in maintenance controls, electrical or mechanical. BS in engineering or sciences could be substituted for work experience.

Desired Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and one of the following:

·  Successful completion of a certified maintenance apprentice program.
·  Successful completion of a 2 year Associate Degree program in an electrical/mechanical career field.
·  Equivalent training/experience in a technical career field.

Decision Making Authority and Impact

·  The planner/scheduler makes decisions concerning equipment maintenance; screening work orders, planning how to accomplish work orders evaluating least cost options with minimum risks to product quality, consumer safety, and associate safety; and parts procurement, and determines work priority based on the business and production associated risks
·  Planner/Scheduler works with a team of associates to determine plant schedules for production and maintenance that best meets business needs.
·  Following maintenance manager guidelines, the planner/scheduler determines effective utilization of vendors to perform equipment repairs.
·  There are no direct reports to this position, but coordination of associates and vendors is required.
·  In addition, the planner/scheduler is accountable for the following:
·  Maximizing production system availability; the cost of downtime could exceed $10,000 per shift.
·  Planning and scheduling the maintenance for production assets (valued $20 - $50MM), facilitating the efficient use of labor (annual budget $1 – $3MM), contractor services (annual budget $250K - $1MM) and parts ($100K – $400K).
·  Execute Extra-Ordinary Maintenance Capital projects.
·  100% Maintenance day and Planned/Shutdown stop planning following standard formats and weekly milestone planning
·  100% of BDA are tracked, reviewed and countermeasures implemented with reapplication communicated to necessary resources and other areas where the learning should be shared
·  Area Production Expense cost results on glide path for improvement
·  Area BD results on glide path for improvement
·  Area WPS results on glide path for improvement

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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