Maintenance Planner / Scheduler

Golden Aluminum•Fort Lupton, CO

1d•$85,000

About The Position

The future. It’s on you. You & Golden Aluminum. We are a continuous casting aluminum rolling mill who established operations in 1984 and located in Fort Lupton Colorado, 35 miles north of downtown Denver. We care about our environment, our people, and our community. We’re honored to be selected by the Department of Energy to receive up to $22.3 million in investment supporting our Nexcast Mini Mill and other breakthrough projects which will steer the aluminum industry toward a greener, decarbonized future. The Maintenance Planner performs the following functions: Prioritizes any safety concerns and ensures safety protocols are followed in all situations. Acts as the liaison between Maintenance and all other departments in the facility. Develops and maintains open communications within area of responsibility and supported departments. Works to ensure close coordination between EHS, quality, operations, maintenance and engineering to ensure the right work is planned then scheduled to minimize future problems and unplanned downtime. Develops detailed Work Order job plans to “Ready to Schedule” status, providing all of the information, kitted parts, tools and methods to support efficient execution of work. Works closely with the craftspeople in the development of job plans. Conducts planning meetings as needed to ensure the Job Plan meets the customer’s needs. Develops a weekly schedule of planned maintenance work. Leads a weekly scheduling meeting to achieve agreement and alignment on the upcoming week’s scheduled work, including equipment availability for maintenance activities. Develops outage and down day scopes of work. Prepares and leads down day and outage planning and schedule review meetings. Manages the scheduling of all Preventive Maintenance Work Orders. (PM’s) Daily review of all Work Orders that were completed the last 24 hours. Daily management and review of all new Work Requests from the last 24 hours. Manages the Work Order Backlog, ensuring all Work Order status is up to date, keeping plant customers informed of status and priority. Adheres to the plant’s Work Management processes. Build and maintain a library of repeatable, detailed work Job Plans for future schedule repeatable work.

Requirements

BS in engineering or related field is preferred.
Minimum of 3 years of industrial maintenance experience required.
Planning and scheduling experience is preferred.
Familiarity with Reliability Centered Maintenance protocols is preferred.
Full competency with MS Office and general computer operations
Must have 2+ years’ engineering experience supervising in an industrial manufacturing environment. Must understand intricacies of unique production equipment and use this knowledge to enhance operational metrics.
Must possess strong written and communication skills.
Ability to effectively lead and manage a diverse team through delegation and empowerment, drive projects through to completion, and build a team oriented environment.
Experience using Lean Manufacturing principles.
Ability to maintain a positive attitude and promote a teamwork mentality.

Responsibilities

Prioritizes any safety concerns and ensures safety protocols are followed in all situations.
Acts as the liaison between Maintenance and all other departments in the facility.
Develops and maintains open communications within area of responsibility and supported departments.
Works to ensure close coordination between EHS, quality, operations, maintenance and engineering to ensure the right work is planned then scheduled to minimize future problems and unplanned downtime.
Develops detailed Work Order job plans to “Ready to Schedule” status, providing all of the information, kitted parts, tools and methods to support efficient execution of work.
Works closely with the craftspeople in the development of job plans.
Conducts planning meetings as needed to ensure the Job Plan meets the customer’s needs.
Develops a weekly schedule of planned maintenance work.
Leads a weekly scheduling meeting to achieve agreement and alignment on the upcoming week’s scheduled work, including equipment availability for maintenance activities.
Develops outage and down day scopes of work.
Prepares and leads down day and outage planning and schedule review meetings.
Manages the scheduling of all Preventive Maintenance Work Orders. (PM’s)
Daily review of all Work Orders that were completed the last 24 hours.
Daily management and review of all new Work Requests from the last 24 hours.
Manages the Work Order Backlog, ensuring all Work Order status is up to date, keeping plant customers informed of status and priority.
Adheres to the plant’s Work Management processes.
Build and maintain a library of repeatable, detailed work Job Plans for future schedule repeatable work.