Maintenance Planner (or Scheduler), Tate Flooring, PA

Job Type: Full-time

Duration of role: Permanent

Position: 1

Report to: Engineering Manager

Location: Red Lion, PA

About Us

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

We are excited to potentially welcome you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner is accountable for reducing equipment downtime, loss prevention, and related site costs by driving the organization to a planned proactive state, through the use of validated and standardized procedures and planning tools. These procedures rely on the Planner to apply skilled competencies beyond the level of the technician to carefully plan and coordinate workforce, parts, materials, and other resources for their assigned areas of responsibility. This individual is the liaison between Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations; and are responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate job plans, records, and files to permit optimal execution and analysis of all planned work while managing maintenance backlogs. This job contributes to Tates success by efficiently scheduling, coordinating, and tracking the workflow of the maintenance team, auditing PMs for effectiveness and compliance, and ensuring critical PMs and work activities are done on time and in accordance with OEM/ Engineering standards.

What You’ll Do

- Detailed job planning and preparation- Conduct analysis for job requirements, JHA/ JSA, resource identification and management, time required and time available.

- Conduct technical review of work to determine the correct repair methods and safety requirements

- Able to validate work accomplished meets and exceeds standards and completed to high degree of satisfaction

- Maintain the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) database

- Support Asset Management, identification, and review

- Manage and track all aspects of PMs, Work Orders, and Emergency Repairs

- Generate reports from the CMMS on equipment and mechanic performance

- Create sub-assemblies and PM routes as needed for all equipment

- Create, Analyze, or Update PMs on all equipment as needed, and audit annually for effectiveness based on downtime data and equipment performance

- Manage and assist in planning annual overhauls and rebuilds

- Support parts identification and parts kitting for planned work

- Create and maintain historical files

- CMMS & Preventive Maintenance subject matter expert and trainer. Serves as the system administrator and is responsible for driving 100% CMMS compliance

- Weekly meetings with maintenance leadership and operations

- Ensures a balanced workload demand by carefully planning jobs and allocating resources

Additional Expectations

- Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Kingspan Group Compliance Policy.

- Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and market demands.

- Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of the Compliance Management System.

- Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, or any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.

What You’ll Bring

- 5 years of experience in preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance planning

- Experience as an Engineering /Maintenance Supervisor or equivalent experience

- Strong competencies in technical knowledge and project management

- Formal and hands-on training in the use of CMMS systems and project tracking

- Good oral/written communication skills including presentation skills

- Good administrative and mathematical skills

- Able to read blueprints and shop drawings

- High aptitude for detailed paperwork and record keeping

Competencies:

- Ability to keep multiple jobs in controlled motion -simultaneously

- Being a change agent in moving the Maintenance organization to a proactive status

- Ability to bring about order – from chaos

- Active participation in team meetings note-taking distribution, organizing and facilitating meetings, oral presentations

- Achieving expected results without close supervision and delivering planning requirements to scope, time, and budget.

Employee Benefits

- Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.

- World of Wellness Philosophy: We empower you to take charge of your health and well-being. You’ll have access to a wide range of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.” We also offer other supplemental options, including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance, to ensure your financial wellness.

- Corporate Social Responsibility: Through Planet Passionate we are determined to reduce our manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, together with halving carbon intensity in our primary supply chain. We are very involved in our community, and you will have ample opportunities to support us in creating a better world.

- Skills Development: Given the dynamic pace of our business and a strong collaborative environment, your new role will be diverse and multifaceted – allowing you to be more versatile and develop a broader skill set.

- Mentorship and development: At Tate, we don’t believe in hierarchy, we work together as one team for one common goal. You will have access and exposure to our senior leaders and experts for learning in your role, and additionally mentorship for the future.

- Culture: We have a great team culture, highly collaborative, supportive, and social. Together we innovate, collaborate, take ownership, and strive for excellence.

Tate is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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