Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of approximately $9.2 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

 

Job Description

Under the direction of a Maintenance Team Manager, duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Maintenance Planner:

The primary function of a Maintenance Planner is to provide high-quality job plans.  The plans should meet workface planning criteria for advanced work packaging including detailed scope/ instructions, specific safety information, tools and materials lists, build-up sheets, and task lists that allow the job to be executed right the first time while allowing the scheduler to adequately resource the job.
•Responsible for planning and estimating functions for routine maintenance work, special orders, other major maintenance jobs, and small shutdowns.
•Screen Work Notifications and confirm job priority after communication with Operations Work Execution Coordinator. 
•Lead the weekly planning backlog meeting to ensure the planning priority is agreed upon and understood. 
•Identify all requirements for the execution of the work. 
•Perform Detailed Planning to include:
   o Scope development, job step-outs, quality assurance plans, the identification of support resources with operations added to WO for them, and resource estimates. 
   o Development of safety related plans such as special PPE requirements, fall hazard plans, confined space planning, etc. 
   o Job packets will be complete including all QA/QC information as required for the tasks. 
•All parts will be detailed for the Material Coordinators to order, kit and stage in the kitting area prior to jobs being placed in RSCH status in SAP.    
•Prepare budgets, monitor progress and cash flow spend on Special Order Requisitions (SOR), major maintenance jobs, Capital Repair, and small turnarounds.
•Ensure SOR approvals are initiated prior to job execution where it is known that the jobs will exceed the SOR amount based on estimates. 
•Use computers to:
   o Access procedures, standards, drawings, specifications, and other information
   o Access and complete required training
   o Input/retrieve data
•Be available for rotational on-call duties, overtime or alternate schedules and work rotating shift as required.
•Perform other related duties as designated by supervision and as described in department SOPs related to Planning and Scheduling
 

 

Maintenance Scheduler

The Maintenance Scheduler manages and controls the scheduling processes for daily work execution in area maintenance crews and/or a portfolio of smaller shutdowns annually.  The primary responsibility of the Maintenance Scheduler is to schedule resources in a manner that provides optimal utilization of people and equipment on the highest priority work. 
•Focal point for within their area of responsibility for PMD Resources and allocation of those resources with other schedulers.  This is done in consultation with the Maintenance Team Manager.
•Create daily and weekly resource loaded work schedules and issue by 3:00 p.m. each day for Daily Schedules, and by Thursday afternoon for Weekly Schedules.
•Optimize schedule resource loading to support maintenance productivity goals.
•Lead daily and weekly scheduling meetings with Operations Supervision, Operations Work Execution Coordinator, Maintenance Planner, and Maintenance Team Manager, and all support contractors in each of your assigned areas.
•Communicate as often as necessary throughout the day/week, with Maintenance Team