Maintenance Planner

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

Salary Range: 76K - 97K

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

The Maintenance Planner role is an essential part of the site Maintenance organization. The primary purpose of the planner is to maximize the maintenance work force productivity and work quality through effective planning and coordination of manpower, parts, materials and equipment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Provide effective job plans for work orders and other maintenance work requests, which includes the following the activities:
   • On a daily basis, utilize SAP PM to review new work orders for clarity and priority.
   • Lead efforts to develop plans/schedules for maintenance work to be performed during planned outages.  Conduct job walk-downs as part of developing job plans to an appropriate level of detail, which may include requirements for manpower, skill requirements, parts, special tools, equipment, timing and coordination with the owning department.
   • Identify any job-related EHS concerns and mitigation options.  Identify permitting requirements, such as Lock Out/Tag Out, Hot Work, Line Break and Confined Space Entry.
   • Validate that the parts, materials and tools needed to carry out the job plan are available.  If not, create purchase requisitions for parts and services as needed based on planned work.
   • For scheduled work, compile information into job packages that clearly communicate the critical steps in the plan.  Print and prepare job packages in conjunction with the daily and weekly work schedule.
   • Support efforts to solicit quotes for work from contractor resources as appropriate.  Create purchase requisitions in SAP and collaborate with Technical Procurement to ensure purchase orders are issued to meet job schedules.
   • Solicit feedback from maintenance mechanics regarding the effectiveness of created job plans.  Utilize this feedback to continuously improve job plans.
   • Develop, maintain and apply the use of standard job plans wherever possible to improve planning efficiency. 
   • Close completed work orders in SAP.
   • Ensure that documents associated with equipment inspections, preventive maintenance activities