Maintenance Planner - Kuraray America
Parkersburg, WV
About the Job
Title: Maintenance Planner
Location: Washington, WV
Who we are:
Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 31 countries and employs more than 11,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States.
Why Kuraray:
Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability.
As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment.
Position Summary:
The Maintenance Planner will interface with plant personnel to accurately plan and schedule maintenance activities in a safe and efficient manner. This position is assigned to the Maintenance Department and reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor.
Responsibilities:
Major responsibilities for the Maintenance Planner include but are not limited to the following:
- Work safely by following all KAI policies, procedures, and Leadership expectations.
- Work order planning
- Review and validate clarity of work requests.
- Visit job location and field verify work request requirements.
- Develop work plans that minimize equipment downtime and maximize safe/efficient/effective use of resources.
- Identify material needs.
- Produce cost estimates and request budget approval as required.
- Produce the job package and documentation.
- Develop standard plans and maintain library.
- Initiate the review of plan performance for continuous improvement of the planning process.
- Let MRO know what materials need to be ordered or check to see if available from stores/stock.
- Work order scheduling
- Use SAP/Prometheus scheduling add-on for performing work
- Organize planned work orders for scheduling.
- Build weekly and daily schedules that minimize equipment downtime and maximize efficient/effective use of resources.
- In consultation with Maintenance and Production leadership, ensure work schedules are aligned with business plan objectives.
- Identify potential constraints/deficiencies/trends that could impact the schedule and recommend corrective action.
- Set net capacity for the crafts based on information about the related available labor.
- Receive daily schedule updates from maintenance personnel and update the weekly schedule.
- Track compliance of PPM task completion and advise the Maintenance Department of issues impacting the effectiveness of the PPM program.
- Review the PSM (Safety Critical) due items daily, weekly and monthly. Assuring none are overdue, and if issues arise making the appropriate personnel aware of extensions needed. Report to the HSES department the results.
- Month end reporting of metrics to Maintenance Supervisor.
- Enter hours and history on Work Orders daily.
- Verify jobs are completed fully and area was returned to normal housekeeping standards.
- Check notifications daily to see if there are any Urgent/Emergency work orders.
- Facilitate daily,weekly, and monthly planning & scheduling meetings.
- Responsible for planning & scheduling related KPI measures.
- Lead planning & scheduling of outages and turnarounds.
- Complete other duties assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor.
- Back-up MRO/Warehouse Manager
- Go to Stores to pick up packages that were delivered.
Qualifications:
- High School degree or equivalent required
- Minimum of 5 years of Chemical industry experience in Production, Maintenance, and/or Operations
- Experience troubleshooting equipment
- Proficient in: Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Share Point, PowerPoint
- SAP experience, preferred
- Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, interpersonal, creative thinking, consulting, and analytical skills.
- Ability to prioritize work to manage multiple projects to meet deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving/decision-making skills.
- Ability to multi-task
- Candidates must have a valid driver's license.
We offer a competitive compensation package that includes base pay and an annual incentive. This program is designed to reward individual performance and align overall rewards with corporate and team performance.
Our employees enjoy an attractive healthcare benefits package, including wellness reimbursements to promote a healthy lifestyle.
We also provide an Educational Reimbursement Plan, helping our employees fulfill their career goals, as well as a competitive 401(k) through Fidelity Investments.
Please apply online at: http://www.kuraray.us.com/careers/
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer AA M/F/disability/protected veteran status
No third party candidates accepted.