Job Description

Maintenance Planner

Northwest Hardwoods Inc.

Location: Byron Center, MI

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist site leadership and maintenance lead in generating weekly maintenance schedule
• Plan for and take notes during weekly maintenance meetings
• Print or email all open work orders for sites
• Check for any reactive work orders
• Close all completed work orders and review technician notes.
• Keep maintenance/site managers up to date on past due work orders
• Create job tasks in CMMS
• Create PM’s
• Review downtime data with site leadership
• Keep spare parts inventory up to date in CMMS
• Assist in training maintenance on use of CMMS System
• Build out and keep up to date work centers in CMMS
• Have a high level understanding of mechanical equipment
• Assist in tracking of site maintenance and safety metrics
• Assist with other tasks as needed

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge, and experience in the field of maintenance is a plus
• Experience with maintenance management software is a plus
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Excel

Competencies:

• Must follow all established safety policies. Must have good safety record and a positive, can do attitude.
• Be adaptable, work where needed as required
• Must be able to work overtime as required and in all conditions.
• Capable of completing required documentation
• Able to work as a team, get along with team members; give and take advice and criticism from other team members
• Strong computer and communication skills

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member will frequently be required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear.
• The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• This job may require the following equipment when in the field eye protection, hearing protection, leather/rubber gloves, safety shoes, sleeve protection, safety vest, and a hard hat.