Sr. Maintenance Planner Supervisor

Job Description:

Title: Sr. Maintenance Planner Supervisor

Location: Hanover, PA

Hours: Monday-Friday, 6am-3pm

Compensation Range: $80,000-$100,000 base with a 10% annual bonus

Essential Responsibilities

• Assist Maintenance Manager in development and administration of preventative maintenance program and work order system using a CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management System).
• Requisition parts and materials as needed for planned work orders and develops listings of critical spare parts.
• Ensure spare parts inventory is adequate to support production activity and at the lowest possible level. Reduces spare parts inventory through standardization.
• Ensure work orders are documented and correctly prioritized.
• Develop and distribute daily maintenance schedules for technicians and maintenance crews, ensuring that work is aligned with production or facility needs.
• Review incoming work requests and assess the urgency and priority of each task. Critical and time-sensitive tasks are prioritized.
• Communicate daily to production departments on scheduled work and planned downtime to complete work procedures.
• Ensure the required materials, equipment, and manpower are available for each job.
• Continuously expand innovative ways to increase equipment reliability.
• Identify and implement cost reduction projects in the facility.
• Review work order backlog and rework to determine root cause and provide improvement recommendations.
• Works with all maintenance leads to schedule and plan PM activities.

Supervisor Functions

• Supervision of the day shift maintenance team consisting of mechanics and electricians dedicated to maintenance and repair of all plant equipment. Team of 15-20
• Supervision of PM activities relating to enhancing machine uptime on all shifts.
• Hold daily or weekly briefings with the maintenance team to discuss the day's schedule, any issues, and updates on ongoing tasks.
• Ensure that risk assessments and job hazard analysis (JHA) are conducted before major tasks.
• For specialized work or when internal resources are unavailable, coordinate with external service providers or contractors.
• Modify or update work orders to reflect changes in scope, timelines, or resources needed.
• Communicate with operations, production, or facility management teams to understand ongoing needs, potential issues, and priorities.
• Handle urgent unplanned maintenance requests, including breakdowns, equipment failures, or safety hazards. This may involve rapidly dispatching technicians and adjusting schedules to accommodate the emergency work.
• Act as back up Manager during absences of Maintenance Manager

Position Qualifications

• One to three years of experience in a manufacturing maintenance role.
• CMMS experience considered a plus.
• Industrial maintenance repair background in mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Proficiency in MS-Word and Excel.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions for root cause failure analysis.
• Capability to understand people and have good inter-personal skills when working with skilled people.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or vocational certificate in a technical maintenance field preferred.
• 3-5 years proven machine repair experience in a manufacturing environment required

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