Maintenance Planner

About Us: McWane Ductile stands today as North America's leading and most experienced ductile iron pipe manufacturer and supplier. Building iron strong utilities for generations since 1921, we are a family-owned company with a rich history and a vital role in securing the future of America's water infrastructure for generations to come.

Summary: Oversee various tasks to successfully ensure that all pole equipment is in good working condition. Create maintenance schedules for all plant equipment, ensure work orders are complete and that maintenance employees have the materials needed to keep the plant running.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise and mentor maintenance techs.
• Addresses errors, problems, solves root causes daily.
• Organizes, designs, delegates, and completes work assignments for maintenance techs.
• Coordinate with ICS (Inventory Control Specialist) to ensure all newly created items/parts are established in MAS, and Enterprise.
• Researching, and ordering spare parts for various machines needed.

• Estimating costs of labor and parts for industrial equipment.
• Build outage maintenance schedules with work orders and staffing.
• Plan work for outside contractors, field investigations, file searches to define scope of work and organize jobs in a timely manner.
• Plan and arrange activities related to equipment maintenance to enhance equipment and plant accessibility.
• Utilize the enterprise system to improve, modify and add Bill of Materials (BOM), Preventive Maintenance Tasks (PM), controlled documents, standard job plans, JSA, drawings, etc.
• Review and plan maintenance jobs with assistance of Maintenance / Operations to prioritize, secure staffing and materials as well as other support necessary to complete required work.
• Understands and upholds plant safety requirements and enforces them as needed.
• Any additional responsibilities as assigned.

Classification: Exempt Position

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Date: 9/26/2024

Work Environment: Heavy Industrial Setting will be involved in working around molten metal.

Physical Demands: Standing for long periods of time, sitting for long periods of time, work that may involve lifting to 50 lbs.

Position type and expected outs of work: Full time hours typical work schedule is 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM additional hours as needed and schedule subject to change.

Travel: Minimal

Pay Range: DOE

McWane is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience in related maintenance work.
• Maintenance Planning experience in foundry operations is preferred.
• Journeyman electrician certified beneficial or equivalent experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Ability to multi-task and strong attention to detail
• Willingness to take management and other classes.
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and positive work relationships.
• Advanced computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (or willingness to learn)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong communication skills able to communicate well with management and workers.
• Mechanical knowledge
• Knowledge of various types and brands of mobile equipment
• Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and interpersonal abilities.

Apply online at www.mcwaneductile.com/about/careers/

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.