The posting
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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Planner provides maintenance planning and analysis in accordance with the Asarco maintenance management procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ensures that all department work performed is planned in a safe manner and that all planned work meets or exceeds MSHA/OSHA standards.
- Ensures that all planning elements of the Asarco maintenance management procedures are fully implemented and functioning.
- Promotes and encourages teamwork and high performance standards throughout the department.
- Ensures that the daily and weekly maintenance schedule and backlog is communicated and coordinated with all those affected.
- Conducts the weekly operations and maintenance planning meeting.
- Assists in the development of long-range maintenance management schedules and budgets.
- Develops short-range maintenance schedules.
- Ensures compliance and implementation of short and long-range maintenance management schedules and budgets.
- Generates required maintenance performance reports.
- Communicates the key maintenance performance indicators as well as the company’s KPIs.
- Orders all necessary parts and materials to complete the work plan.
- Ensures that all necessary parts are pre-positioned and/or delivered to the job site prior to commencement of the job.
- Generates a work plan, if necessary.
- Is the primary department interface with non-purchasing related issues with equipment manufacturers, vendors and contractors.
- Prepares forecasts for future maintenance activities on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- In the absence of a general supervisor, will assist the supervisor in performing the scheduling duties.
- Works closely with the maintenance engineer, reliability and operations on maintenance improvement projects, modifications and upgrades.
- Ensures the accuracy of the maintenance and equipment database. This includes equipment history, work order discipline and accurate cost accounting.
- Works very closely with purchasing to ensure that the “right part is on site at the right time.”
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Must have good computer skills with MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Project.
- Knowledge of Ellipse or SAP software preferred.
- Must be able to manage time effectively and set priorities.
- Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving skills.



