Tech Services Scheduler/Planner

Responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating and assigning work for Tech Services teams. Ensures the on-time completion of work orders, the efficient use of resources, and the quality of the work order data. Drives reliability concepts through PM creation and upkeep.

• Reviews, organizes, and coordinates all incoming non-emergent work orders. Reviews for start and completion dates, work type, scope, priority, and estimates of man-hours.
• Uploads employee work schedule into Viziya utilizing input from maintenance supervisors. Compares and contrasts available labor force to the forecasted work demand and machine availability as well as material needs to develop a forecasted work schedule.
• Monitors actual vs estimated labor hours on work orders and makes adjustments as needed and recommendations to improve estimated hours. Provides feedback to supervisors on most appropriate staffing levels and work schedules.
• Provides forecasted work schedule and collaborates with operations, maintenance and reliability teams to review and approve a work schedule for the following week.
• Conducts daily qualification of all completed work orders. Edits data and provides constructive feedback to technicians to improve the efficiency and quality of the work order data. Makes recommendations to supervisors and managers on potential areas of improvement.
• Plans schedules and prepares detailed repair type work orders. Includes materials, skilled labor, work plan, and asset availability.
• Participates in the continuous improvement efforts to develop and enhance PMs and to continually improve PM frequencies, reference techniques, and optimization of the work order scheduling, assignment, and overall work order flow.
• Responsible for establishing and resetting daily priorities of work as necessary for prompt completion of work assignments and adherence to schedules.
• Plans and organizes regular equipment preventative and predictive maintenance functions for all fluid utilities assets and coordinates with Operations to manage the annuals/REOs for production-based equipment.
• Creates and enhances PM reference procedures and provides training on these documents. Create parts lists and kits for PM's and ensure that all items are on hand as needed by working with purchasing and inventory groups. Organize and manage the assignment of predictive documentation responsibilities associated with Planned Work.