Planner For Electrical Maintenance

Talascend is currently seeking a Planner For Electrical Maintenance for a contract opportunity with our client in Thousand Oaks, California.

Overview

The electrical planner role supports the journey towards a world-class maintenance organization by providing efficient means of managing facilities maintenance and associated maintenance labor.

Responsibilities

• Requires in depth electrical subject matter expert level knowledge of facilities planning & scheduling
• Leadership skills (training, presentations, & teambuilding) and project management
• Organizational skills coupled with the leadership and interpersonal skills to be able to manage multiple maintenance activities simultaneously
• Good oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate with all levels of management and interface with a diverse customer base including technical and non-technical personnel in order to effectively support a multi-discipline team environment
• Ability or understanding of how to create CMMS ad hoc reports and submit work requests for complex data reports
• Values safety for yourself and others around you
• Solid personal computer skills: hardware and software including Microsoft Office products, including Excel
• Plans, schedules, coordinates and assigns all frequency and work type maintenance activities for group or team of responsibility
• Collaborates with subcontractor counterparts to ensure successful outcomes for subcontractor responsibilities
• Optimizes maintenance inventory by balancing workload to labor availability
• Complies with all client CMMS standards and specifications to ensure database integrity and standardization
• Manages asset maintenance parts ordering process (MRO) for assigned team(s) and optimizes efforts through PM auto ordering where applicable
• Creates all asset-related purchase requisitions
• Ensures all POs are created and approved before scheduling of work
• Collects data and collaborates with operations team to optimize maintenance programs
• Maintains maintenance record compliance to CMMS and maintenance business process standards and specs through periodic data auditing
• Maintains liaison with facilities technicians and other management regarding work execution, necessity of altering schedules and manpower status
• Arranges for special tools and equipment
• Tracks all asset information, including spare parts, documentation and booked labor hours
• Continuous improvement of the work planning and scheduling process through the review and use of maintenance metrics, analysis of work order flow, project demands and expectations
• Submits and documents database record changes using client CMMS change request system
• Facilitates/attends team huddles or ops meetings to communicate the plan and schedule for the day/week maintenance activities
• Provides weekly reports to facility managers, identifies risks and gaps and provides resolution plans
• Identifies risks to client facilities and eliminates downtime
• Responsible for the adherence and compliance with all work practices
• Administers compliance with and reporting of applicable environmental health and safety programs
• Understands basic safety protocols of JHA, confined space, hot work etc.
• Conducts improvement assessments and produces documentation
• Supports preparation of business operations driven documents, reports and other deliverables
• Assists departments such as communications, finance, human resources, sourcing, human experience, program management, and EHS, as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years direct experience in electrical trade, facilities, operational, and customer service

Requirements

• Knowledge of scheduling software, procurement systems, databases, Microsoft Office programs, etc. with the ability to learn
• Strong technical knowledge of EAMS CMMS and MRO system
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well in both oral and written reports
• Strong organization skills and collaborative management style

Shift

M-F 7am - 4:30. There could be some overtime and weekends.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Drug Screen may be required.

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