General information

Location

Anniston  

Reference

2024-12428  

Position description

Job title

OSB Maintenance Planner

Contract type

Full-time

About us

Kronospan is the world's leading producer of wood panel products including MDF, OSB, Particleboard, and Laminate Flooring. We are state of the art, automated, and visionary. We are sustainable and eco-friendly. We are Worldwide AND we are American Made. We are Kronospan.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Develop preventive maintenance strategy and instructions and implement in the CMMS.
• Ensure maintenance instructions are accurate, effective and support compliance with applicable regulations.
• Support activities required to facilitate addition of new and modified equipment to the maintenance program.
• Liaison with personnel at production and maintenance areas and agree on maintenance data recording and improvement activities
• Input maintenance data into CMMS System and ensure control over the implementation of planned preventive maintenance
• Contribute to the development and upgrading of CMMS System on all relevant production units
• Recommend modifications of maintenance data base in order to optimize maintenance activity
• Compile and submit for review reports and statistics in order to improve maintenance processes and projects
• Provide support to ensure overall usage of the system and acquire new maintenance skills
• Train maintenance staff on use of CMMS system
• Issue/review work order documents from CMMS
• Follow-up on planning and work order closure
• Prioritize work, and maintain a backlog
• Review PM orders and optimize plant PM systems.
• Assist Maintenance Department Managers in continuous improvement of maintenance processes
• Ensure the CMMS contains the requirements on planned preventive repair and maintenance of equipment components and all the required materials and sources
• Procure necessary spare parts/services and effectively interface with vendors/contractors.
• Coordinate with production and sales staff to determine when planned maintenance will least interfere with operations and to ensure timely completion.
• Estimate costs of personnel, parts, and supplies to be used during scheduled maintenance.
• Perform all other duties as requested by maintenance manager, plant manager or operations manager
• Maintain record of work performed in accordance with PDM and maintenance and repair system
• Adjust or assist in adjusting machinery as needed to ensure production of a quality product
• Perform or assist in preventive maintenance procedures as scheduled in the PDM system or as directed
• Gain a full understanding of the PDM system
• Conduct frequent walk-through's of the plant to detect faulty operations and defective equipment and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Advise or assist in ordering parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
• Maintain overall cleanliness of the plant, work area, and equipment

Requirements

• 3+ years of Maintenance Planning experience in a manufacturing environment
• Intermediate knowledge of the PDM system
• Intermediate knowledge of the CMMS or other maintenance planning systems
• Associate's degree in an engineering / technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite of products
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent organizational skills including the use of electronic filing systems
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software including the ability to create spreadsheets using formulas, pivot tables, etc.

What we offer

What we offer:
As a company dedicated to its associates, we offer numerous benefits and advantages:
- Growth opportunities, domestic and international, with the world's leading producer of wood panel products
- Work in a diverse, inclusive environment with colleagues from around the world
- A highly competitive benefits program including affordable medical, dental and vision plans
- Company paid life and short & long term disability plans
- Supplemental life, critical illness and accident plans for you and your family
- 401 (k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off including a generous paid vacation plan and holidays after 90 days
- “Life of Career” training opportunities through our global or local KronoAcademy
- Uniform & reimbursement for safety boots & prescription safety glasses and company provided tools

WHAT TO SEND OUR WAY
- A cover letter along with your Resume, highlighting your education, experience and skills.