The Maintenance Assistant/iMaint Administrator will plan moderately complex maintenance on our plant assets and equipment following established program guidelines. In this role, you will develop unique job plans to improve the work force efficiency and quality by identifying the elements of an executable work package. You will be planning the maintenance of equipment to ensure maximum uptime, providing advanced knowledge of consistent maintenance and reliability best practices in the completion of planning and prioritizing moderately complex tasks. These plans will be dispatched to maintenance personnel and followed up on routinely to ensure maximum uptime for the machines.   

Responsibilities 

• Utilizing iMaint, schedule corrective and preventative maintenance activities outlined by the internal maintenance and/or production engineering teams and management, by task and priority level to the maintenance teams (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually, Bi-Weekly etc.). 

• Research and compile information and feedback to generate highly effective and detailed job plans. 
• Initiate the procurement of materials, special tools and unique items required in the job plans using relevant iMaint and database tools. This includes submitting purchase orders for items that are required but not in stock with appropriate approval. 
• Transition capital improvement projects from project stage to operations and update information in the database to reflect the improvement, addition, or deletion of equipment and their associated spare parts and maintenance procedures. 
• Prepare and provide detailed job plans for complex preventative maintenance activities that comply with fundamental plant maintenance procedures and practices. 
• Plan and schedule maintenance downtime and communicate cross functionally with technical and management teams to minimize production impact and improve reliability. 

• Maintain iMaint system to support work projects and processes.
  Engage in continuous improvement planning to enhance on time performance of technical activities as well as current processes. 
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
  Regularly report KPIs relevant to work performed by all maintenance personnel. 
• Support maintenance manager in day-to-day operations with contacting outside vendors/contractors and with parts procurement.  
• Keep accurate records and maintain constant awareness of parts inventory levels in the parts crib. 
• Perform physical inventory counts and cycle counts adjustments. 

• Any additional duties as required.

Desired Skills and Requirements:  

• Must have good communication skills. 
• Must have problem-solving, job planning and organizing skills and abilities.  

• Must be able to build collaborative relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.  
• Must meet the physical requirements including, but not limited to lifting up to 25lbs, walking, standing, sitting, and climbing stairs.

Qualifications 

• AS or BS degree in a related field or equivalent experience. 

• Minimum of two years of experience as a Maintenance Planner preferred. 
• Continuous improvement experience. 
• Experience with DPSI’s iMaint and SAP. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, etc.) 
• Keen sense of organization and attention to detail. 

• Familiarity with tools and mechanical/electrical components necessary for the position.