Maintenance Planner

Are you looking to join a company that is an innovative leader in proppant and logistics services? Hi-Crush Inc. is a leading supplier of premium frac sand and logistics services to E&P companies, service companies and pressure pumping companies. Our fully integrated supply and service ranges from frac sand mining to last mile delivery to the blender.

We are searching for an Electrician to join our ambitious leadership team.

What we offer:

• Impact: Have the opportunity to make a significant impact on employee growth, talent development and opportunities.
• Never a dull moment: We are looking for someone with a CAN-DO attitude and enjoys a fast pace environment!
• Great place to work: We are a leader in the industry due to our exceptional service, high-quality products, and talented employees.
• Safety First: We are proud to provide a safe work environment. Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and employees participate in a random drug testing to maintain the safety of our team members.
• We offer a Full Benefits Package
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Company-paid short and long term disability
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Heath Savings Account
  • Paid holidays and PTO
  • and so much more

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for minimizing total expensed cost by maximizing work force and resource capabilities through prioritizing, planning and scoping of maintenance work orders in the safest possible manner for the sites. Co-lead backlog review and prioritization activities along with the Management team. Assists in developing work scopes as well as estimating cost related to labor, materials, equipment, and special tool requirements to complete the job in a safe and cost-effective manner. Expected to drive as well as participate in all aspects of the company’s safety and reliability programs and culture. Constantly collaborate with all site personnel, contracted crafts, equipment suppliers, tool rental providers, engineering, and functional support services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

1. Responsible for planning of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities for Kermit facility with high standards for safety and quality of workmanship.
2. Review drawings, specifications, company standards, equipment manuals, etc. to determine scope of work.
3. Tracking and providing updates on progress of day-to-day jobs on the daily maintenance schedule and will report status updates to the Management team.
4. Assist in leading and participating in weekly/ monthly maintenance planning and backlog meetings with operations teams.
5. Provide current updates on projected delivery times of parts on order to aid in the scheduling process.
6. Responsibility for maintaining communications between operations and maintenance technicians to assign job and work priorities. Will also be expected to assist the regional capital projects group in scheduling with maintenance and operations resources.
7. Track PM compliance and drive the team to meet compliance goals of 100%.
8. Work with the Management team to ensure PMs are assigned appropriately to our equipment or update accordingly.
9. Assist on PM prioritization based on operation needs, type of equipment and task criticality.
10. Be proficient in the use of SAP and Excel to be able to provide lists/spreadsheets for purchase-order/cost tracking.
11. Provide leadership and oversee contractors by job walkdowns, follow up through the process and verify the work is completed safely and with quality against expectation.
12. Availability to take calls after hours and weekends to assist with coordinating maintenance technician emergency call outs as well as support in plant activities as needed.
13. Support the Maintenance Manager in the creation and implementation of standardized maintenance work practices and procedures.
14. Help coach the teams on a consistent basis to adhere to and improve these work processes.
15. Collaborate with Materials Management and warehousing to perform components/parts requisitions, update spares information as needed, create parts list for job plans and stage purchased materials.
16. Work along with the Maintenance Manager to keep the maintenance documentation evergreen, update procedures, pull SAP lookaheads and keep track of purchase orders or other SAP transactions.
17. Learn the maintenance area budget reporting process to act as a back up to the Maintenance Manager. Assist in estimating projected spend/cost estimates for forecasting purposes.
18. Assist in coaching and development of technicians through the progression plan guidelines to ultimately achieve Level 1 senior technician status.
19. Carry out onsite assessments of the resources and equipment necessary to enable the maintenance team to successfully execute the various maintenance activities.
20. Involvement in a variety of other tasks including the coordination and execution of reliability and productivity and safety improvement projects.
21. Champion the management of change (MOC) process and provide accurate and concise information as required to the operations team.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education:

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Must have strong interpersonal, leadership and teamwork-oriented skills and be capable of interacting with a diverse team of people with various backgrounds and interests.
3. Strong written and verbal communication skills and strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, especially Excel)
4. Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering specifications, vendor/supplier documentation, piping and instrument diagrams, blueprints, drawings, and procedures.
5. SAP or similar CMMS experience
6. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Capable of making decisions, prioritizing workload, and multi-task. Drives responsibilities through to their completion with safety as priority.

Experience & Skills:

1. 3+ Years’ Experience in Maintenance Planning or related fields preferred.
2. 2+ Years’ Experience related to Aggregate Mining or related industry.
3. Must have experience in maintaining and repairing processing equipment.

Certifications & Licenses:

1. Courses and/or logged hours in the industrial maintenance field are recommended.
2. Prior training and certification in the following areas highly desirable: welding certification, vibration analysis, electrical/mechanical, bearing training, conveyor systems, pumps, fans, screening equipment, and vibrating conveying systems.

Other Requirements:

Must be a self-starter and work with minimal supervision. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full time basis and be at least 18 years of age. Must have high safety standard for self and others. Must be able to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate effectively with others.

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