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Central Shops Planner
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What they do
A Maintenance Crew Chief leads a crew of maintenance workers, and provides first-level direction and shift guidance to fellow crew members.
$56,949 / year median in West Virginia
+13% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Central Shops Planner is responsible for managing the planning and scheduling of all work flowing through the Central Shops, which include the AC Shop, Cylinder Shop, Central Maintenance Welding (MW), Central Electrical and Equipment Maintenance (EEM), and Outside Utilities. This role ensures that maintenance and project activities are effectively coordinated to support plant operations. In addition to scheduling and resource planning, the Planner oversees projects and contractor activities related to plant utilities, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, and cost objectives. The incumbent also plays a key role in the development and continuous improvement of preventive maintenance (PM) programs—facilitating, reviewing, and refining PMs to enhance both efficiency and performance.
Responsibilities:
Plan & schedule all mechanical, electrical, and AC work as needed for Central Shops (Maintenance)
Generates new pm/s and revision of existing
Recordkeeping of performance, repair histories, outage planning, employee time tracking on jobs Procure parts, facilitate parts repairs, and monitor parts inventories for accuracy and machine availability
Attend outage meetings & develop standard scopes of work for routine jobs
Qualifications:
Associates Degree in one of the following fields (Mechanical, Electrical, AC, Hydraulics or 5 years' experience within an industrial setting), required
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, required
Ability to pass pre-employment testing under specific area of discipline, required
Willingness to learn, required
Ability to adapt to a new environment, required
Effective communication (both written and verbal) with the ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences, preferred Effective time management with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines, preferred
Dimensions:
Scope:
This position spans the entire plant and serves as a key support function for all Autonomous Production Units (APUs), providing centralized maintenance and project planning services.
Magnitude:
While positioned at a first-line leadership level, the role carries significant financial responsibility. Ineffective crew utilization or failure to displace contract work can result in substantial negative impacts on project cash flow.
Communications:
The role requires frequent communication and coordination at the General Supervisor level across multiple APUs. It also provides technical leadership in areas such as construction management and project execution.
Challenges:
A major challenge of this position is managing work across departments with a wide geographical footprint, while maintaining high standards of quality and ensuring customer satisfaction through timely and effective delivery service.
Constellium is an
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. The COO together with the BUs will be responsible for the CII program execution, while audit and tracking of the CII deliveries will department.