Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Tipp City, OH location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
Tipp City, Ohio, is one of Abbott’s newest nutrition manufacturing facilities with technology that enhances production efficiency and product quality. Join us and you’ll be part of a family that’s dedicated to innovation and excellence and dedicated to nourishing millions of families around the world.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
As the Maintenance Planner / Scheduler, you'll have the opportunity to perform activities related to planning, setting time standards, analyzing, expediting, and organizing equipment maintenance activities. You will regularly interface with department supervisors and maintenance technicians for material requisition, scheduling of work by task and priority, auditing of maintenance work requests, and spare parts.
Additional responsibilities include:
• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the quality system
• Plan and schedule equipment preventative maintenance (PM) and demand maintenance (DM) activities in area of responsibility
• Monitor qualifications for service contractors being brought onsite
• Reference equipment drawings and collaborate with area engineers to locate and set up parts in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Develop job plan steps and required materials for DM activities
• Implement, monitor, and maintain the effectiveness of work order maintenance systems (ex: Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, and Maintenance demand work orders)
• Estimate time for work orders; prepare schematics or rough sketches, material lists, and specific tools necessary for safety precautions and work to complete the documentation cycle for completion
• Develop maintenance labor standards for various maintenance tasks
• Requisition and order of repair parts from vendors of non-stock parts or working with the stock room on key stock parts in low reserve (to minimize line down time in the event a spare part is not on site.)
• Monitor, update, and maintain all existing maintenance systems, such as Preventive Maintenance, and PdM tasks and scheduled work orders
• Communicate requested work and equipment availability and coordinate with the appropriate shift. During weekends, holidays, off shifts, and shutdown, this position may be called upon and required to be on-site to use
planning skills to assist site maintenance team
• Act as a secondary, department liaison between maintenance to manufacturing departments, plant engineering, and /or division engineering on parts, plant maintenance involvement, and coordination, as approved by the Maintenance Supervisor
• Assist with maintenance departmental system documentation, updating prints, and (paper/electronic) files (i.e., electrical and mechanical schematics, building structure modifications, etc.) while supporting the Maintenance Department business
requirements
• Monitor and direct outside vendors, engineers, contractors, and all other groups performing work to assure proper adherence to plant safety requirements, environmental regulations, cGMP policies, and Engineering Standards
EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING
Required Qualifications
• 2+ years' experience in Processing and/or Filling manufacturing
• Computer skills with experience using Excel, PowerPoint, and word processing systems
• Experience in Maximo CMMS (computer maintenance management systems)
• Ability to flex schedule as needed to provide support to maintenance and operations teams
Preferred Qualifications
• Planning/scheduling experience
• Cognos experience
• ARIBA experience
• Understanding a high technical level of thinking used to plan (i.e., electrical, mechanical, facilities) maintenance activities. Examples are reading schematics, understanding technical manual information, and documenting detailed annual
plant maintenance activities
Apply Now * Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com. Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity and a Military/Veteran Friendly employer. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is $22.05 – $44.15 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.