General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works · 1 day ago
Senior Facilities Scheduler
General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works is a leading company in the defense industry, and they are seeking a Senior Facilities Scheduler to oversee maintenance planning and scheduling for weight handling equipment repair. The role involves job planning, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring safety protocols are followed on job sites.
Responsibilities
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling for trades performing weight handling equipment repair, including Portal Cranes, Bridge cranes, hoists, & lifting jibs
Perform Job planning, materials and labor estimating, stakeholder coordination, and scheduling work for repair, installation, and Preventive Maintenance activities
Prepares methods, manning estimates, and material packages and schedule coordination for equipment repairs
Helps analyze equipment failures. Performs technical correspondence with vendors
Researches, writes purchase specs, arranges and expedites deliveries, monitors and replenishes inventories for work crews
Perform Job Hazard Analysis and coordinate risk mitigation (such as equipment Lock Out Tag Out, Dig Safe, Fall Plans), and personal protective equipment (PPE) are understood and established to ensure safe job sites for planned jobs
Assist in new system’s installation planning, and maintenance strategy development
Utilizes Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage repair and Preventive Maintenance (PM) Work-order through development, progressing, and completion
Occasional direct supervision of jobs and work crews as needed
Enforce safety policies and procedures, with a focus on housekeeping and personal safety
Lead initiatives to enhance workplace safety and foster a culture on continuous improvement
Ensure assigned Crews have physical access to the required safety forms and special procedures required for WO assignments
Ensure Jobs on task have been properly vetted with the appropriate level Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) highlighting the work hazards identified the assigned safety envelope
Ensure assigned crews are scheduling House-Keeping tasks in the weekly POW for their shops and at their assigned job-sites
Enforce BIW’s PPE requirements
Prioritize Trade’s work to ensure the Plan of the Week (POW) projects are aligned with Production’s critical path activities, and to ensure the crews are working on the right job at the right time
Manage the overall development of the Plan of the Week for crew’s assigned
Ensure there are labor-hours and job-duration estimates on the WO’s. Ensure accountability of task and goal completion
Support Facilities Department metric(s) and established goals
Complete the onboarding training in the first 30 days (procedural awareness and overview of Facilities procedures, and related SPMs)
Ensure Procedures and Process Controls are well-documented and communicated (with the Work Orders) to the personnel charged with executing the tasks
Work cross-departmentally with multiple functions/organizations in effort to achieve Production goals
Collaborate with Project and Functional Managers to mitigate project/job execution delays
Partner with Facilities Engineering and Planning group to identify efficiency, cost savings, and reliability opportunities to minimize equipment downtime and mitigate interruptions to Production
Participate in Business Operating System (BOS) principles and productivity enhancements
Focus to critical equipment reliability opportunities
Focus on the quality of trade’s workmanship to ensure quality standards
Incorporate the Plan-Do-Check-Act model to ensure sustainment of the improvements established
Qualification
Required
High School or GED
Minimum of 5 years' direct experience performing maintenance on cranes and related weight handling equipment
Minimum of 5 years' work experience in industrial/commercial maintenance repair setting
Minimum of 5 years' of resource planning and manpower allocation
Minimum of 5 years' of job planning or project management experience
Must have the skill to read and understand schematics, drawings, and technical manuals
Basic proficiency with personal computers (Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Maximo is a plus)
Experience and skill in troubleshooting control system issues and repairing of production machinery
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Access a must
Basic Project Management Skills Required (PMP or CAPM certification a plus)
Must be available and willing to work overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet customer project commitments
Comply with the company safety procedures
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Must be a self-starter, team player, work well with others and have a positive attitude
Preferred
Graduate Apprentice or Associate's Degree
Formal maintenance, crane maintenance repair training and qualification(s)
Experience supervising in maintenance organization
Construction or Maintenance repair experience (building systems, mechanical controls)
Machinery / Mechanical background in an industrial setting
Knowledge of industrial/commercial plant systems, equipment, and layout
Minimum of 5 years' technical experience (mechanical controls / PLC experience)
Company
General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works
"Bath Built Is Best Built" Part of General Dynamics Marine Systems, Bath Iron Works is a full service shipyard specializing in the design, building and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown1995-08-18Acquired
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