Facilities Ops Planner - Seattle, WA

The Maintenance Planner / Scheduler will be a member of the Maintenance team and will work supporting multiple locations and SMM/MM to maximize material handling equipment uptime for Operations teams.  
 
This position is responsible for developing maintenance plans and schedules based on recurring preventive maintenance activities, predictive maintenance data and KPIs. Key activities for this position include screening Maintenance Connect work orders, auditing equipment to document work requirements and quality, estimate labor hours, materials, tools and equipment for all assigned work orders to support a proactive, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) program. This role will work closely with Maintenance management, Maintenance Technicians, and Operations teams to plan, coordinate and schedule proactive maintenance activities during available downtime windows. This will help prevent unplanned downtime of material handling equipment and disruption to production activities.  
 
A day in the life… 

• Using industry best practices plan, schedule, coordinate and assign all frequency and work type maintenance activities for group or team of responsibility 

• Responsible for screening work orders, identification of scope, analysis of required level of planning and overall scheduling of maintenance activities given available resources, criticality of work, and available maintenance windows 

• Perform equipment quality audits to identify and document job requirement 

• Identify specific safety hazards associated with planned maintenance activities 

• Estimate required work hours associated with work order tasks and total work duration 

• Partner with CMMS to ensure needed parts and materials for reliability improvement projects are ordered and kitted to maximize technician time, improve efficiency, increase system reliability and performance 

• Ensure all work orders and maintenance activities are derived from Maintenance Connect and accurately closed out in the system in accordance with Nordstrom’s maintenance cycle 

• Compile equipment information into a job package that is ready for technicians to accomplish each shift; clearly communicate the critical steps in the work process 

• Collect necessary engineering drawings, technical documents and specifications 

• Analyze equipment downtime data and develop & manage a warranty process that will drive OEM uptime and lower cost 

• Drive a proactive maintenance program that ensure 80% of planned work is proactive 

• Own and regularly respond with subject matter expertise to maintenance/equipment related questions, own access to and distribution of OEM technical bulletin updates, and facilitate strong communication with OEM vendors 

• Creates reports for the SMM/MM and maintain visual management charts dealing with PM completion, budget performance, downtime, labor tracking, and others 

• Communicates with Maintenance Managers, Technicians and Systems Technicians regarding ideas and procedures that will enhance and optimize future work activities 

You’ve got this if… 

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited university 

• 5+ years of related experience in a maintenance distribution or manufacturing environment 

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional 

• Experienced RCM planner / scheduler with experience working with an EAM CMMS 

• Excellent organizational, filing, and recordkeeping skills 

• Self-starter and a proven ability to work effectively with minimal supervision 

• Extensive building systems knowledge, preferably across multiple disciplines including CMMS, Automation, Robotics and Material Handling.   

• Customer-centric attitude 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Flexibility with hours and days (the operation will potentially be running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including some holidays)