Maintenance Planner (Parts Inventory) (Finance)
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $6.6 billion in revenue in 2023, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2023 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report . Follow: LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube .
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.comBasic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on maintenance experience, manufacturing experience, parts inventory experience, or any combination of maintenance, manufacturing, and/or parts inventory experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with computers, MS Office Suite or Google Suite.
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on maintenance experience, manufacturing experience, parts inventory experience, or any combination of maintenance, manufacturing, and/or parts inventory experience.
- Experience with heavy equipment repair and complex hydraulic systems
- Relevant technical , vocational, or military training certificates
- Ability to interpret equipment schematics to identify replacement components.
- Ability to research and identify parts via equipment drawings
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills to build effective working relationships with vendors, contractors and coworkers to secure critical parts in a timely manner and achieve maintenance department goals.
- Strong computer and Microsoft office (Excel) software skills; ability to navigate and use CMMS; MicroMain preferred.
The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the management of equipment spare parts, common maintenance tooling, daily/weekly/monthly reports, spare parts storage area, and preventive maintenance reporting. This role is best suited for someone who can demonstrate proficiency in organizational skills, Microsoft Excel, and a self-motivated attitude. This position will work with the Maintenance Supervisors, Facilities Engineers, and Automation Controls team to support Production by managing the equipment inventory and assisting in the management of the preventive maintenance program.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare the Preventative Maintenance work orders for the Maintenance team on a weekly basis.
- Enter requisitions, requests receipts and reconcile invoicing for completion for all outside services
- Assist in the development of general Maintenance procedures and work instructions.
- Oversees requests of quotations for spare parts based on technical request from Engineering and Maintenance teams.
- Order and track spare parts requests in the on-site Purchasing system.
- Generates unplanned work orders to address equipment issues as they arise
- Organize and maintain all ordered, received, on hold, and cancelled parts requests within an Excel spreadsheet and reconcile invoicing for completion.
- Maintain the Critical Equipment Spare Part Excel Sheet and create identification tags for parts that are received in.
- Navigate through multiple computer system applications such as MicroMain (Maintenance Management System), Q-Pulse, and Tropos.
- Comfortable walking onto the Production floor to receive incoming spare parts and manage the spare parts storage area.
- Create and modify Microsoft Excel Sheets through the utilization of conditional formatting and basic formulas.
- Gather data from multiple spreadsheet sources and create re-occurring reports for the on-site management team.
- Assist in the planning of Maintenance shut down jobs working with the Maintenance Supervisor and Facilities Engineering team
- Receives and logs inventory into Critical Spare Inventory
- Maintains cleanliness and organization of parts cage, consumable bins, and chemical storage areas
- Coordinates shipment and receipt of components for rebuild/overhaul
- Generates inventory reports and PM% completion reports
- Schedules and coordinates on-site contractors for tasks requiring outside maintenance support to typically include routine maintenance of HVAC, fire alarm, sprinkler systems, etc.
- Receive contractors as they arrive on-site, present defined site safety requirements, and ensures contractor compliance of all site safety policies including lockout / tagout
- Ensure work is in compliance with of all site safety policies including lockout/tagout
- Maintains a safe and organized workstation and follows all company policy, safety, and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Manage consumable Preventive Maintenance spares as they are used throughout the year.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of Mechanical, Hydraulic, and Electrical system principles.
- Comfortable working in dirty environments to support the Maintenance spare parts program.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Must be able to obtain in-house mobile equipment certification, including forklift, scissor lift and boom lift
