TABLE OF CONTENTS This appendix begins with a position description (PD) of the combined Planner/Scheduler function. The intent is twofold. First, obviously, is to provide maintenance management with a position description document, which can be used to update an existing PD, or create a new PD if the Planner/Scheduler function is being newly implemented. The second purpose is to provide a type of checklist of planner and scheduler duties and responsibilities, just in case you should ever wonder just what it is that you (or your planners and schedulers) are supposed to be doing. This dual intent applies to the other PDs also contained in this appendix.
The P/S Position Description:
Title: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Reports to: Maintenance Manager
Position Scope: The primary role of the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is to improve work force productivity and work quality by eliminating, in advance, potential delays and obstacles through proper planning and coordination of parts, machine time and labor resources.
The Planner/Scheduler is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work performed in the area to which he/she is assigned. He/she maintains liaison and coordination between the operations and maintenance departments; maintains appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results of completed work.
Responsibilities and Duties: In the performance of his/her duties, the Planner/Scheduler:
Is the principal contact and liaison person between the maintenance department and the plant departments served by maintenance and ensures that the operations areas or functions to which he/she...
