Maintenance Planner

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the administration of the maintenance program for mobile equipment such as creating work orders, obtaining repair quotes, and scheduling services, supporting the Maintenance Manager. 
This person will work cross functionally with each departmental manager as well as the Finance department. 

Job Responsibilities

• Create work order/requisitions, obtain quotes, and schedule services for all equipment repairs. 
• Track equipment usage on a weekly basis and schedule preventative maintenance. Work with vendors and local employees to ensure equipment is well maintained with minimal disruption to the operations. 
• With the assistance of the Maintenance Manager, ensure invoiced work is in line with scope of work quoted; dispute and negotiate with vendors as necessary. 
• Responsible for ensuring Fixed Asset lists at all facilities are maintained and accurate. Perform routine asset audits as required by company policy and submit additions, transfers and disposals as necessary.
• Develop routine reports and ad hoc analysis to provide better visibility to spend, equipment usage, savings initiatives, and other areas. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• 3+ years maintenance planning experience; ability to work in maintenance/production environment

• Excellent computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office products

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to operate independently and manage planning activities

• Ability to multi-task

• Highly organized and process oriented

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
 

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.