Site Operations Planner (m/f/d)
West Branch, IA, US, 52358
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Position Summary:
The Site Operations Planner is responsible for supporting efficient, reliable, and cost-effective service schedules to meet contractual obligations and customer needs.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare service activity maintenance schedules in CMMS systems (SAP) using inputs from site management, service technical notices, Engineering or Service defined requirements.
- Prioritize open work orders within defined Nordex rules and guidelines (bundling to reduce driving time, availability loss, etc.).
- Daily review of site POD-EOD, providing Service Order support for assigned sites, which includes unplanned repairs.
- Communication and advising with sites regarding daily tracking of ongoing work, service order entry issues and closure.
- Ensure work orders have been set up for all incoming scheduled work, checked for accuracy, and technically closed efficiently after completion of work.
- Ensure complete work orders contain all necessary documentation.
- Check that material is booked on the service order where required.
- Partner with O&M site and regional leadership, monitor performance against schedule, highlighting bottlenecks, resource shortages, and other capacity constraints.
- Partner with O&M leadership to detail variances and communicate plan changes to Service leadership.
- Ensure activity plans are timely and accurately reported in SAP for Operations Financial Administrators so that cost and availability impacts are defined and reported in the monthly financial forecast.
- Provide Movilizer support and training to site technicians when needed.
- Process incoming material goods receipts for sites to ensure availability for consumption and to maintain inventory accuracy.
- Responsible for tracking/scheduling end of warranty inspections of main components.
Direct Reports:
No direct reports
Requirements:
- A high school diploma or GED is required
- Associate degree or vocational experience preferred
- 3-6 years’ wind energy industry experience preferred
- Strong IT capability with MS Office
- SAP planning and work order management experience highly preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work with remote support groups including international colleagues
- Excellent problem solving, organization, and prioritizing skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Driving is an essential function of the job. Must possess a full valid driver’s license and be insurable under our auto insurance policy. This position will be subject to periodic driver’s abstract checks to confirm continued insurability.
In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:
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Nearest Major Market: Cedar Rapids
Nearest Secondary Market: Iowa City