Maintenance Planning Manager

Job Description

APM Terminals

If you want to impact the growth of the APM Terminals portfolio in Panama, you belong in this role!

- This role will lead the planning, scheduling and coordination of all maintenance activities to ensure asset maintenance strategies are executed in an effective manner.
- Implement APMT global processes for maintenance planning and scheduling.
- Provide subject matter expertise for all local planning activities, analytics for local Terminal asset maintenance and repair activities.

Maintenance Planning Manager
At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. As part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, we connect economies and communities worldwide. Our success is driven by a strong commitment to LEAN methodologies, embedding continuous improvement into every aspect of our operations. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

We offer:

At APMT Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to continuous improvement is driven by LEAN principles, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers. Join us to be part of an innovative environment where your growth is our priority and experience the numerous advantages of being a valued member of our team.

You will have an excellent opportunity to work in a very dynamic, international and professionally challenging environment among skilled and dedicated colleagues where you will be empowered to driving initiatives and impact in your region. We offer the opportunity to be part of a team dedicated to making a positive impact and driving sustainable growth, with plenty of opportunities for growth within a very international and diverse environment.

As a performance-oriented company, we strive to always recruit the best person for the job – regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength. In Maersk we make occupational safety and health our highest priority, and we try to ensure that our employees have a healthy work-life balance.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

SAFETY

• Ensure all Asset Maintenance planning and scheduling processes are developed with the aim of reducing risks to as low as reasonably practicable

PERFORMANCE

• Ensure all maintenance activities are technically planned in sufficient detail to allow execution on time, first time, every time with minimal unexpected events
• Contribute to overall terminal reliability and operation efficiency by managing the local asset replacement, obsolescence and local planning processes
• Manage the day to day work planning processes for Asset Maintenance activities
• Routinely assess and ensure the best practice use of the CMMS for work order management and the overall planning and scheduling (despatch) of work and all supporting resource requirements
• Provide close collaboration with the Warehouse team to ensure that spare parts, materials and special tool are available on a “just in time” basis to support the scheduled maintenance requirements
• Engage with peers in the Global Asset Maintenance team, to lift the functional capabilities for asset lifecycle, in terms of design, engineering, delivery and maintenance, as a whole
• Localise, implement and monitor global requirements for planning and work management

STRATEGY

• Enhance and promote best practice in strategic planning and the routine planning and scheduling of maintenance work activities by ensuring that the right knowledge is available throughout the terminals’ planning and scheduling personnel
• Contribute to local strategic plans for development of APMT’s terminal facilities

ASSET INTEGRITY

• Ensure priority is given to planning and scheduling of inspection, maintenance and repair activities within local terminals to safeguard asset integrity

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Develop effective planning and scheduling processes and techniques to ensure the most effective use of available resources; labour, materials, services, tools & budget
• Provide close collaboration with the Warehouse and Inventory Manager to ensure that best practice in supply chain management is incorporated and embedded within the global and local process for planning, scheduling and work management
• Provide routine management of the local Planning Team and direct reports

PEOPLE/COMMUNICATIONS

• Lead and develop the capabilities of planning and scheduling within the maintenance planning team
• Develop collaboration and trust between maintenance and operations teams
• Clearly communicate asset maintenance plans, schedules and equipment downtime requirements with operations teams
• Participate and contribute to the APMT network maintenance planning community
• Ensure clear communication with the Local (internal) clients and the Global Asset Maintenance team, where appropriate
• Ensure compliance with APM Group values and business principle

COST MANAGEMENT

• Through effective planning and scheduling, identify local opportunities reduce Opex and Capex costs

We expect you to have:

• Minimum university degree in engineering, planning or related subject
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an operational Asset Maintenance or facility management related environment
• Experience in a strong service oriented, stakeholder-management-required environment
• Extensive Maintenance planning experience based on digital data received from the CMMS and other systems
• Understanding of Asset Maintenance planning metrics, principles, its processes and requirements
• Proven leadership experience where a local planning team exists
• Practical, planning and work scheduling capabilities, ready to improve and challenge the status quo
• Understanding of (APMT used) software data systems and their interfaces
• Structured, driven, self-motivating, result orientated
• Highly disciplined – following through on actions and ensuring necessary documentation
• High quality awareness and ability to work with constant care
• Sensitive to cultural diversity and experience in a multicultural environment, with respect to employees, local authorities and other stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence
• Excellent English and Spanish written and verbal communication

Learn more about us

Interested in a career at APM Terminals? Discover more and watch our videos about career opportunities at the following link: www.apmterminals.com/careers

At APM Terminals, we are a team of over 20,000 employees across more than 60 countries, united by a passion for delivering excellence in port operations and container management services. We actively support the progress of the communities around us, enabling local economies to unlock their full potential.

APM Terminals is an independent business unit within Denmark’s Maersk Group, a global Fortune 500 company with approximately 89,000 employees.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value diversity and prohibit discrimination against any applicant based on race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DEI Statement to be added at the end of the job description:

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com.

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com.