Wind Service Planner
Job Summary
The Service Planner will oversee operational task readiness for the Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Farm, ensuring execution aligns with the Master Maintenance Plan. This role involves coordinating parts, materials, and maintenance schedules while collaborating with site operations to meet SQDC targets. The position focuses on implementing LEAN principles and driving continuous improvement in service planning workflows.
Responsibilities
- Manage project task readiness and rotation plans
- Coordinate parts, tools, and materials procurement
- Implement LEAN principles in maintenance operations
- Forecast availability and track site maintenance schedules
- Support development of Standard Operating Procedures
Required Skills
- Project Management & Procurement systems
- CMMS & Scheduling software proficiency
- Maintenance planning experience
- Advanced Microsoft Office & Cloud tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Job Details
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide management and insight into project task readiness to enable high performance service to SQDC targets in collaboration with customers.
- Exemplify GE Vernova Ways: Innovation, Customers, Lean, One Team, and Accountable.
- Stand up for the GE Vernova Lean program, introducing and implementing LEAN principles.
- Translate and execute the yearly planning made by the Site Operations team into a rotation plan, tracking site activities, evaluating planned technicians, planned service schedules, requisitions, documentation requirements and availability.
- Manage the task readiness of the short-term plan to ensure alignment with assigned shift rotations.
- Order, track, and report on parts/tools/materials as per the procurement process to ensure alignment with planned work.
- Own and develop the availability forecasting tool and facilitate management of change to rectify deviations.
- Align future preventative and corrective rotation planning demand from the Site Operations team, managing and mitigating potential deviations.
- Define monthly corrective and preventative maintenance planning considering weather, transportation, resources, and contractual obligations.
- Identify and communicate planning recovery actions in case of deviation.
- Develop data processes for the back office to facilitate a lean workflow of information and operational data controls.
- Grow the continual improvement culture, ensuring high-quality knowledge retention and facilitating feedback to stakeholders.
- Support the development and continual improvement of Standard Operation Procedures.
- Aid in the development of all planning systems and processes to deliver Offshore Wind Maintenance.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (Or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in a maintenance role).
- Extensive professional experience in procurement systems and driving task readiness through project management.
- Experience with reading maintenance schedules, scheduling, and scheduling software.
- Experience with a CMMS program.
- Experience of renewable operations is desirable.
Desired Characteristics:
- Demonstrate driving and reporting on task readiness on large projects.
- Respectful, receptive, agile, and eager to learn.
- High motivation level; self-supporting with sound leadership and communication skills.
- High capability with Microsoft Software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Cloud-based digital tools.
- Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems in a structured manner.
- Ability and willingness to work nationally and internationally occasionally.
- Ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment with remote teams.