Work Planner

Job Title: Planner/Scheduler (BCE -Fire & Sprinkler)

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Function/Branch: O & M / Facilities and Services

Directorate: Asset Management

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: L08

Salary Range: $76,923-$109,557 / year

Open to internal, BNH candidates and external candidates.

****Current U.S. Citizenship is required****

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Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Work Planner, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB Tennessee. The Work Planner will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal, BNH candidates and external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will function as a Planner-Scheduler in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) function, with a primary focus of coordinating craft efforts to service, maintain, & repair the fire sprinkler and alarm systems throughout AEDC as part of the Asset Management group. Specific duties may include but are not necessarily limited to the following: building weekly and/or daily schedules or creating job packages for whichever assigned crew(s), providing simple or complex estimates, creating workload forecasts for identifying current & future workload and resource requirements, coordinating with personnel across the site to ensure any collaborative jobs are effectively executed, and evaluating job requirements to determine materials, processes, and coordination necessary to safely execute work. The selected candidate should be familiar with fire protection codes, systems, and principles, while using sound judgement to coordinate maintenance and support efforts. This position requires initiative and the use of independent discretion at times, which may involve selecting and using established principles and procedures within assigned functions across the TOS II contract. NOTE: this function may be required to support planning and scheduling for other crews or areas across AEDC, as needed.

Job Duties:

Build, publish, and status Crew Schedules
• Perform planning functions for investment or capital improvement projects, preventative maintenance, repair, and replacement, of various distribution systems. Scheduling support is required
• Prepare cost estimates; prepare purchase requisitions and expedite delivery
• Publish next week's schedule that depicts craft resources needed by day for assigned crew(s)
• Coordinate with Work Control Supervisor on schedule priorities for these 2 weeks, including creation of necessary work orders
• Build the following week's schedule of craft resources for multiple crews (not by day)
• Maintain awareness of outages and/or downtimes that may impact schedules for these 2 weeks
• Coordinate with Craft Supervisors/Superintendents on availability of personnel for these 2 weeks
• Coordinate with Craft Supervisors/Superintendents, Craft Leads, and other Craft on work status of scheduled work (completion, need to carry over to next week, need to delay further, etc.)
• Coordinate with Craft Supervisors/Superintendents and Work Control Supervisor for emergencies or urgent work that breaks current week's schedule and document reasons
• Coordinate with Material Controller(s) and Issuing Official(s) on material needs for the next 2 weeks
• Evaluate assigned area's crew scheduling metrics for improvements to schedule and scheduling process
• Create and maintain craft workload forecasts for identifying current & future workload requirements, as well as identifying & communicating resource needs

• Create Job Packages
• Evaluate assigned work orders (that have been identified as needing planning) for their scope, details, and requirements for performing the work. This may include work for projects not ready for execution
• Communicate with requesters, engineers, and other knowledgeable personnel regarding identified work
• Visit job site and perform necessary walk-down(s) to identify and document all the necessary details to develop a detailed job plan. This may involve other knowledgeable personnel as needed
• Develop detailed job plan packages for use by Craft personnel to improve their safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. For these to be ready-to-work jobs by the assigned craft and crew, these job packages should include at a minimum:
  • Estimates of crew, craft, man-hours, and time (work duration) to perform work
  • Clear and concise steps to perform work, including identification of any critical steps or any necessary steps to ensure quality of work (level of detail dependent upon work being performed and craft skill level within identified crews and craft groups performing work)
  • Tools and equipment, including specialized tools or outside equipment (i.e., forklift, crane, JLG) needed for the work
  • Safety hazards that may be encountered while performing work and any safety-related requirements, including LOTO, PPE, specific safety equipment, special work clearance requirements, etc.
  • Material or part requirements, including those normally stocked or needing to be ordered (sufficient level of detail should be given for these material items so that they can be easily ordered or identified)
  • Coordination with any crew or personnel outside those for whom work is planned
  • Downtime/outage requirements necessary to gain access to perform work in that facility or on that equipment, and
  • Any previously developed instructions, drawings, diagrams, specifications, work aids, technical documents, etc.
• Work with craft lead(s), craft superintendent(s), or material controller(s) on appropriate staging of material or parts for the job plan
• Review actual work against original plan, including communicating with Craft personnel who performed jobs to incorporate ideas that could make jobs better the next time performed

• Maintain Job Plan Library
• Data mine the AEDC Job Plan Library for existing job plans related to the work being planned and utilize as appropriate to create new job plan packages
• Post job packages to AEDC Job Plan Library after incorporating improvements from completed jobs
• Develop job packages to populate AEDC Job Plan Library as requested
• Participate in Improvement projects related to planning, scheduling, and the overall work management process
• Interface with AF counterpart as needed to provided deliverable metrics and support changes in priority
• Regularly check for any changes to any applicable fire & sprinkler code relating to AEDC systems
• It is a condition of employment to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
• Perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

• Applicable technical degree/diploma/certificate, or associate's degree in a technical discipline and five years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of applicable education and progressive and relevant experience totaling nine years
• Relevant experience related to this position must include:
  • directly installing or maintaining fire and sprinkler systems, individually or as part of a crew

OR

• being responsible for supervising or planning work related to crews installing or maintaining fire and sprinkler systems

• Able to work self-directed with limited daily oversight in performance of Work Planner duties, including working towards specific objectives as requested
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, teamwork, motivation, and organization
• Ability to write job plans, reports, business correspondence, and work procedures
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with craft personnel, craft superintendents, planners, schedulers, engineers, vendors, OEM suppliers, management, etc.
• Ability to learn PC systems, office software applications, and CMMS
• Ability to understand and interpret technical data, including any applicable mechanical, electrical, and/or instrumentation drawings, schematics, diagrams, or blueprints, equipment manuals, specifications, vendor information, technical instructions from engineers, etc.
• Ability to perform an analysis of the cost (man-hours), best methods, and steps required to perform craft work within a structured budget
• Ability to learn and apply maintenance and reliability best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicable technical degree/diploma/craft certificate, or associate's degree and 12 years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of applicable education and progressive and relevant experience totaling 14 years
• Demonstrated experience in planning small or large jobs at AEDC, especially related to electrical construction work
• Experience with Sprinkler Fitter or Fire Technician craft skills and specialized tasks
• Knowledge of all AEDC craft skill sets, specialized skills, and jurisdictional guidelines as required to perform different work tasks, including any specific skills related to work being planned
• Knowledge of AEDC industrial work processes, facilities, and equipment
• Demonstrated knowledge of CMMS, especially regarding the work order and material parts of the system
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including leading job execution and/or planning
• Demonstrated proficiency with PC systems and office software applications, including Email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MS Project, Primavera, etc.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC's rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC's Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC's capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

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