Maintenance Planners are one of the most misused resources in the maintenance organization. We must always remember that the Maintenance planner represents that single resource in the organization who is strictly dedicated to preparing for the future. Without this focus, we fall victim to the typical maintenance wastes associated with a reactive organization and wrench-time will be at unacceptable levels.
Maintenance planning and scheduling using structured and systematic approaches are critical for every successful plant. Maintenance planning and scheduling are the fastest and most effective investments that an organization can make to improve plant productivity and equipment availability.
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Best Practice training course is designed to build competency in maintenance planning and scheduling. The techniques that participants will learn in this course will allow for effective planning and scheduling of maintenance resources.
The course covers all the fundamentals and advanced methods and applications that a suitably qualified professional would use in carrying out fully-functional plant maintenance. In summary, the course provides a step-by-step practical guide to best practices of maintenance planning and scheduling that will essentially reduce maintenance costs and deliver maximum business benefits.
At the end of thge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Best Practice,delegates will gain a practical understanding and knowledge of:
- The essential principles of effective maintenance management.
- Effective procedures for planning and controlling of the maintenance work flow.
- Proven methodology for the development of an effective maintenance plan.
- Effective scheduling of maintenance work.
- Closing the management loop through effective measurement, reporting and analysis.
- Comprehend maintenance as a key business function.
- Comprehend the objectives and purpose of pro-active failure management.
- Learn how reliability influences not only plant output, but also improves health, safety and environmental performance, resource optimisation and cost improvement.
- Recognise planning and scheduling best practices and how these will contribute to work quality and reliability improvement.
- Create and preserve forward work and use it for planning and scheduling resources.
- Utilise suitable performance indicators and management reports to perform regular analysis of maintenance performance, control maintenance resources and costs, and drive continuous improvement.
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Best Practice training course will benefit anyone responsible for maintenance, who wishes to build competency in maintenance planning and scheduling to improve plant performance.
This includes plant directors, senior plant managers, maintenance supervisors/coordinators, operation managers and supervisors and materials and storeroom managers who are involved in plant maintenance and reliability and equipment availability from across industries including:
- Oil & Gas
- Petrochemicals/ Chemicals
- Energy, Power & Utilities
- Aerospace
- Food & Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Steel
- Mining and Minerals
- Transportation