Job Description

Hibbing Taconite Company

Pellet Plant Scheduler

Company Overview:

Hibbing Taconite (HTC) began production in 1976 and made its initial shipment in January of 1977. HTC is ISO certified in Quality and Environmental Management Systems and is a joint venture owned by Cleveland-Cliffs (85.3%) and US Steel (14.7%). It has an annual rated capacity of 8.0 million gross tons per year.

Hibbing operations consist of an open pit truck and shovel mine, a concentrator that utilizes single stage crushing, autogenous (AG) mills and magnetic separation to produce a magnetite concentrate, which is then delivered to an on-site pellet plant. From the site, pellets are transported by BNSF rail to a ship loading port at Superior, Wisconsin.

Job Posting Title:Pellet Plant Scheduler

Position Summary:To provide a properly prepared schedule with input from the maintenance planners and the operations department based on priorities and available resources that satisfy the availability requirements.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Understand significant deviations from the maintenance plan. Elevate deviations to the Section Manager that cannot be corrected at Scheduler/Planner/Supervisor level.
* Continually work with Section Manager to establish clear boundaries of work between current role and the role of a Supervisor.
* Ensure that all scheduling elements of the Cliffs Natural Resources MPS are satisfied. Verify that committed work orders are Ready to Schedule.
* Ensure that the daily and weekly maintenance schedules are communicated and distributed to all those affected.
* Ensure that the schedule reflects the available man hours for the upcoming week.
* Effectively run the weekly Pre-Asset and Asset meetings. Review schedules with Section Managers to identify any equipment, resources or timing issues that might require a modification of the proposed schedule prior to committing the schedule.
* Facilitate backlog review meetings as required to review the work backlog.
* Participate in the development of the Maintenance L2.
* Coordinate the shutdown with those affected, in the event that a scheduled event affects another department.
* Generate a daily and weekly work schedule.
* Ensure compliance with completion of PdM/PM checklists.
* Maintain and update backlog to ensure accuracy.
* Maintain a backlog list for execution during windows of opportunity.
* Generate a 30-60-90-90+ backlog report.
* Generate required maintenance performance reports.
* Work with the Planners, Supervisors, Crewmembers/Technicians and Reliability Engineers to ensure equipment improvement activities are occurring.
* Publish the 2-week rolling schedule within 24 hours of the conclusion of the weekly maintenance meeting.
* Publish 16-month rolling schedule the first Monday of each month.
* Schedule the major Plant repairs- create and distribute shut down packets including the necessary work orders for the Plant.
* Provide input, when asked by the Section Manager- Plant Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, on capital needs.
* Assist in prioritizing break-in work vs. planned work decisions between operations and maintenance sections.
* Identify long-range Operations/Maintenance issues that may affect Plant operations and either assign actions to correct these issues or elevate to Section Manager.
* Understand the elements of the Cliffs Natural Resources Maintenance Process/Operations Standards (MPS) and GRIP- ensure executed work is in accordance with these standards and guidelines.
* Monitor inventory levels per industry benchmarks and the guidelines of the top management to reduce the overall inventory carrying cost. Work with the purchasing team to ensure that the right part is on site at the right time.
* Lead specific projects identified on the Target Condition Master Plan. Monitor progress of these and provide the required data/feedback on progress against plan.
* Implement the L1 stability foundation requirements in conjunction with the direct report Supervisors.

Qualifications:

* Education: College degree preferred; equivalent experience accepted
* Experience: 1-5 years related experience preferred. Knowledge of mining and plant equipment. Experience/knowledge in maintenance and reliability systems. Experience in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling methodologies/standards.
* Technology Skills: Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Products; ability to learn new software and databases.
* Communication Skills: Ability to effectively influence people in levels below, peer, and above. Effective interpersonal skills throughout all levels of the organization.

Why Apply?

* Competitive Salary
* Excellent benefits
* Bonus program
* Paid Time Off
* Employee Discounts