The Standard Work Schedule

of the Maintenance Planner

Every meeting you pull a planner into is a deferred breakdown.
Protect the calendar. Protect the plant.

Meetings (capped)
Field & Site Work
Planning & Office
Lunch
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
08:00
Morning Meeting
Review Plannable Backlog
Morning Meeting
Review Plannable Backlog
Morning Meeting
Review Plannable Backlog
Morning Meeting
Review Plannable Backlog
Morning Meeting
Review Plannable Backlog
09:00
Plan Work Orders
Plan Work Orders
Plan Work Orders
Plan Work Orders
Plan Work Orders
10:00
Visit Job Site
Visit Job Site
Prepare for Expediting Meeting
Visit Job Site
Visit Job Site
11:00
Visit Job Site
Visit Job Site
Weekly Expediting Meeting
Meeting Actions
Visit Job Site
Visit Job Site
12:00
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
13:00
Warehouse Inspect
Parts + Staging & Kitting
Update Work Order Status
Prepare for Backlog Review
Warehouse Inspect
Parts + Staging & Kitting
Plan Work Orders
Warehouse Inspect
Parts + Staging & Kitting
14:00
Supervisor — Discuss Job Plans
Plan Work Orders
Weekly Backlog Review
Meeting Actions
Review Planning Performance
Act on Planning Feedback
Weekly Backlog Review
Meeting Actions
Supervisor — Discuss Job Plans
Plan Work Orders
15:00
Site Inspection Checklist
Site Inspection Checklist
Site Inspection Checklist
Site Inspection Checklist
Site Inspection Checklist
5 hrs
Total meetings per week. The cap — not a target.
4 days
On the floor scoping jobs. Real time, every week.
1 answer
"No, I'm scoping Line 3." The calendar speaks for them.
"Not because planners are precious. Because when you pull a planner into a meeting, you just deferred the next breakdown."
Protect the calendar. Protect the plant.
Ivan Getov
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