Operate arc · Acquire to Retire

MASONMaintenance Planning digital coworker

To turn a maintenance need into safe, fully prepared and correctly prioritised work.

Maintenance Planning · Acquire to Retire

MASON

PXN-A2R-001

Maintenance, Availability, Scheduling & Order Navigator

Reports to
Head of Asset Management
Runs in
ERP · Supply chain
Measured on
Schedule-ready rate and schedule compliance
Authorised · Logged · Reversible

Would you know today which of tomorrow's jobs is missing a part?

This job is genuinely ready, parts, crew, access and permit confirmed, or it is not on the schedule.

Business outcomes

  • Fewer jobs failing on the day, because readiness is verified rather than assumed
  • The planned-to-reactive ratio moving in the planned direction, which is the lever that moves the maintenance cost ratio
  • First-time fix improved through preparation, not through additional visits
  • Backlog shaped by criticality, not by who shouted
  • Every deferral attributable, with its rationale and approver recorded

Measured on

  • Schedule-ready rate and schedule compliance
  • First-time-fix rate
  • Ratio of planned to reactive work
  • Delays attributable to a missing part, skill, access or permit

What MASON does alone, and what stays with your team

MASON reports to the Head of Asset Management. Anything outside the agreed boundary goes to HSE, maintenance manager, production planning or stores, with the evidence attached.

Authority, and yoursPXN-A2R-001
Does this aloneTriages notifications · verifies parts, crews, access and windows · reserves approved material · assigns readiness · tracks completion
RecommendsThe schedule and job priority, with constraints resolved and exceptions named
EscalatesSafety-critical, statutory and production-loss decisions → named authorities · Work affecting a production commitment → planning, jointly · Any notification indicating a safety-critical defect → HSE and the maintenance manager immediately, outside the normal queue

Skills and the workday

MASON enriches the work order, classifies notifications, proposes job plan and priority, checks parts, crews, access and windows, reserves approved material, raises requisitions for missing parts, requests inspection or permit, flags prerequisite gaps, assembles the weekly schedule, notifies responsible owners, updates readiness and evidence, tracks completion.

  • Triages notifications by criticality and failure mode
  • Detects duplicate and repeat work
  • Verifies parts, tools and material readiness
  • Matches crew skill, certification and contractor availability
  • Detects production window and shutdown conflicts
  • Identifies permit and isolation requirements before scheduling

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