Maintenance Planner

Job Description

The Maintenance Planner schedules the maintenance work activity in the plant.

The Maintenance Planner will:

Coordinate with Job Change Coordinator and production staff to plan maintenance during downtime and maintain a planned maintenance schedule for the facility.

Provide documentation of upcoming work, including parts lists/kits required.

Review and improve the maintenance and planning processes to improve efficiency and remove waste, including but not limited to cost, manning, and materials.

Understand storeroom inventories, min/max, and work with storeroom personnel to manage parts inventory and prioritize ordering against available M&E budgets.

Interface with the safety observation, walk-and-talk, and near-miss processes within the plant to ensure alignment of maintenance resources and activities to improve employee safety and environmental compliance.

The Maintenance Planner should have:

Strong leadership skills with the ability to hold people accountable

Plant maintenance background in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge of basic mechanical parts (motors, gear gearboxesrings).

Previous experience managing projects and meeting deadlines