Maintenance Planner

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• The Maintenance Planning Specialist is responsible for developing and executing the daily and weekly maintenance planning process at Plant McDonough.
• This role ensures effective coordination and scheduling of maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient plant operations.
• The specialist will lead the 4-week planning process, develop job plans for both mechanical and electrical crafts, and contribute to the plant’s long-term maintenance strategy.

• Support the development and implementation of the plant’s preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Analyze equipment performance data to identify opportunities for improvement in reliability and maintenance efficiency.
• Collaborate with reliability engineers and operations to align maintenance activities with reliability goals.

• Lead the 4-week maintenance planning process, ensuring all work orders are properly scoped, prioritized, and scheduled.
• Develop detailed job plans for mechanical and electrical maintenance tasks, including labor, materials, tools, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance supervisors, and procurement to ensure resource availability and readiness for planned work.
• Maintain and update the Maximo with accurate job plans, schedules, and feedback.

• Facilitate daily and weekly planning meetings with all teams.
• Review completed work orders and provide feedback to improve future job plans and planning accuracy.
• Monitor compliance with maintenance schedules and adjust plans as needed based on plant priorities and emergent work.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance planning efficiency and maintenance effectiveness.
• Support training and development of maintenance personnel on planning best practices.
• Participate in corrective action reports, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.

• 5 years of experience in maintenance planning within a power generation or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, preventive maintenance, and work management processes.
• Proficiency with CMMS software (e.g., SAP, Maximo, or similar).
• Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple disciplines and departments.

• Knowledge of maintenance best practices such as RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) and PM optimization.
• Experience developing and managing maintenance KPIs and performance metrics.
• Strong safety mindset and familiarity with industrial safety standards.

At our organization, we take our mission and values to heart! We are on a mission to offer more and better jobs all over the world! Our goal is to care for you while you care for our clients and get you paid the highest pay possible. All our associates working with us are expected to embrace our RACE values: R – Results Matter, A
- Approachable, C – Care, and E – Emergency i.e. work with a sense of urgency.