Maintenance Planner

Guided Search Partners (GSP)

Guided Search Partners is an Executive Search firm built on Trust, Transparency, Specialization, and Long-term Relationships.

We connect high‑performing professionals with organizations that value people, performance, and growth—helping leaders find roles where they can make an impact and build meaningful careers.

We’re partnering with a stable operation with a full book of business, a staple plating line, and continued investment in technology. This is a backfill role that’s been expanded beyond a clerical focus—today it’s about building a stronger maintenance planning and reliability rhythm.

If you’re analytical, organized, and grounded in preventative maintenance—and you enjoy reducing downtime by improving the system, not just reacting—this role will feel like a strong next step.

• Build and maintain preventative maintenance schedules; coordinate corrective work to reduce downtime.
• Create and manage work orders, track completion, and keep priorities moving.
• Review downtime trends and adjust PMs to prevent repeat issues.
• Support spare parts, vendors/contractors, and basic cost tracking.
• Conduct routine inspections and ensure maintenance work aligns with safety and procedures.
• Communicate updates and needs between the maintenance team and leadership.
• Identify improvement opportunities through upgrades, overhauls, or new technology.

• Maintenance-minded with a reliability/continuous improvement approach.
• Analytical—able to look at downtime and identify what could have prevented it.
• Clear communicator who can stay organized when business needs change.
• Comfortable being hands‑on and practical, while thinking ahead.

• Preventative maintenance background (planning/scheduling experience is key).
• Solid understanding of mechanical/electrical systems (hydraulic/pneumatic knowledge is a plus).
• Strong planning, prioritization, and problem‑solving skills.
• Plating experience is a plus.

This role helps stabilize equipment performance and reduce downtime in a busy operation. You’ll bring structure, visibility, and follow‑through—helping the plant run more predictably while supporting ongoing investment and demand.

• Reports to:
  
  General Manager