Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating all maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and improve operational efficiency. This role works closely with maintenance, operations, and production teams to ensure work is prioritized, properly resourced, and completed safely and effectively.

• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance schedules.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance work, including labor, materials, and tools.
• Create detailed work orders with clear instructions and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with operations to schedule maintenance with minimal disruption.
• Maintain and update the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Track equipment history, maintenance records, and performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Ensure parts and materials are available prior to scheduled work.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs (e.g., downtime, PM compliance, MTTR, MTBF).
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• Verify and audit work order effectiveness and completion.
• Collaborate with buyer and parts clerk to ensure PM completion, closure, and effectiveness.
• Build the annual PM plan for budgeting and planning the weekly execution of the plan.

• 3–5+ years of maintenance planning or industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with CMMS systems (e.g., SAP or similar).
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Ability to read technical manuals, drawings, and schematics.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

• Experience with maintenance documentation and scheduling software.
• Knowledge of production planning.

Join a team that values operational efficiency and equipment reliability. Be part of a dynamic environment that encourages continuous improvement and provides opportunities to enhance your technical skills.

Work in a collaborative setting with close interaction with the maintenance, operations, and production teams. Utilize advanced maintenance planning software and tools to support your tasks.

This is a Permanent position based out of Donora, PA.

The pay range for this position is $58240.00 - $66560.00/yr. Join a growing food manufacturer where your work directly impacts production, quality, and innovation. Opportunity to work on diverse industrial equipment, develop both electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills, and be part of a company committed to producing high-quality specialty confectionery products. Full-time roles offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside company-sponsored life insurance Packages feature a 401(k) retirement savings plan, Paid Time Off (PTO), and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

This is a fully onsite position in Donora, PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 10, 2026.