Maintenance Planner

Mechanical Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for leading efforts to improve efficiency, quality, and safety of mechanical equipment and processes via design and/or changes to process equipment and systems. This role owns the creation, standardization, and upkeep for mechanical equipment SOPs and SWPs for the Maintenance group.

• Create, update, maintain and standardize SOPs and SWPs
• Plan and schedule corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating all aspects of projects, including contractors, equipment manufacturers, and internal support
• Manage spare parts and alignment between the maintenance department and stock room
• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Train employees on how to use the CMMS
• Coordinate plant‑wide shutdowns
• Lead and contribute to new and ongoing maintenance and plant projects
• Support troubleshooting of process equipment issues, ensuring the correct qualified individuals are involved
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects at varying sites while maintaining budgets, timing, and quality
• Support operations in developing equipment purchase/project plans for future replacements/upgrades or process capacity increases
• Participate in meetings and resolve client/engineering and management project issues, soliciting feedback from facilities and business units to improve project execution
• Ensure effective engineering and client communications through a thorough understanding of the supply chain and the impact of assigned projects, equipment, and building changes
• Participate in hazard analyses
• Develop inspection and test plans for new equipment or modifications to existing equipment
• Advocate for behavioral and process safety principles
• Study, analyze, and seek solutions to production issues related to design, operation, performance, modification, or repair of components
• Interpret various OEM technical manuals
• Perform any other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering, or related experience/education
• Minimum two years of planning experience with Cap Ex projects, maintenance, planning, equipment/process design, or manufacturing
• Project management experience; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to work with vendors, customers, and employees
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues and manage regulatory compliance modifications at a detailed level
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Project
• Knowledge of various CMMS software

• Your well‑being is 100% covered for medical, dental, and vision
• Invest in your 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting