Maintenance Planner
$72,800,000–$83,200,000 year
On-siteEl Cajon, California, United States
Job Summary
Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules for production, facility, utility, and process equipment. Plan and schedule reactive, corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance work in coordination with maintenance and operations teams. Review incoming work requests, clarify scope, prioritize tasks, and build detailed job plans including labor requirements, parts, tools, and safety permits. Manage maintenance backlogs, track completion, and monitor schedule compliance and downtime KPIs. Coordinate vendor and contractor scheduling for repairs and inspections while supporting purchasing activities and spare parts inventory planning. Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings to communicate risks and resource needs to site stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Several years of experience in maintenance, facilities, manufacturing, industrial operations, maintenance planning, scheduling, or a related technical environment
- Experience using computerized maintenance management systems, CMMS, to create, schedule, update, and close work orders
- Strong understanding of preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, reactive work, and maintenance workflow processes
- Experience coordinating maintenance work with operations, technicians, contractors, vendors, and support teams
- Experience with spare parts, inventory management, purchasing, or maintenance parts coordination
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Strong organizational, prioritization, communication, and follow-up skills
- Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, technical documents, drawings, PM procedures, and maintenance records
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing or facilities environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify gaps in planning, scheduling, parts availability, and maintenance execution
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement
Desired Qualifications
- Associate degree or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Industrial Technology, Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field
- Certification or formal training in maintenance planning, reliability, supply chain, inventory management, project management, or industrial maintenance
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, CMRP, certification
- Maintenance planning, scheduling, or reliability certification
- Experience with ERP systems, purchasing systems, procurement workflows, and vendor management
- Experience managing critical spare parts programs, storeroom inventory, min/max levels, and cycle count processes
- Experience in aerospace, chemical processing, metal finishing, heat treatment, industrial manufacturing, or other regulated environments
- Experience with PM optimization, reliability-centered maintenance, root cause analysis, failure mode analysis, or continuous improvement programs
- Experience with Power BI, dashboards, data visualization, or maintenance reporting tools
- Experience writing detailed job plans, PM procedures, standard work, and technical maintenance instructions
- Experience supporting shutdown planning, turnaround planning, major equipment repairs, or capital project maintenance coordination
- Knowledge of safety requirements including lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, elevated work, and contractor safety practices
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Sense of urgency when responding to production downtime
- Excellent communication and teamwork
- Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn new equipment
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