Maintenance Planner

Innophos • Chicago Heights, IL

6d • $79,000 - $117,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Innophos is hiring a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler at its Chicago Heights, Illinois manufacturing site. The role is the central point for planned maintenance activities and coordinates with Production, Maintenance, and support teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment reliability. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

The Planner/Scheduler develops and manages preventive and corrective maintenance schedules using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), preferably JD Edwards/E1, while ensuring safety, quality, and environmental compliance. The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to lead and communicate effectively across departments.

This is a hands-on role in a chemical manufacturing setting. The employee must wear personal protective equipment and work in areas with possible exposure to chemicals, dust, and varying temperatures. The position involves frequent climbing, bending, lifting up to 50 pounds, and working at heights, and requires adherence to GMPs and site hygiene protocols.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
• At least 3 years in a maintenance planning or supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of chemical plant equipment, including pumps, piping, and heat exchangers.
• Proficiency with a CMMS and Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with MRO inventory management.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively across departments.
• Ability to wear PPE and work in areas with exposure to chemicals, dust, and varying temperatures.
• Ability to frequently climb, bend, lift up to 50 pounds, and work at heights.
• Adherence to GMPs and site hygiene protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Technical degree or certification.
• Industrial maintenance experience in the chemical or food industry.
• Experience in union and PSM-regulated environments, including PHA and MOC processes; the site is not PSM-covered but follows PSM guidelines and best practices.
• Experience with JD Edwards/E1 CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate preventive maintenance in line with production priorities.
• Support daily maintenance activities and help troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Analyze recurring maintenance problems and drive root cause resolution.
• Ensure maintenance activities meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate contractors for fire systems and mobile equipment preventive maintenance.
• Serve as backup to the Mechanical Supervisor as needed.
• Develop and manage preventive and corrective maintenance schedules using the CMMS.
• Coordinate planned maintenance with Production, Maintenance, and support teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment reliability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits beginning the first of the month after hire.
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance.
• Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts.
• 401(k) eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution.
• Vacation, holidays and floating holidays, personal days, and sick days.
• Company-provided life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fitness membership reimbursement program.
• Educational assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED