Maintenance Planner

Lignetics • Calpella, CA

3d

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling the plant maintenance program. The role develops detailed equipment bills of materials, maintenance routines, and spare-parts plans, and maintains these in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). The planner generates daily work orders and work packages, supports their execution, manages maintenance KPIs, and leads planning for major outages. The role also requires learning how equipment operates to identify and plan improvements.

The Maintenance Planner works closely with the Maintenance Manager, Production Leader, and craft team to prepare parts, special tools, and equipment for planned work; schedule regular overhaul maintenance; and ensure work-package details are understood. The position works on the plant floor near fast-moving, heavy automated equipment and in a high-temperature, high-humidity area. A pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.

Requirements

• Previous experience using a CMMS, or a related system, to plan and schedule work.
• High standards of housekeeping and organization.
• A hands-on approach, including willingness to work on the floor to collect information and troubleshoot issues.
• Medium-level technical and analytical skills.
• Ability to perform simple math calculations.
• Ability to immediately understand and respond to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in English to accurately read, interpret, and execute equipment lockout/tagout (LOTO) protocols and machine operation manuals.
• Sufficient English verbal skills to promptly and clearly report machine malfunctions, near misses, or unsafe floor conditions to supervisors and team members.
• Ability to communicate clearly in real time and strictly follow English-language safety signage while working near fast-moving, heavy automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule the plant maintenance program.
• Develop detailed bills of materials for plant equipment and enter them into the CMMS.
• Develop maintenance routines for wear components, one machine at a time, and enter them into the CMMS.
• Determine which spare parts to stock and organize the storeroom.
• Set up CMMS auto-reordering and order and receive parts as needed.
• Generate daily work orders and work packages, and assist the team with their execution.
• Manage maintenance-function KPIs.
• Lead planning for major outages.
• Learn equipment operations to plan improvements.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Manager to ensure parts, special tools, and equipment are ready for planned work.
• Work with the Production Leader to plan and schedule regular overhaul maintenance periods.
• Work with craft employees to ensure work-package details are understood.

Benefits

• Employee referral bonus program.
• Two weeks of paid time off and two floating holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and HSA options.
• Educational assistance.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Employee heating pellet program.
• Company-branded gear, including an annual pair of work boots and other personal protective equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed