Maintenance Planner

Pursuit Aerospace • Thomasville, GA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and improving maintenance work execution across all manufacturing assets. This role focuses on long-term reliability, backlog control, PM optimization, and data accuracy, not daily wrench-turning. Success is measured by improved uptime, reduced reactive work, and technician efficiency.  This position requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Requirements

• 3+ years maintenance planning or coordination experience
• CMMS experience (Asset Essentials, Maximo, SAP, etc.)
• Strong understanding of mechanical/electrical systems
• Ability to read schematics and OEM documentation

Nice To Haves

• CNC maintenance environment experience
• Prior technician background
• Reliability or RCM exposure
• Strong Excel and reporting skills

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed job plans (scope, labor hours, safety steps, tools, parts)
• Maintain a 2–8-week forward maintenance schedule
• Ensure work orders are fully planned and ready before scheduling
• Coordinate weekly schedules with maintenance leadership and production
• Balance planned vs reactive work to reduce unplanned downtime
• Build and optimize PMs using:
• OEM recommendations
• Failure history
• Reliability best practices
• Standardize PM execution
• Eliminate low-value or redundant PMs
• Track and improve PM compliance
• Maintain prioritized maintenance backlog
• Control backlog aging and work readiness
• Support root cause analysis and failure trend reviews
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain asset hierarchy accuracy
• Create standardized work order templates
• Ensure accurate labor, failure codes, and completion notes
• Collaborate with Parts Specialist to attach BOMs and parts lists
• Generate KPI reports for leadership

Benefits

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees