Maintenance Planner

HellermannTyton North America•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Under the direction of the Maintenance and Automation Manager, the Maintenance Planner is responsible for managing the CMMS (MP2) maintenance management system to ensure accurate scheduling, tracking, and reporting of preventive maintenance (PM), repairs, and work orders. This role collaborates with Planning, Maintenance, and Operations to optimize asset reliability, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives with measurable year-over-year savings. This will be achieved while maintaining HellermannTyton Quality and EHS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions, and required documentation.

Requirements

Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Accuracy & Compliance: Maintains auditable records.
Work Order Management: Creating, scheduling, assigning, and closing PM and breakdown maintenance work orders.
Collaboration: Coordinates with maintenance, automation, and production teams on priorities and equipment availability.
Problem‑Solving: Resolves shortages and reconciles discrepancies quickly.
Software Proficiency: Proficiency in MP2 CMMS software and Microsoft Office.
KPI Management: Reporting on and recommending strategies to improve KPI metrics.
Maintenance Knowledge: Understands preventive maintenance strategies and reliability principles.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience with MP2 or similar CMMS.
Prefer familiarity with injection molding/automation environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain the CMMS Master Data for all users, machines, equipment, parts, etc.
Maintain and update preventive maintenance instructions and intervals for all equipment.
Distribute PM schedules and work orders based on personnel and equipment availability.
Modify schedules to accommodate emergency repairs or technician absences while maintaining compliance to scheduled maintenance timelines.
Coordinate maintenance schedules with production to minimize downtime.
Determine the specific tools, spare parts, labor, and other resources necessary to complete planned maintenance activities and ensure that everything is available before the work is scheduled to begin.
Analyze equipment failure trends to optimize preventative maintenance plans, proactively mitigate recurring issues and improve asset reliability.
Create, assign, schedule, and close work orders for emergency repairs and other maintenance activities.
Validate labor hours, parts usage, and cost entries for all work orders.
Communicate upcoming maintenance windows and resource requirements.
Track labor hours by technician and job type.
Generate weekly/monthly reports for management review.
Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for maintenance effectiveness.
Recommend corrective actions based on trends and variances.
Identify opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency gains.
Propose initiatives for year-over-year savings through improved scheduling, parts management, and labor utilization.
Maintain housekeeping and 5s standards.
Other duties as assigned.