Maintenance Planner

Givaudan•Cincinnati, OH

8d•$68,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Scheduler is responsible for scheduling maintenance resources to maximize labor utilization, schedule compliance, and backlog effectiveness while aligning maintenance work with production priorities and business objectives. The position is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and reports to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager. The stated salary range is $68,000–$85,000, based on experience. The role develops and coordinates weekly and daily maintenance schedules, balances labor availability against work priorities, and coordinates shutdowns, outages, and contractor activities. It maintains backlog quality and prioritization, monitors work-order aging, facilitates backlog reviews, and escalates aging work orders. The Scheduler also supports continuous improvement and compliance by training mechanics and maintenance leaders on One Point Lessons, maintaining an active improvement initiative, analyzing schedule breaks, and publishing scheduling, backlog, workflow, and labor metrics.

Requirements

Vocational diploma in technical engineering or a related discipline (pre-university level).
Forklift operation certification.
Certification in at least one of the following: pipefitting, welding, pump, PLC, electrical, robotics, or equipment repair.
At least 3 years of mechanical/electrical experience in a food- or chemical-related manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Develop weekly maintenance schedules.
Coordinate daily schedule execution.
Balance labor availability and work priorities.
Coordinate shutdowns and outage schedules.
Maintain backlog health and quality.
Monitor work order aging.
Facilitate prioritization processes and ensure appropriate workflow progression.
Facilitate weekly backlog review meetings and maintain backlog priority integrity.
Escalate aging work orders.
Schedule contractor activities and coordinate access and plant support requirements.
Integrate contractor activities into the maintenance schedule.
Develop and maintain expertise in One Point Lessons (OPLs) and train mechanics and maintenance leadership team members.
Maintain at least one active improvement initiative (ZPM6 / Z09) aligned with role responsibilities.
Monitor schedule breaks and identify systemic causes.
Publish scheduling and backlog metrics, monitor workflow compliance, and identify opportunities for work management improvement.
Prepare the weekly schedule, daily schedule, backlog prioritization report, schedule compliance report, labor utilization report, weekly scheduling meeting agenda and action log, and schedule break analysis report.