Maintenance Planner

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick•Newburgh, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Operations is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Newburgh, Indiana. The role supports execution of mechanical work by receiving, planning, estimating, scheduling, and recording historical data. The planner coordinates work orders and manages maintenance backlogs, ensuring that facilities and equipment, parts, materials, special tools, and required documentation are available for efficient work execution. The position aims to improve workforce productivity by anticipating delays and obstacles and coordinating resources in advance. The planner serves as the principal liaison between the mechanical craft department and the areas it serves, while coordinating with operations, maintenance supervisors, engineering, and other planners. The role plans daily, weekly, and shutdown maintenance work, maintains equipment history records through a CMMS, develops standard plans for recurring work, and recommends improvements to planning, scheduling, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 3 years of industrial maintenance experience.
Some technical education beyond high school.
Maintenance planning experience using a CMMS.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in a technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Make safety the top priority.
Plan and schedule daily, weekly, and shutdown maintenance work; track performance and maintain accurate records.
Serve as the principal liaison between the mechanical craft department and the areas served by craft personnel.
Receive mechanical work requests, excluding emergencies, which are directed to appropriate maintenance supervisors.
Direct project or construction work orders to the appropriate planner or engineer and consult with engineering as needed.
Analyze work orders into job steps and determine sequence, required parts and materials, skills, tools and equipment, and line conditions; obtain drawings, specifications, and procedures as needed.
Estimate work-order costs as required and verify the availability of required parts, materials, and special tools.
Maintain a backlog of work orders awaiting scheduling, manage its size, and recommend backlog controls.
Select and schedule jobs according to priority deadlines; notify requesters and adjust priority when designated timelines cannot be met.
Chair weekly scheduling meetings with operations and produce and distribute the weekly schedule, including relevant information in work-order packets for maintenance supervisors.
Coordinate with the planner or supervisor to ensure equipment is available for work.
Review completed work schedules and submitted work orders.
Maintain contact with other planners to coordinate field and shop work.
Develop standard job plans for recurring work using historical experience.
Assist Maintenance and Operations management with cost analysis and recommend cost-efficiency actions.
Maintain equipment history records in the CMMS, including closed work orders, PM checklists, drawings, failure analyses, modifications, purchase requisitions, and correspondence.
Develop or modify preventive maintenance plans as needed based on equipment changes and needs.
Recommend improvements to planning and scheduling.