Maintenance Planner

Greif•Alsip, IL

5d•$29 - $50

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner coordinates and schedules corrective, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance activities. The role anticipates and eliminates potential delays by planning and coordinating manpower, parts and materials, and equipment access, with a long-term focus on improving reliability and workforce productivity. The position develops or refines preventive maintenance tasks and schedules and may maintain equipment-history documentation. The Maintenance Planner gathers and organizes information and parts needed for maintenance work, helps diagnose equipment problems, and collaborates with maintenance colleagues to complete work orders and keep machinery operational. The role also manages spare-parts inventory and vendors, provides guidance to junior maintenance colleagues, and participates in plant safety, housekeeping, Operational Excellence, and Lean Manufacturing programs. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and a technical certificate, typically with 6–8 years of relevant experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and knowledge of ERP systems.
Mechanical background and direct maintenance work experience.
Ability to select and use appropriate hand, power, and specialty tools and testing devices.
Ability to read blueprints, diagrams, manuals, and machine and process drawings, and to sketch or alter existing drawings.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects and keep them progressing to completion.
Excellent time-management skills.
Ability to estimate and communicate labor hours, material requirements, and skills needed to complete a job.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the MaintainX CMMS platform.
High-volume manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and coordinate corrective, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance activities.
Obtain and organize information and parts required to perform maintenance work, including diagrams, sketches, manuals, and manufacturer instructions.
Identify equipment problems by observing machinery, listening for problems, discussing issues with operators, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
Collaborate with maintenance colleagues to complete work orders promptly and keep machinery operational.
Control and optimize spare-parts ordering, stocking, issuing, and inventory.
Develop new or refine existing preventive maintenance tasks and schedules.
Provide assistance and guidance to junior maintenance colleagues.
Follow plant safety policies and participate in plant-wide safety, housekeeping, Operational Excellence, and Lean Manufacturing programs.
Manage inventory and vendors, including ordering materials and maintaining accurate quantities.
Perform other duties as assigned.