Maintenance Scheduler

Signode•Florence, KY

About The Position

The Maintenance Scheduler plans, coordinates, and schedules preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and operational efficiency. The role works with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Warehouse, Purchasing, and EHS teams to align maintenance resources, materials, and labor with production requirements and business priorities. The scheduler manages maintenance schedules, monitors work order execution and compliance, maintains CMMS records, and tracks key performance indicators to support continuous improvement. The position supports efforts to reduce unplanned downtime, optimize maintenance resources, coordinate shutdowns and turnarounds, and ensure work is performed safely and in accordance with company standards and regulatory requirements. The role is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The hourly wage starts within a range of $36.10 to $45.70, with the starting rate determined by experience, qualifications, and/or skillset, as well as specific responsibilities and geographic location. Signode offers full-time employees health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and other benefits. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Minimum 2 years of transferable experience required.
Familiarity with MS Office software.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Functional success competencies include strategic skills, independence, results orientation, safety and security, self-awareness, and teamwork.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree or certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate, and maintain preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance schedules to maximize equipment reliability and availability.
Review, prioritize, plan, and schedule maintenance work orders based on equipment criticality, resource availability, production requirements, and safety priorities.
Ensure labor, spare parts, tools, equipment, contractors, and technical documentation are available for maintenance activities.
Monitor preventive maintenance schedules, track completion rates, and follow up on overdue work orders.
Maintain and analyze the maintenance backlog, ensuring work orders are properly scoped, prioritized, planned, and ready for execution.
Collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Warehouse, Purchasing, and EHS teams to align maintenance with production schedules and operational priorities.
Maintain accurate CMMS records, including work orders, equipment information, job plans, labor estimates, and spare parts data.
Support planning, scheduling, and coordination of equipment shutdowns, major repairs, inspections, and turnaround activities.
Track maintenance KPIs, including schedule compliance, preventive maintenance compliance, backlog aging, work order completion, and equipment downtime; prepare reports and recommend improvements.
Ensure maintenance work is planned in accordance with safety procedures, environmental requirements, permit-to-work processes, lockout/tagout requirements, and company standards.
Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning, reduce unplanned downtime, optimize resources, and increase equipment reliability.
Publish and communicate weekly and daily maintenance schedules, monitor execution progress, resolve scheduling conflicts, and adjust plans as operational priorities change.
Perform other duties as assigned.