Maintenance Planning Associate Manager

Location: Linwood

Elevate your career with EGGER North America as our Maintenance Planning Associate Manager! In this pivotal role, you'll lead a dedicated team, ensuring seamless operations and top-notch support for our manufacturing processes.

The Maintenance Planning Associate Manager oversees the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities, ensuring the efficient use of labor, materials, and equipment within budget. This position is responsible for leading maintenance planning and storeroom operations to support plant reliability, equipment uptime, and overall production performance. The role combines administrative planning with hands-on leadership and collaboration across maintenance, stores, reliability, and production teams.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday

City: Lexington (US) North Carolina Contract Type: Full-time Job-Code: 6143 Department: Other Technical / Production

JOB FUNCTIONS:
Job functions include but are not limited to the following.

• Supervise and coordinate maintenance planners and storeroom personnel to ensure safe and effective execution of maintenance work.
• Create budget plans for maintenance tasks and projects.
• Develop, plan, and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance activities in alignment with production priorities.
• Oversee spare parts inventory levels, procurement, and usage to support planned and unplanned maintenance work.
• Oversee SAP CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) data accuracy, including work orders, parts transactions, and maintenance histories.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, and operations teams to identify work priorities and optimize resource allocation.
• Support and track preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs such as schedule compliance, backlog, and work order completion rates.
• Maintain organized documentation of maintenance procedures, equipment files, and vendor records.
• Provide training, guidance, and feedback to direct reports to build planning and materials management capabilities.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement efforts to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Ensure all maintenance and materials operations are performed safely and in compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE

• Proficiency with SAP (PM & MM modules), CMMS systems and maintenance planning tools, and AutoCAD.
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs to include Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of equipment maintenance processes and spare parts management.
• Effective leadership, communication, problem-solving skills, and fostering a positive team work environment.
• Ability to balance planning responsibilities with hands-on support and floor presence.
• Valid Driver's License.

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
• Compensatory closely related work experience required in lieu of degree & 4+ years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or materials management in a manufacturing environment, including 1+ year in a supervisory or lead role.
• Certifications related to manufacturing technologies e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing (preferred).

SKILLS

• Effective Communication:
  Convey information clearly and concisely.
• Analytical Thinking:
  Assess situations logically and make informed decisions.
• Problem-Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Identify issues and develop practical solutions.
• Collaborative Teamwork:
  Work effectively within a team to achieve common goals.
• Safety Awareness:
  Strong focus on maintaining a safe working environment.
• Regulatory Knowledge:
  Understanding and adhering to relevant laws and regulations.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Build relationships, empathize with others, and navigate social situations effectively.

SCHEDULE DEMANDS

• General schedule is an 8-hour M-F assignment, however, employee must be willing to work alternate schedules occasionally; that may include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends and be punctual while doing so.
• Occasional off-shift or weekend work during shutdowns or major maintenance…