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Maintenance Planner

Job in Temple, Bell County, Texas, 76508, USA
Listing for: WITRON Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-08
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Operations Engineer, Manufacturing Operations / Plant Manager, Industrial Maintenance, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Summary

The Maintenance Planner’s key responsibility is to support the team in ensuring equipment capability, reliability and availability is maximized to the extent required to support the customer. The Maintenance planner is responsible for ensuring weekly work order completion targets are enabled through effective planning, organization and communication with the maintenance and operations team.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Individual Contributor

Responsibilities
  • Conduct all actions with and inspire among all colleagues a Safety-First mindset
  • Promote compliance with all relevant company policies and government regulations including OSHA
  • Maximize operating effectiveness using planned maintenance (preventive, inspection, planned repairs) through generated work orders.
  • Prepare planned work in advance of due date so that availability to complete work is optimized. This should include coordination with Operations spare parts coordinator(SPC) and maintenance manager.
  • Work with all team members and available reports to make improvements to maintenance schedule to include task lists and frequency.
  • Generate a weekly schedule, by shift. Weekly schedule should ensure resource allocation goals are met with enough work planned to achieve at least an 80% completion rate and EM utilization goals.
  • Work with site CI’s (Continuous Improvement team members), safety committee and other leaders to properly plan, schedule and enable completion of improvement projects.
  • Maintain open and transparent relationships with customer and other vendor contacts to ensure maximum support to internal maintenance team
  • Review all parts usage for timely booking out of inventory, also review for opportunities for improvement (new parts, better min/max, component/assembly improvements). Manage serial number parts and work with SPC to ensure warranty claims are identified.
  • Serve as a resource to SPC for cyclic and annual inventory activities.
  • Manage the internal repair shop processes and assist SPC with external shop repairs.
  • Follow established escalation guidelines in the event of system downtime or irregular operations
  • When needed; participate and lead team and site meetings to ensure open, effective communications centered on collaborative efforts to meet production goals
Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to coordinate and manage multiple resources to include materials, manpower, skillset, equipment availability, production scheduling
  • Strong understanding of automated equipment
  • Familiarity with logistics and supply chain principles
  • Practical attitude and ability to learn new skills and tasks
  • Strong communication skills
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of OSHA Safety guidelines
Education and Experience
  • Required:

    High school diploma with 1-3 years’ experience as a planner, lead or supervisor in a maintenance department. (manufacturing or related environment)
  • Preferred:
    Associates degree in a relevant subject with 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance.
  • Familiarity with automated manufacturing or material handling systems strongly preferred
Physical Requirements
  • Ability to work at heights of 80-100 feet
  • Ability to adapt to a warehouse environment with temperatures ranging from +34 degrees to
    -15 degrees
  • Ability to lift and carry materials/equipment necessary to do the job
  • Ability to walk/stand during a designated shift
  • Lifting, pulling and pushing up to 50 pounds
  • Occasional travel within North America may be required to undergo training and/or support sister sites; rare international travel may be necessary in support of company-wide initiatives
  • Must be able to work all shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Must be available by phone 24/7 in the event of irregular operations and/or escalation
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