Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Develop, plan, and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Schedule work for maintenance crews to optimize equipment availability and reliability.
• Plan and coordinate major planned outages, ensuring all activities are properly scoped, scheduled, and resourced.
• Support the investigation and resolution of forced outages and unplanned maintenance events.
• Establish contingency and priority work plans for emergency or forced outage situations.

Work Management and Process Improvement

• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to ensure work is clearly defined, prioritized, and efficiently executed.
• Review and recommend improvements to maintenance and operational procedures.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant reliability and performance.
• Implement and sustain maintenance best practices in alignment with company policies and objectives.

Coordination and Communication

• Cook up daily maintenance activities to support safe and efficient plant operation.
• Communicate work plans, resource needs, and scheduling updates to all affected departments.
• Afford personnel, materials, and equipment resources to meet plant operational requirements.
• Support training and development of maintenance and operations staff as needed.

Budgeting and Reporting

• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of maintenance and outage budgets.
• Support the development of capital improvement and long-term maintenance plans.
• Prepare and present maintenance performance metrics and reports as requested.

Procurement and Contractor Support

• Work with procurement personnel to ensure materials, parts, and contractor services are available to support maintenance work.
• Oversee contractor performance during maintenance and outage projects to ensure safety, quality, and compliance.

Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in power plant or industrial maintenance, including planning and scheduling responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of power plant operations, maintenance, and outage management.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
• Proficiency with CMMS, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze maintenance issues and implement effective corrective actions.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing conditions, and work with minimal supervision.