Maintenance Planner/ EHS Specialist

Department: Maintenance / Operations • Reports to: Maintenance Manager • Location: Duncanville, TX • Full-time

About the Role

The Maintenance Planner develops, schedules, and coordinates preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to ensure optimal equipment reliability and minimal downtime. This role serves as a key link between operations, maintenance technicians, engineering, and procurement to ensure maintenance work is well-planned, materials are available, and work is executed safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Planning & Scheduling
  • Create detailed job plans, including labor requirements, materials, tools, permits, and step-by-step work instructions.
  • Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance schedules.
  • Prioritize maintenance activities based on operational needs, safety requirements, and asset criticality.
  • Maintain and optimize the maintenance backlog.
• Work Order Management
  • Review incoming work requests and convert them into actionable work orders.
  • Ensure work orders contain complete scopes, technical specifications, and required documentation.
  • Track work order progress and closeout, ensuring accurate reporting in the CMMS/EAM system.
  • Analyze completed work orders for improvements in job planning and execution.
• Materials & Procurement
  • Identify and request spare parts, tools, and contract services needed for work execution.
  • Coordinate with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure timely material availability.
  • Help maintain accurate spare-parts inventory and update bill of materials (BOMs).
• Equipment Reliability & Continuous Improvement
  • Support reliability initiatives by analyzing equipment history, failures, and maintenance trends.
  • Recommend improvements to maintenance strategies, PM tasks, and job plans.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and reliability teams to optimize asset performance.
• Health, Safety & Compliance
  • Ensure all maintenance plans incorporate proper safety procedures, permits, and regulatory requirements.
  • Support compliance programs, including audits, inspections, and documentation control.
• Share responsibilities to assist the EHS manager.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
  • High school diploma required; technical diploma or degree in engineering, maintenance, or related field preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience in maintenance planning, industrial maintenance, or a related role.
  • Experience with CMMS/EAM systems (e.g., SAP, Maximo, Infor, eMaint, Fiix).
  • Manufacturing, industrial, or facilities experience preferred.
• Skills & Competencies
  • Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and facility systems.
  • Excellent planning, scheduling, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and schematics.
  • Strong communication and coordination skills across multiple teams.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
  • Analytical mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Key Attributes
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized.
  • Problem-solver with strong prioritization skills.
  • Safety-focused.
  • Customer-service mindset.
  • Able to work independently and collaboratively.

Working Conditions

• Typical work environment includes a mix of office and industrial/plant settings.
• May require occasional walking, climbing, or exposure to noise, heat, or machinery during site visits.

Schedule

Shift 1