Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

About the role

We are partnering with an established manufacturing organization to place a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler. In this role, you will coordinate maintenance activity across operations, maintenance, engineering, and outside contractors, planning work ahead of time so the maintenance team spends more of its day on hands-on work and less on delays. The ideal candidate is self-directed, safety-minded, and comfortable working in a fast-moving industrial environment. Location: Onsite in Fremont, CA. This is a 9‑month contract with opportunity for extension.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance work across operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractor teams.
• Prepare work plans from work requests and on-site inspections, defining the scope of work and the critical resources needed.
• Estimate labor hours by skill set, job duration, and the cost of parts and materials.
• Publish a weekly list of approved and planned maintenance work.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy and completeness, and compare actual labor, duration, and materials against the plan to improve future planning.
• Review equipment history to spot repeat failures, and raise recurring problems with operations, maintenance, and engineering.
• Partner with maintenance and equipment owners on repair versus replacement decisions.
• Keep the CMMS current to support effective preventive maintenance, and recommend updates to the PM program, equipment design, or inventory practices based on job results.
• Reserve, order, stage, and kit critical parts and materials, and monitor stock levels with inventory control.
• Support goals to increase equipment uptime and reduce breakdown duration and production delays.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in engineering, maintenance, or a related field, and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of manufacturing experience, with progressive growth in an industrial setting.
• Hands-on experience with a CMMS and an understanding of how CMMS systems are structured.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP or Oracle) and maintenance platforms such as Maximo.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Project, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to sort and analyze data and drive KPI analysis.
• Understanding of basic maintenance systems and procedures.
• Strong planning, organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, stay self-motivated, and remain effective under pressure in emergency situations.

Pay

$48-$51/hr

Schedule

M-F 8-5, onsite