Maintenance Planner - Tillamook

About the role

The Maintenance Planner at Hampton Lumber is responsible for planning, scheduling, and tracking maintenance activities that support safe, reliable, and efficient mill operations. This role compiles and maintains current and historical equipment data, including downtime, parts usage, work order history, and machine center performance information. The Maintenance Planner serves as a key link between Maintenance and Operations by supporting preventive maintenance, managing CMMS data, maintaining equipment history, and helping prioritize work that improves uptime and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Compile and maintain current and historical equipment data, including downtime, parts usage, work order history, and machine center performance information.
• Serve as a key link between Maintenance and Operations by supporting preventive maintenance, managing CMMS data, maintaining equipment history, and helping prioritize work that improves uptime and reliability.
• Create, prioritize, and track work orders within the CMMS.
• Cook up parts requisitions for planned work orders and support inventory tracking as needed.
• Develop preventive maintenance tasks and schedules for new equipment prior to installation.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional work environment.
• Manage data collection and input into the CMMS, ensuring work order information is accurate and complete.
• Monitor work order backlog and maintain proper prioritization based on operational needs and maintenance risk.
• Develop initial machine operator training for critical machine centers to support preventive maintenance development.
• Monitor preventive maintenance compliance and completion rates.
• Develop and maintain statistical information for machine centers, including uptime, downtime, maintenance costs, and related reliability metrics.
• Manage maintenance history for each machine center to support troubleshooting, planning, and long-term reliability improvement.
• Identify critical spare parts deficiencies and coordinate proper readiness for key equipment.
• Aid in cost estimates for major equipment repairs, rebuilds, and modifications.
• Schedule contracted predictive maintenance surveys and ensure results are documented and followed up on.
• Maintain an organized and current library of equipment manuals, documentation, and related technical resources.

Requirements

• Demonstrate efficiency in Microsoft Office systems Word & Excel.
• CMMS Experience Preferred.
• Experience with data collection software programs preferred.
• Prior Planning And Scheduling Experience Preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics preferred.
• Machinery Experience And Mechanical Aptitude Required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Skills and Attributes

• Self-starter with a team-oriented approach.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Maintenance, Electrical, and Production teams.
• Willing to ask questions, seek input, and learn from others.
• Demonstrates initiative toward continuous learning and process improvement.
• Service-oriented toward internal and external customers.

Benefits

• Substantial company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums;
• Mental health coverage;
• Cost-effective co-pays and deductibles;
• 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years;
• Paid time off, including eight paid holidays;
• Opportunity to earn bonuses;
• Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions, financial and legal guidance, and more;
• Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development.

Pay

Competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and development.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate the needs of the mill operations.