Maintenance Technical Planner

Location: Fond du Lac, WI | Workplace Category: Onsite | Travel Required: None | Direct Reports: None | Visa Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future. | Relocation: Yes.

Position Overview

As part of the talented Maintenance team, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost‑effective operation of equipment and facilities. This role combines technical expertise with maintenance planning practices to optimize asset performance, minimize downtime, improve maintenance efficiency, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Develop, optimize, and coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance plans and schedules to support operational needs.
• Review maintenance requests, create executable work orders, and ensure all labor, materials, tools, permits, and resources are identified and available.
• Analyze equipment failures, support root‑cause investigations, recommend reliability improvements, and assist with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate asset records, maintenance histories, bills of materials, preventive maintenance procedures, and performance metrics within the CMMS.
• Coordinate with procurement and stores personnel to ensure spare parts availability, optimize inventory levels, and develop strategies for critical and long‑lead spares.
• Assist with asset lifecycle management, capital improvement projects, and maintenance strategies for critical equipment.
• Optimize labor utilization, contractor effectiveness, and maintenance resource allocation to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Support monitoring and control of plant fluids and utilities, including coolant, oils, and wastewater systems.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including LOTO, confined space, hot work permits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, reliability, and operational excellence through effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Post‑high school schooling/Associate’s Degree related to Maintenance and/or Engineering; Electromechanical and Engineering Studies preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in maintenance planning, reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, or industrial operations.
• Skilled Trades Certification a plus.
• Experience using CMMS platforms such as SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, Oracle, or similar systems.
• Strong understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment, maintenance processes, and engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification.
• Project Management or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Experience in manufacturing, utilities, transportation, facilities management, or heavy industrial environments.
• Familiarity with reliability methodologies including FMEA, RCA, and RCM.

Working Conditions

Ability to work in an office and indoor industrial environment.

Pay

The anticipated pay range for this position is $73,600 – $106,200 annually. The actual base pay offered will vary depending on factors such as job‑related knowledge/skills, relevant experience, business needs, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

This position is eligible to participate in Brunswick’s comprehensive benefits offerings, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, 401(k) with up to 4 % match, Health Savings Account (with company contribution), wellbeing program, product purchase discounts, and more.

Why Brunswick

Whatever tomorrow brings, we’ll be at the leading edge. As the clear leader in the marine industry, we’re committed to our values and supporting our exceptional people. We offer and encourage growth opportunities within and across our many brands and are proud of being recognized for numerous awards.

About Mercury Marine

Headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Mercury Marine® is the world’s leading manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines. A division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), Mercury provides engines, boats, services, and parts for recreational, commercial, and government marine applications. The brand portfolio includes Mercury outboard engines, Mercury MerCruiser® sterndrive and inboard packages, Mercury propellers, Mercury inflatable boats, Mercury SmartCraft® electronics, Land ’N’ Sea marine parts distribution, and Mercury and Quicksilver® parts and oils.