Planner Scheduler - Maintenance

We are looking for a Planner Scheduler - Maintenance to support maintenance planning and scheduling operations at our Le Sueur, Minnesota facility. This position plays an important role in organizing maintenance work, coordinating resources, and helping ensure equipment-related tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to production. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working across departments, and skilled at turning maintenance requests into well-structured work plans and schedules. Responsibilities:• Review incoming maintenance requests, confirm that job details are complete and properly approved, and convert approved needs into clearly documented work orders.• Build thorough maintenance plans by outlining task sequences, labor needs, estimated hours, safety considerations, required tools, and material requirements.• Coordinate with maintenance leadership, production teams, and technical staff to set priorities and align repair and preventive work with plant operating needs.• Prepare and manage short-range and longer-term maintenance schedules that make effective use of technician availability, skill sets, and equipment downtime windows.• Maintain an organized backlog of pending work, including items ready to schedule, delayed activities, and jobs placed on hold, while keeping status information current.• Source and track parts, tools, manuals, drawings, and vendor-related information needed to support planned maintenance activities.• Monitor completion of scheduled work, follow up on overdue or incomplete tasks, and update records to preserve accurate maintenance history.• Support preventive and predictive maintenance efforts by integrating recurring service requirements into planning activities and helping balance them with corrective work.• Develop labor and material cost estimates to support budgeting, job evaluation, and efficient use of maintenance resources. • Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, maintenance coordination, or a similar role in an industrial or manufacturing setting. • Ability to interpret blueprints, assembly drawings, equipment documentation, and OEM reference materials. • Working knowledge of CMMS platforms for creating work orders, tracking status, and maintaining maintenance records. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and shifting production requirements. • Experience coordinating vendors, parts, materials, and internal resources to support maintenance execution. • Ability to prepare labor and material cost estimates with attention to accuracy and detail. • Effective communication skills for working with maintenance teams, production personnel, and plant leadership. Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.