
Maintenance Planner, LFP Cell Manufacturing
About the role
What to Expect
The Maintenance Planner plays a critical role in ensuring equipment reliability and uptime by planning, coordinating, and scheduling preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. This role serves as a central point of contact between production, maintenance teams, and support functions to ensure all planned downtime activities are executed safely, efficiently, and with minimal impact to operations.
What You’ll Do
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Maintenance Planning & Scheduling of activities
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Create and audit PMs and Pd Ms to maximize equipment reliability and reduce waste
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Participate in bi-weekly planning meetings to align upcoming work and resolve conflicts
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Ensure all job plans and activities include required safety protocols (LOTO, PPE, Arc Flash, etc.)
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Collaborate with technicians and supervisors to maintain work plan visibility and status updates
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Break down work orders into executable tasks, including estimated labor hours, tools, safety requirements, materials, and sequence of operations
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Partner with reliability engineers and supervisors to analyze downtime and identify failure patterns
What You’ll Bring
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3+ years of experience in maintenance planning or high-volume manufacturing environments.
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Technical familiarity with equipment such as precision motion systems, pneumatic systems, vision systems, servo motors, and PLC-based automation (Allen Bradley preferred)
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Working knowledge of safety practices and standards (LOTO, NFPA70E, 5S, etc.)
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Strong understanding of maintenance best practices: PMs, Pd Ms, TPM, backlog management, and reliability-centered maintenance
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Proficient with CMMS software, MES, inventory systems, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau)
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Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal
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