Associate Maintenance Planner

HKA Enterprises; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HKA Enterprises is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate repairs and preventive maintenance for plant and office facilities and equipment. You will support inspections, coordinate parts and tools, and develop detailed shutdown schedules aligned with operations.

The role requires strong planning, communication, and data visualization skills, with experience in maintenance task execution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0+ years or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in planning and execution of maintenance tasks and activities preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional meetings effectively.
• Experience with data management and visualization is a plus.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement concepts and change implementation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning and coordination to facilitate repairs and maintenance in plant, office facilities, and equipment.
• Support inspections to identify needed repair and maintenance work to prevent breakdowns.
• Coordinate parts, tools, and procedures for work activities with teams.
• Create detailed schedules for shutdowns and maintenance aligned with operations to minimize downtime.
• Develop scopes for corrective maintenance and efficient work execution with requestors and peers.
• Consult with SMEs and Maintenance Supervisors to assign durations to preventive maintenance.
• Help determine if scope changes can be implemented without schedule disruption.
• Lead work order schedule preparation for the assigned area during shutdowns and monthly/yearly activities.
• Attend daily meetings and assist in maintenance scheduling.

Skills

MS Project

CMMS

Excel

Cross-functional meetings

Maintenance planning

Data visualization

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree with 0+ years

Associate's degree with 4 years

High school diploma with 6 years experience

Tools

MS Project

CMMS

Excel

Job description

Position Summary Key Responsibilities

• Engage in planning and coordination activities to facilitate repairs and maintenance in both plant and office facilities, as well as machines and equipment.
• Support routine, periodic, or special inspections to identify necessary repair and maintenance work, ensuring the prevention of breakdowns.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure the identification, acquisition, and kitting of parts, and the collection of tools, documentation, and procedures for work activities.
• Create detailed schedules for upcoming work associated with future shutdowns or maintenance, aligning them with the operations schedule to minimize equipment downtime.
• Work with requestors and peers to develop appropriate scopes for corrective maintenance job plans and efficient work execution.
• Consult with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Maintenance Supervisors to assign specific durations to planned and forecasted preventive maintenance.
• Assist craftsmen and support teams in determining if scope changes can be completed without disrupting the schedule.
• Lead work order schedule preparation for assigned area over shutdown, including progress meetings with Maintenance, Project Engineering, and Operations teams for monthly activities as well as yearly shutdown.
• Support assigned area through attendance at daily meetings and preparation of maintenance schedule.

Role Requirements/Qualifications

• Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 4 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience
• Proficient computer skills in MS Project, CMMS, Excel, and other relevant software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional meetings effectively
• Experience in planning and execution of maintenance tasks and activities
• Nice-to-have/ Preferred Experience and understanding of industry equipment and technology principles, theories, and practices
• Knowledge and experience with continuous improvement change implementation
• Familiarity with planning and execution of maintenance tasks and activities
• Experience in data management and visualization
• Effective time management skills