Cement Plant Maintenance Planner

Quikrete Holdings Inc.; Hannibal (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quikrete Holdings Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Maintenance Planner to support plant reliability and minimize downtime through effective planning, coordination, and resource management.

This role develops high-quality work orders, ensures materials and services are secured, and supports safe, efficient maintenance execution across our cement manufacturing plants. The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background or equivalent experience, CMMS proficiency, and strong organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or 4+ years of planning experience.
• Experience in cement manufacturing or heavy industrial environments preferred.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning principles and work order lifecycle.
• Experience with CMMS systems (Q-Maintenance preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety; ensure all planned maintenance meets standards.
• Develop detailed work orders with labor, materials, tools, permits, and safety.
• Conduct field validations (approx. 30% field / 70% planning).
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, Purchasing, and Stores.
• Create material reservations and purchase requisitions; track orders.
• Support weekly and outage scheduling processes.
• Maintain asset data, BOMs, and equipment records in CMMS SAP preferred.
• Monitor backlog; ensure work orders are ready before scheduling.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Support OpEx/CapEx budgeting forecasting and tracking.
• Ensure all planned work meets safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Reading drawings

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS (Q-Maintenance)

Job description

Quikrete Holdings Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Maintenance Planner to support plant reliability and minimize downtime through effective planning, coordination, and resource management.

This role develops high-quality work orders, ensures materials and services are secured, and supports safe, efficient maintenance execution across our cement manufacturing plants. The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background or equivalent experience, CMMS proficiency, and strong organizational