CMMS Maintenance Planner – UPW Systems

Ecolab, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab, Inc. is seeking a CMMS Maintenance Planner for Ultra Pure Water (UPW) Systems to plan, schedule, and optimize preventive and corrective maintenance activities within a critical manufacturing environment.

You will manage CMMS data, coordinate with operations, and drive continuous improvement across QC and regulatory standards. The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering, 1–2 years in preventive maintenance planning, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in developing and maintaining preventive maintenance plans.
• Experience in industrial/pharma manufacturing environments preferred.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining preventive maintenance plans for UPW systems (RO, EDI, polishing loops, storage, distribution, and monitoring).
• Managing CMMS master data, job plans, asset hierarchies, spare parts, and maintenance frequencies.
• Coordinating maintenance schedules with operations, engineering, and external service providers.
• Analyzing maintenance data and KPIs (PM compliance, backlog, MTBF).
• Producing related weekly, monthly, yearly reporting’s.
• Coordinating CMMS training sessions and producing technical/commercial presentations.
• Developing bridges from source data to CMMS and from CMMS to ERP systems.
• Coordinating CMMS activities with head office and supporting audits and improvements.
• Ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance at site.

Skills

English fluency

Planning & scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS Limble

Power BI

Excel

MS-Project

ERP CSI-10

Job description

CMMS Maintenance Planner – UPW Systems

The position as CMMS Maintenance Planner – Ultra Pure Water (UPW) Systems is reporting to Operation & Maintenance Manager in head office Switzerland. The candidate should have technical expertise, planning capabilities, and understanding of critical utility systems, particularly in high-purity water environments.

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and optimizing preventive and corrective maintenance activities for UPW systems using mainly the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) / LIMBLE brand. You will play a key role in ensuring system reliability, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement in a critical manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining preventive maintenance plans for UPW systems (RO, EDI, polishing loops, storage, distribution, and monitoring systems)
• Managing CMMS master data, job plans, asset hierarchies, spare parts, and maintenance frequencies
• Coordinating maintenance schedules with operations, engineering, and external service providers
• Analysing maintenance data and KPIs (e.g., PM compliance, backlog, MTBF)
• Produce all related weekly, monthly, yearly reporting’s
• Prepare, coordinate, and execute CMMS training sessions
• Produce technical and commercial presentations
• Developing bridges from source data to CMMS
• Developing bridges from CMMS to ERP,… systems
• Coordinating CMMS activities with head office
• Supporting audits, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with site and regulatory standards
• Standard Software Tools: CMMS (Limble), Power Bi, Excel, MS-Project, ERP CSI-10

Working Conditions

• Typical working hours: standard business hours
• Occasional on-call support or off-hours coordination may be required during critical maintenance activities or shutdowns
• Occasional traveling for trainings, meetings, presentations, coordination and reviews
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Minimum 1–2 years of professional experience in developing and maintaining preventive maintenance plans
• Experience in industrial and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments is preferred
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with programming and data integration using software tools (e.g. CMMS, ERP systems, data management tools)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Strong willingness to learn, curiosity, and continuous improvement mindset
• Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams
• Proactive attitude and ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver result

Careers Advancing Ovivo Ultra-Pure Water+ by Ecolab’sWater Technology Solutions

Help shape the future of water and technology by joining a team that drives innovation in ultrapurewater solutions —critical to industries powering global progress. These careers offer the chance to make an impact that matters solving complex challenges, collaborating across borders, and creating solutions that protect vital resources. If you’re passionate about water circularity,sustainability and technology, explore opportunities where your expertise fuels advancement and your growth is supported.

About Ecolab

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at ournearly threemillion customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed toeliminatingunnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner’s mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity,equityand inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and dowhat’sright.

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Compensation Range:

The annual pay range for this position is 30,600–38.250-45,900 EUR.

Collective Agreement Information (Italy):

In Italy, Ecolab applies the Metalmeccanico Collective Labour Agreement.