Electrical Planner - Plant Reliability & Maintenance

Austin Industrial; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial seeks an Electrical Planner to plan, coordinate, and prepare electrical maintenance work. You will develop detailed job plans, identify labor and material needs, create work packages, and support scheduling to maximize equipment reliability and plant productivity.

With 5+ years in industrial electrical environments, you will engage with operations, maintenance, and engineering to ensure readiness and compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Industrial electrical maintenance practices.
• Electrical distribution systems, MCCs, switchgear, motors, VFDs, PLCs, instrumentation.
• Preventive and predictive maintenance principles.
• CMMS systems such as Oracle EAM, SAP, Maximo, eMaint, or similar.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, P&IDs, technical manuals.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Review, prioritize, and plan electrical maintenance work requests.
• Develop detailed work packages including labor estimates, material requirements, tools and equipment, safety requirements and permits, job procedures and work instructions.
• Conduct field inspections to verify job scope and requirements.
• Create and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance plans.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractors to ensure work readiness.
• Identify and procure required materials, parts, and services.
• Maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs) and equipment records within the CMMS.
• Support outage, turnaround, and capital project planning activities.
• Develop and monitor weekly and monthly maintenance schedules.
• Assist in backlog management and work prioritization.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations, electrical codes, and company policies.
• Participate in reliability improvement initiatives and root cause failure analysis.
• Track and report planning and scheduling performance metrics.
• Support continuous improvement efforts to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical distribution

CMMS

Electrical drawings

Safety & permits

Microsoft Office

Education

HS diploma or GED

Associate degree (Electrical Tech / Industrial Maintenance)

Tools

CMMS: Oracle EAM, SAP, Maximo, eMaint

Job description

Austin Industrial seeks an Electrical Planner to plan, coordinate, and prepare electrical maintenance work. You will develop detailed job plans, identify labor and material needs, create work packages, and support scheduling to maximize equipment reliability and plant productivity.

With 5+ years in industrial electrical environments, you will engage with operations, maintenance, and engineering to ensure readiness and compliance with safety standards.