Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner

Francis O Day Co., Inc; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Francis O. Day Co. Inc.

in Rockville, MD is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler with a strong background in heavy equipment and diesel maintenance to support paving and excavation operations. This role is not for building maintenance and requires planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance and repairs for heavy construction equipment. The ideal candidate has 2–4+ years of maintenance planning or scheduling experience in heavy equipment, with hands-on diesel/mechanical experience

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of maintenance planning or scheduling in heavy equipment environments.
• Strong understanding of heavy construction equipment such as pavers, milling machines, loaders.
• Experience as a diesel mechanic, heavy equipment mechanic, or shop lead preferred.
• Ability to visualize and plan complex repairs involving hydraulics, diesel engines, and wear components.
• Experience using CMMS (E360 or similar) and proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance for heavy equipment and mobile assets.
• Review, prioritize, and develop detailed job plans for equipment repairs, including labor, duration, safety requirements, tools, parts, and external services.
• Create and maintain job plans specific to diesel-powered and hydraulically driven construction equipment.
• Utilize CMMS (E360) to manage work orders, backlog, equipment history, and maintenance data.
• Develop daily, weekly, two-week, and four-week maintenance schedules aligned with production and paving schedules.
• Coordinate equipment downtime with operations to ensure availability for paving and excavation projects.
• Support and continuously improve the Preventive Maintenance (PM) program for heavy equipment fleets.
• Work closely with Equipment Managers, Shop Supervisors, Mechanics, and Operations to determine repair scope and resource needs.
• Coordinate outsourcing decisions for major repairs, rebuilds, or component refurbishments.
• Maintain equipment files, Bills of Material (BOMs), and standard job packages for heavy equipment assets.
• Track and report KPIs such as schedule compliance, backlog health, equipment uptime, and planning accuracy.
• Support Total Process Reliability (TPR) initiatives focused on equipment reliability and uptime.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Heavy equipment knowledge

Communication

MS Office

Tools

CMMS (E360)

Job description

Francis O. Day Co. Inc.

in Rockville, MD is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler with a strong background in heavy equipment and diesel maintenance to support paving and excavation operations. This role is not for building maintenance and requires planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance and repairs for heavy construction equipment. The ideal candidate has 2–4+ years of maintenance planning or scheduling experience in heavy equipment, with hands-on diesel/mechanical experience