Maintenance Planner

CSP; Carey, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CSP in Carey, OH seeks a Maintenance Planner to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance across our manufacturing line. You will plan, schedule, and document work orders using CMMS, coordinate with production, and ensure parts availability to minimize downtime.

The role emphasizes strong planning, problem solving, and safety compliance, with opportunities to contribute to reliability improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Experience using CMMS (SAP/Maximo/eMaint) and Excel.
• Experience in automotive or Tier 1 manufacturing.
• Maintenance planning or maintenance lead experience.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Experience supporting reliability or continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance using the CMMS.
• Develop detailed job plans including labor, parts, tools, and safety requirements.
• Maintain an organized backlog of planned maintenance work (2–4 weeks).
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production to minimize downtime.
• Ensure preventive maintenance tasks are current, effective, and properly documented.
• Verify parts availability and coordinate with storeroom and purchasing.
• Maintain equipment records, asset structures, and maintenance data in CMMS.
• Track and support maintenance performance metrics including PM compliance and schedule adherence.
• Support reliability improvements by identifying maintenance gaps and failure trends.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety standards including LOTO and OSHA requirements.

Skills

Planning and Organization

Problem Solving

Communication

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Safety Focus

Education

Associate degree or technical training in maintenance

Tools

CMMS (SAP/Maximo/eMaint)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U. Our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.

Essential Job Functions

• Plan and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance work using the CMMS.
• Develop detailed job plans including labor, parts, tools, and safety requirements.
• Maintain an organized backlog of planned maintenance work (2–4 weeks).
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production to minimize downtime.
• Ensure preventive maintenance tasks are current, effective, and properly documented.
• Verify parts availability and coordinate with the storeroom and purchasing.
• Maintain accurate equipment records, asset structures, and maintenance data in CMMS.
• Track and support maintenance performance metrics including PM compliance and schedule adherence.
• Support reliability improvements by identifying maintenance gaps and failure trends.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety standards including LOTO and OSHA requirements.

Key Competencies

• Planning and Organization
• Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Attention to Detail
• Safety Focus

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Preferred experience using a CMMS (SAP, Maximo, eMaint, or similar)
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel
• Experience in automotive or Tier 1 manufacturing
• Previous maintenance planning or maintenance lead experience
• Associate degree or technical training in maintenance, electrical, or mechanical field
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance
• Experience supporting reliability or continuous improvement initiatives

Education

• Associate degree or technical training in maintenance, electrical, or mechanical field, or equivalent experience.

Physical Requirements

• Combination of office and production floor environment
• Frequent interaction with maintenance and production teams
• Ability to walk production floor regularly

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, CSP is the place for you! Being a CSP employee means having the opportunity to see your impact every day. Our work experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our commitment to your success, and most importantly, our people. We are a team of self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy and humble people who make choices according to what is best for the team. We live to collaborate and make a difference.