Maintenance Planner

Quikrete – Cement; Newberry (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life benefits

Disability benefits

Paid vacation

401K

Job summary

Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials in Newberry, FL is seeking a Maintenance Planner to enhance equipment reliability and minimize downtime. You will plan maintenance work with detailed task steps, determine manpower needs, and validate requests through site visits, balancing on-site checks with work-order management.

The role emphasizes RCA participation, contractor safety adherence, and close collaboration with Purchasing and Reliability teams to meet KPI targets and upkeep critical spares.

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-employment screening (physical, background, drug screen).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in cement manufacturing or related industry as maintenance Inspector or Maintenance Planner.
• Mechanical engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) for safety incidents (accidents/near misses).
• Ensure contractor understanding, implementation, and consistent adherence to safe work rules and practices.
• Develop detailed, step-by-step task plans within work orders to define maintenance activity sequences.
• Determine required manpower and estimated duration for each task, including downtime needs.
• Conduct field visits to review and validate work requests against plant conditions.
• Allocate ~30% on-site validation and ~70% for work order management in the system.
• Assess availability of resources (materials, tools, manpower) and address shortages.
• Support Maintenance Coordinators in weekly/outage schedules and maintenance programs.
• Support Maintenance Manager in monthly budget tracking and performance reporting.
• Monitor critical spare parts availability per criticality studies.
• Maintain daily communication with Purchasing to track parts and prioritize orders.
• Provide feedback to Reliability Coordinator for updating maintenance plans and KPIs.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Maintenance Planning

Scheduling

Budget Tracking

On-site Validation

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join our team in Newberry, FL. The Maintenance Planner ensures equipment reliability and reduces downtime by effectively planning maintenance work with Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials.

Why apply?

• Competitive wages.
• Company provided benefits:Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid life and disability benefits, paid vacation, and 401K.

About the Role

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) for safety incidents (accidents/near misses)
• Ensure contractor understanding, implementation, and consistent adherence to safe work rules and practices
• Develop detailed, step-by-step task plans within work orders to clearly define the sequence of maintenance activities.
• Determine the required manpower (number of personnel) and estimated duration for each task, including equipment downtime requirements.
• Conduct field visits to review and validate the necessity, feasibility, and alignment of work re-quests with current plant conditions.
• Allocate approximately 30% of time for on-site validation and 70% for work order management within the system.
• Assess the availability of all required resources (materials, tools, manpower) and proactively address any shortages.
• Provide support to Maintenance Coordinators in the development of weekly and outage sched-ules and maintenance programs.
• Support the Maintenance Manager in monthly budget tracking, performance reporting to the team, and the implementation of corrective actions for any deviations.
• Monitor the availability of defined critical spare parts according to criticality studies
• Maintain daily communication with the Purchasing department to track the progress of parts and supplies and prioritize critical orders.
• Provide feedback to the Reliability Coordinator regarding planning requirements for updating maintenance plans. Achieve target compliance for monthly KPIs related to planning and scheduling effectiveness.

About You

• Must be able to pass pre-employment screening which may include a physical, background check, and drug screen
• Mechanical engineering experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in cement manufacturing or related industry as maintenance Inspector or Maintenance Planner

About Us

Each day brings new challenges, and we make sure you are prepared for it all. Our dedication to continual improvement and hands-on training ensures you are ready for the many new experiences and challenges that you will face.

We offer:

• A friendly and team-oriented work environment, with a supportive management team.
• Hands-on training for our employees and opportunities for advancement.
• A company dedicated to continuous improvement.