Maintenance Planner

Kaiser Aluminum; Newburgh (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading compensation

401K vesting day 1

First-rate vacation plan

Relocation assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana seeks a skilled Maintenance Planner to optimize maintenance scheduling, backlog control, and resource coordination. The role emphasizes CMMS data integrity, cross-department collaboration, and proactive planning to minimize downtime.

The candidate will develop standard job plans from historical data, estimate costs, and ensure parts and tools are available for scheduled work, supporting safe, efficient plant operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience with some technical education beyond high school.
• Maintenance Planning experience within CMMS.
• Associates Degree in a technical discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance work on daily, weekly, and shutdowns; track performance and maintain records.
• Coordinate backlog and ensure availability of parts, materials, and tools.
• Serve as the principal liaison between mechanical craft department and related areas.
• Receive mechanical requests and direct projects to planners or engineers.
• Consult with engineering as needed and develop standard job plans from historical data.
• Maintain equipment history records in CMMS and analyze costs for improvements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Backlog management

CMMS

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana!

The Maintenance Planner is charged with supporting the execution of mechanical work by receiving, planning, estimating, scheduling, and recording required historical data. Coordinates work orders with maintenance support to manage backlogs efficiently. Ensures timely and coordinated availability of facilities and equipment to be worked on, parts, materials, and special tools/equipment for orderly and efficient work execution. Provides all documentation needed to perform work.

The primary role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity by eliminating in advance potential delays and obstacles to efficient work execution, providing coordinated availability of resources, and ensuring thorough backlog management.

What’s in it for you!

To support our teams and their families beyond the workplace, we provide an outstanding benefits package effective day one of employment!

• Industry leading compensation program.
• 401K options that begin vesting day 1.
• First-rate vacation plan for valuable work-life balance.
• Relocation assistance for new team members.
• Employee resource groups.

What you will work on:

• Ensure that safety is the number one priority.
• Plan and schedule maintenance work on daily, weekly, and shutdowns as well as track performance and maintain accurate records.
• The principal liaison between mechanical craft department and areas served by craft personnel but not to the exclusion of others.
• Receive all mechanical requests except for emergencies, which are directed to the appropriate maintenance supervisors.
• Directs project or construction work orders to appropriate planner or engineer.
• Consults with engineering as needed.
• Plans all work orders received by analyzing them into basic job steps. Determines the sequence relative to each step including needed parts, materials, skills, special tools, and rental/onsite equipment, line conditions. Obtains drawings, sketches, specifications, and procedures, etc. as needed.
• Estimates all costs for work orders as required.
• Verifies the availability of parts, materials, and special tools required for its execution.
• Maintains backlog file of work orders waiting scheduling in accordance with their respective needs.
• In the selection of jobs for scheduling, meeting priority deadlines and maintaining schedules are essential. When jobs cannot be scheduled within their designated priority, notify the requester and adjust the priority.
• Chairs the weekly scheduling meeting with operations.
• Produces weekly schedule and issues to operations. Includes any pertinent information in work order packets and issues to maintenance supervisor.
• Planner and/or supervisor ensure that equipment to be worked on will be available for work.
• Reviews completed work schedules and corresponding work orders submitted.
• In managing the backlog, monitor size and make recommendations for control.
• Maintain contact with other planners to ensure coordination of field and shop work.
• Develop standard job plans for recurring work based on historical experience (previous actuals) to enhance the planning process.
• Assists Maintenance and Operations management in analyzing costs and recommends action to be more cost efficient.
• Maintains equipment history records through CMMS. Data includes closed work orders, PM check lists, drawings, failure analysis, modifications, purchase requisitions, correspondence, etc.
• Develops/modifies PMs as required based on equipment changes, needs, etc.
• Makes recommendations for planning and scheduling improvements.

About you:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience with some technical education beyond high school.
• Maintenance Planning experience within CMMS
• Associates Degree in a technical discipline (preferred))

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered based on job-related qualifications and abilities. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

About Kaiser Aluminum: Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing an inclusive culture.