Maintenance Planner

Croda Singapore; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Croda is seeking a Maintenance Planner to develop detailed maintenance work plans for safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution. You will bridge operations, maintenance, engineering, and stores to ensure proper scoping, resourcing, and scheduling before execution.

The role emphasizes proactive planning to maximize workforce productivity, with responsibilities spanning work planning, scheduling support, materials coordination, reliability improvements, CMMS management, and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance, or Industrial Technology.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• 3–7 years of maintenance, operations, reliability, or planning experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience with CMMS platforms such as SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, or similar systems.
• Experience in chemical, manufacturing, oil & gas, power generation, or related industries preferred.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and CMMS proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Review and prioritize maintenance work requests and develop detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Define labor requirements, tools, equipment, permits, and materials for planned work and create comprehensive work packages.
• Coordinate with operations and maintenance supervisors to establish weekly and daily schedules.
• Maintain backlog of planned and approved work orders and support shutdowns and outages.
• Identify spare parts and coordinate with procurement to ensure parts availability.
• Analyze maintenance history and equipment performance and participate in reliability improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate maintenance plans in CMMS and update task lists and procedures.
• Ensure planned work complies with safety standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS usage

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Spare parts mgmt

Education

Associate degree / technical diploma

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

SAP PM

Maximo

Infor EAM

Job description

Croda is a FTSE100 organisationwhere we truly believe our people are our difference and this, along with ourvalues of Innovative, Responsible and Together, create ‘our Purpose, Smart scienceto improve lives™’. With over 5,000 employees globally, we specialise in theresearch and development of innovative ingredients for the Life Science andConsumer Care markets.

We are focused on developing our inclusive culture throughaccountability, collaboration and innovation. By joining Croda, you will bepart of a team who are using smart science to create a more sustainable future.

As we deliver our ambitious2030 Growth Strategy, we’re looking for a Maintenance Planner is responsible for developing detailedmaintenance work plans that enable safe, efficient, and cost-effectiveexecution of maintenance activities. This role acts as a critical link betweenoperations, maintenance, engineering, and stores personnel to ensure work isproperly scoped, planned, resourced, and scheduled before execution. The Maintenance Planner focuses on proactive maintenanceplanning to maximize workforce productivity, and support overall plantperformance.

Key Responsibilities

• Work Planning
  • Review and prioritize maintenance work requests.
  • Develop detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
  • Define labor requirements, skill sets, tools, equipment, permits, and materials needed to complete work.
  • Create work packages including procedures, drawings, manuals, safety requirements, and parts.
  • Estimate labor hours and resource requirements for planned work.
• Scheduling Support
  • Coordinate with operations and maintenance supervisors to establish weekly and daily schedules.
  • Ensure work is planned and ready before being assigned for execution.
  • Maintain a backlog of planned and approved work orders.
  • Support shutdowns, outages, and daily planning activities.
• Materials and Resource Coordination
  • Identify required spare parts and materials.
  • Coordinate with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure parts availability before scheduled work.
  • Verify equipment, contractor, and specialized tool requirements.
• Reliability and Continuous Improvement
  • Analyze maintenance history and equipment performance data.
  • Recommend improvements to maintenance strategies and work processes.
  • Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Participate in root cause failure investigations and reliability improvement initiatives.
• CMMS Management
  • Maintain accurate maintenance plans within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
  • Ensure work orders contain complete planning information.
  • Update task lists, equipment records, and maintenance procedures.
  • Track planning and scheduling performance metrics.
• Safety and Compliance
  • Ensure planned work complies with company safety standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Incorporate lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, and other safety requirements into work packages.
  • Support plant safety initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Education
  • Associate degree, technical diploma, or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance, or Industrial Technology.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Experience
  • 3-7 years of maintenance, operations, reliability, or planning experience in an industrial environment.
  • Experience with CMMS platforms such as SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, or similar systems.
  • Experience in chemical, manufacturing, oil & gas, power generation, or related industries preferred.
• Technical Skills
  • Maintenance planning and scheduling.
  • Equipment maintenance practices.
  • Mechanical and electrical systems knowledge.
  • Blueprint and technical drawing interpretation.
  • Spare parts management.
  • Microsoft Excel, Word, and CMMS proficiency.
• Key Competencies
  • Strong organizational and planning skills.
  • Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Time management and prioritization.
  • Team collaboration and stakeholder management.
  • Commitment to safety and reliability excellence.

Additional Information

This is a site based role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issueswith our online application process, please email [e-mail].

Why Croda?

At Croda, we believe our people areour difference. We are people-led, driven by the desire to do good and delivervalue, a unifying principle shaped by all the great people that havetravelled through Croda since our beginning in 1925. We pride ourselves on bringing togetherdiverse teams and talents from across the globe and, guided by our values ofResponsible, Innovative, and Together, we are passionate about building aninclusive, collaborative, and diverse organisation with innovation and customerfocus underpinning all that we do.

Crodarecognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to ourworkforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equalopportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at ourcompany. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute,including age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexualorientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status,pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Inaccordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations forapplicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as anymental health or physical disability needs.