Maintenance Planner

Link Technical Talent; Pittston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Link Technical Talent seeks a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler in Pittston, PA, to own daily and weekly maintenance schedules and coordinate with technicians and production teams. The role includes on-site shadowing of maintenance teams to learn equipment and processes, with pathways to senior roles in a global manufacturing setting.

The position emphasizes ERP/SAP familiarity, maintenance planning expertise, and a proactive approach to parts availability and job completion.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning for manufacturing environments.
• ERP experience, preferably SAP, for work orders and data.
• Ability to shadow on the shop floor to learn equipment and processes.

Responsibilities

• Own daily and weekly maintenance schedules and work orders.
• Coordinate maintenance activities through SAP with technicians and production teams.
• Receive specialist training in SAP, work order management, and maintenance processes.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Production planning

Tools

SAP

Job description

Pittston, Pennsylvania (Commutable from: Wilkes-Barre, Exeter, Nanticoke, Scranton, Hazleton)

Are you a Planner, Scheduler, or Planning professional from a manufacturing, distribution, or industrial background, looking to play a key role at a growing organization, offering extensive training and long-term career progression?

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of maintenance operations coordination at a business offering specialist training in SAP, maintenance processes, and equipment, with opportunities to progress into senior, engineering, and management roles.

This is a well-established global manufacturer with a strong presence across multiple international markets. They are known for investing in their workforce, providing specialist training and excellent opportunities to develop and progress your career.

In this role, you will create daily and weekly maintenance schedules, assign work, ensure parts and resources are available, and track work orders through completion. Initially, you will spend significant time on the shop floor shadowing maintenance teams and learning the equipment, before transitioning into a balanced role across SAP, maintenance planning, and the production floor.

This role would suit a Maintenance Planner, Scheduler, or Planning professional from a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or warehouse environment, looking to develop their technical skillset and take ownership of maintenance planning within a global organization.

The Role:

• Take ownership of daily and weekly maintenance schedules, work orders, resources, parts availability, and job completion
• Coordinate maintenance activities through SAP while working closely with technicians, production teams, and the spare parts function
• Receive specialist training in SAP, work order management, master data, maintenance processes, and industrial equipment

The Person:

• Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Scheduler, Production Planner, Scheduler, Supply Chain Planner, or similar
• ERP experience
• Manufacturing, industrial, distribution, warehouse, maintenance, or other physical-product environment