Maintenance Planner/Analyst

Maine Drilling & Blasting; Auburn (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP Ownership

401(k) matching

Benefits package (health/dental/vision

Job summary

Maine Drilling & Blasting is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Analyst to own enterprise‑level maintenance planning standards and reliability analysis. The role develops planning processes, identifies risks, and improves preventive maintenance across our operations.

You will coordinate with service teams, ESG, and purchasing to optimize parts readiness and workflow. The successful candidate will have 3+ years in maintenance planning with strong Excel skills, experience in CMMS, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of maintenance planning and preventive maintenance processes.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with data interpretation.
• Experience coordinating cross‑functional investigations and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain maintenance planning standards and data elements.
• Develop standard maintenance job plans and parts lists.
• Audit adherence to planning standards and implement improvements.
• Analyze downtime, reliability trends, and backlog to identify risks.
• Coordinate root‑cause analysis with multiple stakeholders and track actions.
• Monitor parts demand, stock levels, and reorder points for efficiency.
• Lead maintenance system governance and data integrity initiatives.
• Develop training materials and ensure compliance across locations.

Skills

maintenance planning

reliability analysis

data analysis

root cause analysis

cross-functional coordination

Microsoft Excel

Education

High School Diploma

Technical degree in maintenance or related field

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also have a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

About The Opportunity

The Maintenance Planner / Analyst reports to the Equipment Manager and provides enterprise‑level ownership of maintenance planning standards, reliability analysis, parts strategy, and maintenance system governance. This role independently develops planning processes and analytical approaches, identifies reliability and inventory risks, and formulates recommendations that improve preventive maintenance compliance, reduce repeat failures and reactive work, strengthen parts readiness, and improve maintenance workflow predictability across the organization. The Analyst may implement routine system, data, workflow, and planning‑process changes within established Company parameters; material maintenance‑strategy, budget, purchasing, staffing, and operational‑priority decisions remain subject to management approval.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own, develop, and maintain Company‑wide maintenance planning standards, work‑order readiness requirements, planning workflows, priority definitions, required data elements, and closure expectations.
• Develop and maintain standardized maintenance job plans, work packages, parts lists, planning templates, and supporting documentation for recurring and complex maintenance activities.
• Audit adherence to maintenance planning and data standards, determine corrective follow‑up for recurring deficiencies, and implement routine workflow and planning‑process improvements within established Company parameters.
• Analyze repeat failures, downtime, maintenance history, backlog condition, and other reliability trends to identify significant risks and determine which issues warrant formal root‑cause review.
• Coordinate root‑cause analysis with Service Superintendents, mechanics, ESG, Operations, vendors, and other technical resources; evaluate alternatives, recommend corrective actions, and track implementation and results.
• Analyze parts consumption, demand patterns, lead times, stockouts, equipment criticality, and maintenance requirements to recommend reorder points, minimum/maximum levels, and critical spares quantities.
• Identify excess, obsolete, and slow‑moving inventory; evaluate parts commonality and standardization opportunities across equipment classes and locations and recommend appropriate action.
• Align parts planning with preventive maintenance schedules, standardized job plans, and anticipated maintenance demand to improve parts availability and work readiness across the organization.
• Serve as functional owner and primary business administrator of the Company maintenance and work‑order system, including data standards, work‑order structures, failure and priority codes, required fields, and workflow design.
• Implement routine system, data, configuration, and workflow changes within established Company parameters; evaluate system enhancements and recommend broader improvements for management approval.
• Develop system guidance and training materials; train mechanics, superintendents, and other users and audit compliance with established maintenance‑system and data standards.
• Establish, maintain, and evaluate maintenance planning and reliability measures, including planned versus reactive work, PM compliance, backlog readiness and aging, repeat failures, corrective‑action closure, system data integrity, parts availability, and inventory exposure.
• Evaluate performance across shops, divisions, equipment classes, and maintenance processes; identify gaps and recommend standardized improvements that support reliability, workflow stability, and maintenance predictability.
• Coordinate across Equipment Services, Service Superintendents, ESG, Operations, Purchasing, and other stakeholders to implement approved improvements and communicate identified risks, recommendations, and implementation status.
• Perform other related duties as assigned in support of safe, reliable, efficient, and well‑controlled maintenance operations.
• This position provides functional leadership, standards, training, analysis, and process guidance across the maintenance organization but does not have direct supervisory responsibility.

Here’s What We’ll Need From You

• Advanced knowledge of maintenance planning, preventive maintenance processes, work‑order readiness, and reliability‑improvement practices in a heavy‑equipment or industrial environment.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to select appropriate methods, interpret complex maintenance and inventory data, identify material risks, and formulate well‑supported recommendations.
• Working knowledge of root‑cause analysis methods and the ability to coordinate cross‑functional investigations and evaluate corrective‑action alternatives.
• Strong knowledge of parts‑demand planning, critical‑spares analysis, inventory controls, stocking level analysis, and parts standardization concepts.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and related data‑analysis and reporting tools; ability to develop clear, reliable analyses, trends, and performance measures.
• Ability to develop standards, workflows, job plans, training materials, and process documentation and to influence employees and leaders across multiple locations without direct authority.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently, exercise sound judgment within assigned areas, recognize matters requiring escalation, and maintain accurate, complete, and reliable information.
• Experience analyzing maintenance, reliability, parts, or inventory data and developing recommendations based on identified trends required.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel or comparable data‑analysis tools required; experience with root‑cause analysis, standardized job planning, parts‑demand planning, or inventory optimization preferred.
• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer work, with regular standing and walking in maintenance shops, parts‑storage areas, yards, and around heavy equipment.
• Periodic lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of parts, supplies, or materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, climb onto or around equipment when necessary, and safely navigate uneven surfaces.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment when entering maintenance, warehouse, yard, or field environments.
• Work is performed in office, maintenance‑shop, parts‑storage, warehouse, yard, and equipment environments and may involve exposure to noise, dust, oils, moving equipment, weather conditions, temperature variations, and uneven surfaces.
• Frequent coordination is required with the Equipment Manager, Service Superintendents, mechanics, ESG, Operations, Purchasing, parts personnel, and other stakeholders across multiple operating locations.
• The position requires independent analytical work, cross‑functional influence, professional discretion, and consistent adherence to established safety requirements when working in or around active maintenance and equipment areas.
• Approximately 25% travel is expected among Company shops, divisions, and other operating locations.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required based on business, system, reliability, and maintenance planning needs.

About You

You have at least three years of experience in maintenance planning, reliability, parts, inventory, heavy equipment, asset management, or a related environment, including experience administering or serving as a functional owner of a computerized maintenance management, fleet, asset‑management, or work‑order system; system administration or functional ownership experience strongly preferred. You also have a High School Diploma (or equivalent) and a technical degree in maintenance, equipment technology, industrial technology, reliability, supply chain, data analysis, or a related field is highly preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered. You may also be recently separated from Military service and looking for an opportunity that will value your self‑discipline and standards for safety and excellence. But honestly, this is not the only blueprint for success at MD&B. Dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, integrity, honesty, and responsibility are key indicators for us in any candidate interested in joining our world class team. Our team members are good communicators, highly competitive (we want to win!), and work together effectively to get the job done!

Skeptical about advancement opportunities? Check out these videos:

Dante (CST) talks about what it’s like to work at MD&B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrSWPW4Qbgo

Dan (CEO) talks about career advancement opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvloIft9KPY