Maintenance Planner and Scheduler

KNAPP North America; Elwood (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

FSA / HSA

401k match

Paid vacation

Profit sharing

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

KNAPP North America is seeking a maintenance professional to support our Illinois operations. You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, manage CMMS work orders, and generate KPI reports using Excel to monitor parts usage and system performance.

You will help coordinate plant-wide shutdowns and ensure uptime. The role requires 1–2 years of industrial maintenance, strong Excel/Access skills, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner and guide others.
• Strong MS Excel and Access skills; CMMS knowledge.
• Effective communication across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain good customer relations by promptly responding to inquiries and promoting KNAPP products and services.
• Data entry into Knapp CMMS, KPI reports and Excel Spreadsheets.
• Maintain and format Excel spreadsheets and generate reports of daily weekly and monthly workflow results, parts usage and system performance.
• Plan, schedule and track corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level.
• Review stock of spare parts with demand in the maintenance department.
• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the CMMS.
• Coordinate and support plant-wide shutdowns as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Communication

Self-direction

Process improvement

Tools

CMMS software

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Who We Are

KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation.

Who We Are

KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse automation. The KNAPP Group is a global provider of intelligent automation solutions for intralogistics and manufacturing, specializing in the sectors healthcare, fashion/apparel, general retail, food retail, industry and service. We live and breathe automation. We, more than 8,000 employees of the KNAPP Group in over 60 locations worldwide, shaping the future-oriented industry of intralogistics are dedicated to making complexity simple. One of KNAPP’s primary goals is to use continuous innovation to drive warehouse automation forward, always with the specific needs of the customers in mind. KNAPP Group’s unrelenting development activity is evident in everything from automated order picking systems and continuing refinement of container handling technology to its state-of-the-art, industry leading software solutions.

What You Get To Do

• Establish and maintain good customer relations by promptly responding to external and internal customer inquiries and promoting the Company’s products and services
• Responsible for data entry into Knapp CMMS, KPI reports and Excel Spreadsheets.
• Maintain and format excel spreadsheet and generate reports of daily weekly and monthly workflow results, parts usage and system performance. Utilizing Kisoft Analytics, and SCADA
• Plan, schedule and track corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level
• Review stock of spare parts with demand in the maintenance department
• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the CMMS
• Coordinate and support plant-wide shutdowns as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Have

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization,
• Minimum 1-2 years in Industrial Maintenance
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner and provide direction to others
• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvements and assist with implementing them
• Strong Computer skills especially need to have Advanced Proficiency with MS office Excel and Access and knowledge of various CMMS software

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Overtime as required by work
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Occasional travel maybe required
• Professional office etiquette is required at all times
• Physical requirements may include:
• sitting, squatting, walking, reaching out to arm’s length, reaching over-head, lifting between 50-100 pounds, and reading

What You Will Get

• Industry competitive compensation
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Subsidized Daycare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other basis protected by law.

Due to the safety-sensitive nature of this position, strict adherence to KNAPP’s drug-free workplace policy is required. All candidates will be subject to drug-screening in accordance with the policy and will be expected to remain drug-free during their employment. There will be no exception if recreational or medical use of marijuana is permitted in the location of employment and/or residence or if use of marijuana is only during “off-hours.”