Maintenance Planner - Cement Plant Reliability & Scheduling

Hirebridge; Newberry, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Company paid life and disability

Paid vacation

401K

Job summary

Hirebridge seeks a Maintenance Planner in Newberry, FL to reinforce equipment reliability and reduce downtime by thoroughly planning maintenance work for Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials.

The role involves on-site validation, drafting detailed task plans, coordinating with Purchasing and Maintenance teams, monitoring parts and budgets, and supporting monthly KPI targets through effective scheduling and planning.

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-employment screening including physical, background check, and drug screen.
• Mechanical engineering experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in cement manufacturing or related industry as maintenance Inspector or Maintenance Planner.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) for safety incidents (accidents/near misses)
• Ensure contractor understanding, implementation, and consistent adherence to safe work rules and practices
• Develop detailed, step-by-step task plans within work orders to clearly define the sequence of maintenance activities.
• Determine the required manpower (number of personnel) and estimated duration for each task, including equipment downtime requirements.
• Conduct field visits to review and validate the necessity, feasibility, and alignment of work re-quests with current plant conditions.
• Allocate approximately 30% of time for on-site validation and 70% for work order management within the system.
• Assess the availability of all required resources (materials, tools, manpower) and proactively address any shortages.
• Provide support to Maintenance Coordinators in the development of weekly and outage sched-ules and maintenance programs.
• Support the Maintenance Manager in monthly budget tracking, performance reporting to the team, and the implementation of corrective actions for any deviations.
• Monitor the availability of defined critical spare parts according to criticality studies
• Maintain daily communication with the Purchasing department to track the progress of parts and supplies and prioritize critical orders.
• Provide feedback to the Reliability Coordinator regarding planning requirements for updating maintenance plans. Achieve target compliance for monthly KPIs related to planning and scheduling effectiveness.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Root Cause Analysis

Field work

Budget tracking

Job description

Hirebridge seeks a Maintenance Planner in Newberry, FL to reinforce equipment reliability and reduce downtime by thoroughly planning maintenance work for Quikrete Heavy Construction Materials.

The role involves on-site validation, drafting detailed task plans, coordinating with Purchasing and Maintenance teams, monitoring parts and budgets, and supporting monthly KPI targets through effective scheduling and planning.