Maintenance Planner — CMMS & Shutdown Scheduling Pro

Benteler Automotive Corporation; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BENTELER Automotive Corporation in Shreveport, LA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to organize and schedule preventive maintenance across plants. You will manage work orders, parts, and labor estimates, ensuring safe, cost-effective and reliable equipment operations.

Responsibilities include planning shutdowns, coordinating services, maintaining CMMS data, and driving cross-shift communication to align with production plans.

Qualifications

• Two years technical school or equivalent practical training in primary technical field.
• Mechanical and/or electrical background.
• Ability to estimate labor hours and material requirements.
• Ability to read standard blueprints and machine/process drawings.
• Knowledge of work order system, planning and scheduling, and storeroom processes.
• Experience with SAP PM module.
• Experience in plant operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Detailed job planning.
• Preventative maintenance and standard/weekly job planning and development.
• Assist in planning and scheduling for shutdowns (major and minor).
• Maintain CMMS including a file of planned job packages for recurring jobs (Task List).
• Ensure effective communication of maintenance activities across and between shifts, in conjunction with the operations production plan.
• Participate in priority and planning meetings, outage coordination meetings, and schedule review meetings.
• Coordinate contracted maintenance services.
• Assist in visual inspections to machinery and equipment.
• Inform Maintenance manager of abnormal or critical situations and seek advice on matters outside the planner's knowledge or authority.
• Enter purchase requisitions for all planned services and maintenance related functions including spare parts, etc.
• Enter system reservations for all planned material requirements and unplanned material requirements when applicable.
• Assist in accuracy of maintaining Bills of Material (Parts lists) for assets.
• Review all work order feedback and update Preventative Maintenance tasks and standard work orders accordingly.
• Involvement in (M9 Notification) emergency and urgent work requests.

Skills

Mechanical background

Electrical background

Maintenance planning

Reading blueprints

SAP PM module

Education

Technical diploma

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

BENTELER Automotive Corporation in Shreveport, LA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to organize and schedule preventive maintenance across plants. You will manage work orders, parts, and labor estimates, ensuring safe, cost-effective and reliable equipment operations.

Responsibilities include planning shutdowns, coordinating services, maintaining CMMS data, and driving cross-shift communication to align with production plans.