Maintenance Planner — EV Battery Plant Expansion

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America; De Soto (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

On-site cafes

Annual bonus

Job summary

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is expanding to De Soto, Kansas, building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. The Maintenance Planner coordinates and optimizes maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and availability, working with Production, Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance teams.

Candidates should have 2 years of experience in maintenance planning, strong CMMS and SAP knowledge, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience as a Maintenance Planner or in a related maintenance planning role.
• Working knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, and asset management practices within a manufacturing environment.
• Mechanical aptitude with strong planning, organizational, and self-motivation skills.
• Experience with asset management functions including labor planning, material planning, and maintenance activities involving mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting manufacturing equipment maintenance and repair activities.
• Extensive computer knowledge and experience utilizing computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to manage maintenance activities.
• Proficient knowledge and experience using SAP software.
• Ability to effectively communicate maintenance initiatives, strategies, and operational goals to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and prepare all maintenance resources and activities according to employee skillsets while maintaining comprehensive schedules for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to coordinate, plan, and schedule all maintenance activities within the maintenance management system, including preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, repairs, calibrations, equipment updates, projects, and other maintenance activities.
• Ensure resource availability when planning maintenance schedules and performance expectations, including maintenance and operations personnel, materials, documentation, work orders, change orders, parts availability, and required approvals.
• Organize and coordinate unscheduled and emergency equipment repairs while partnering with production and operations teams to minimize downtime.
• Conduct initial screening of incoming repair requests and maintenance work orders and coordinate with inventory, parts, and maintenance teams to establish appropriate planning levels.
• Participate with maintenance and production teams to maximize equipment availability, reliability, and operational performance.
• Adhere to industry best practices for asset management planning and scheduling.
• Continuously improve, develop, implement, and maintain compliance with the PanaCIM system and associated maintenance processes.
• Support initiatives that improve equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, and overall operational effectiveness.
• Audit work order assignments to ensure proper prioritization, completion, and resource allocation.
• Provide support to maintenance personnel regarding planning processes, maintenance scheduling, and system utilization.
• Integrate new equipment and maintenance strategies into PanaCIM while validating asset information with Production and Engineering teams.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, operations, inventory, and maintenance teams to ensure maintenance activities are properly planned, communicated, and executed.
• Effectively communicate Maintenance Department initiatives, strategies, goals, concerns, and observations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Prepare reports and performance metrics utilizing tracking tools and KPIs within PanaCIM to ensure maintenance objectives and performance goals are achieved.
• Support proper implementation of maintenance processes and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards and operational requirements.
• Uphold 6S initiatives and ensure area cleanliness is maintained to safety and operational standards.
• Ability to work all scheduled shift hours.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Asset management

CMMS

SAP knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America is expanding to De Soto, Kansas, building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. The Maintenance Planner coordinates and optimizes maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and availability, working with Production, Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance teams.

Candidates should have 2 years of experience in maintenance planning, strong CMMS and SAP knowledge, and excellent communication.