Maintenance Planner: Master CMMS & Production Scheduling

TekPro; South Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

TekPro, a contract manufacturer recruitment partner, seeks a Maintenance Planner for its Elgin, IL facility. You’ll keep maintenance organized by managing the CMMS, planning preventive and corrective work, and turning needs into scheduled, actionable jobs that can be completed on time.

You’ll coordinate with technicians and production leaders, track work orders and downtime, maintain asset records, and support purchasing and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and coordination in manufacturing.
• Hands-on familiarity with CMMS, work orders, preventive maintenance, and equipment records.
• Ability to organize priorities and build practical schedules around labor and production constraints.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the CMMS and plan preventive, corrective, and approved reactive maintenance work.
• Build work orders with required labor, parts, tools, instructions, and ETA.
• Coordinate weekly schedules and planned downtime around production needs and technician hours.
• Track PM completion, open work orders, schedule performance, and recurring issues.
• Review completed work and feedback to improve future plans.
• Support MRO purchasing, spare parts inventory, and vendor coordination.
• Keep asset records, parts data, and maintenance documentation current.
• Train and support team members in CMMS use and maintenance planning meetings.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Coordination

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

TekPro, a contract manufacturer recruitment partner, seeks a Maintenance Planner for its Elgin, IL facility. You’ll keep maintenance organized by managing the CMMS, planning preventive and corrective work, and turning needs into scheduled, actionable jobs that can be completed on time.

You’ll coordinate with technicians and production leaders, track work orders and downtime, maintain asset records, and support purchasing and vendor coordination.