Maintenance Planner: Reliability & Scheduling Lead

Emery Oleochemicals Group; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Emery Oleochemicals Group seeks a Maintenance Planner to develop, plan, schedule, and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to keep plant equipment safe, reliable, and cost-effective. You will liaise with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Procurement to minimize downtime and maximize asset performance.

We require 7–10 years in maintenance or reliability within chemical/industrial manufacturing, plus a technical degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of maintenance, reliability, or operations experience in chemical/industrial manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling, and job-scoping processes.
• Experience with CMMS systems, preferably SAP PM, and data-driven performance tracking.
• Knowledge of OSHA, PSM, MOC, LOTO, and safety practices in process industries.
• Ability to coordinate across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, contractors and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Work Order Planning: review requests and define job scope with detailed labor, tools, materials, permits, and safety steps.
• Maintenance Scheduling: develop weekly plans, prioritize safely and reliably against production needs.
• Safety & Compliance: ensure plans meet OSHA/PSM and permit requirements including LOTO and confined spaces.
• Shutdown & Turnaround Planning: craft outage plans with scope, timelines, and resource needs.
• CMMS Administration: maintain equipment records, PM plans, BOMs, and performance KPIs.
• Continuous improvement: analyze data to identify reliability enhancements and process improvements.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Equipment knowledge

Planning & scheduling

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's or Associate in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

Emery Oleochemicals Group seeks a Maintenance Planner to develop, plan, schedule, and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to keep plant equipment safe, reliable, and cost-effective. You will liaise with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Procurement to minimize downtime and maximize asset performance.

We require 7–10 years in maintenance or reliability within chemical/industrial manufacturing, plus a technical degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial