Maintenance Planner: Reliability & Scheduling Pro

Andritz AG; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Planner to support a paper mill in Hartford City, IN. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, safety, and efficiency, using IBM Maximo to develop job plans and manage work orders.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in maintenance planning, can read drawings and P&IDs, and is proficient with Excel. Travel is required across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with a focus on preventative

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance planning, maintenance supervision, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience using a CMMS.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance work to maximize equipment reliability and safety.
• Review, prioritize, and plan maintenance work orders generated through Maximo.
• Develop detailed job plans including labor requirements, estimated durations, tools, permits, and materials.
• Coordinate weekly and daily maintenance schedules with operations, maintenance supervisors, and contractors.
• Ensure all planned work packages contain necessary documentation, procedures, drawings, and safety requirements.
• Maintain and improve planning and scheduling compliance metrics.
• Utilize IBM Maximo for work order management, planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Create and maintain equipment hierarchies, PM tasks, job plans, and asset records.
• Review work order history and failure codes to identify recurring equipment issues.
• Monitor backlog health and ensure work orders are properly prioritized and executed.
• Support continuous improvement of Maximo data quality and maintenance workflows.
• Coordinate with storeroom personnel to ensure required parts and materials are available before scheduled work.
• Identify long-lead and critical spare parts requirements.
• Work closely with procurement teams on maintenance-related purchasing needs.
• Reliability & Continuous Improvement
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs and root cause analyses.
• Track and report key maintenance KPIs including schedule compliance, PM compliance, backlog management, MTBF, equipment availability, and maintenance cost performance.
• Recommend improvements to maintenance strategies and asset reliability.
• Safety & Compliance
• Ensure all planned work complies with safety standards, lockout/tagout procedures, environmental requirements, and mill policies.
• Support contractor safety and maintenance permitting processes.
• Promote a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS (Maximo/SAP)

Scheduling

Technical drawing reading

Excel

Manufacturing environment knowledge

Tools

IBM Maximo

SAP

Power BI

Job description

ANDRITZ is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Planner to support a paper mill in Hartford City, IN. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, safety, and efficiency, using IBM Maximo to develop job plans and manage work orders.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in maintenance planning, can read drawings and P&IDs, and is proficient with Excel. Travel is required across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with a focus on preventative