Maintenance Planner/Scheduler — Chemical Plant Ops

Innophos Holdings Inc.; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

401k with company match

Annual incentive bonus eligibility

Paid time off

Life and Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Education assistance

Job summary

Innophos Holdings Inc. is hiring a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler at our Chicago Heights, IL site.

You will serve as the central point for all planned maintenance activities, coordinating with Production, Maintenance and support teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment reliability. Responsibilities include developing and managing preventive and corrective maintenance schedules using CMMS (JD Edwards/E1), ensuring safety, quality and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; technical degree or cert is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience (chemical/food is ideal).
• 3+ years in a maintenance planning or supervisory role.
• Experience with CMMS and Excel; familiarity with MRO inventory management.
• Experience in union and PSM-regulated environments is preferred; follow PSM guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate preventive maintenance aligned with production priorities.
• Support daily maintenance activities and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Analyze recurring maintenance problems and drive root cause resolution.
• Ensure safety, quality and regulatory standards for all activities.
• Coordinate contractors for fire systems and mobile equipment PMs.
• Serve as backup to the Mechanical Supervisor as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-department communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical degree or certification (preferred)

Tools

CMMS (JD Edwards/E1)

Microsoft Excel

MRO inventory management

Job description

Innophos Holdings Inc. is hiring a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler at our Chicago Heights, IL site.

You will serve as the central point for all planned maintenance activities, coordinating with Production, Maintenance and support teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment reliability. Responsibilities include developing and managing preventive and corrective maintenance schedules using CMMS (JD Edwards/E1), ensuring safety, quality and environmental compliance.