Maintenance Planner & Scheduler: CMMS, KPIs & Spare Parts

KNAPP; Elwood (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k with generous match

Paid vacation & holidays

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

KNAPP is seeking a Maintenance Planner and Scheduler in Elwood, IL. The role focuses on planning and coordinating preventive and corrective maintenance, managing CMMS entries, and generating KPI reports to improve maintenance performance.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in industrial maintenance and strong Excel/CMMS skills. The position offers full-time hours with benefits and opportunities to support plant-wide shutdowns.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in industrial maintenance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Self-directed work style with leadership to others.
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement mindset.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Access; experience with CMMS software.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain good customer relations by promptly responding to inquiries and promoting KNAPP products and services.
• Responsible for data entry into Knapp CMMS, KPI reports and Excel spreadsheets.
• Maintain and format Excel spreadsheets and generate reports of daily, weekly and monthly workflow results, parts usage and system performance (Kisoft Analytics, SCADA).
• Plan, schedule and track corrective and preventive maintenance activities by task and priority level.
• Review stock of spare parts with demand in the maintenance department.
• Manage work orders, documentation, and assets within the CMMS.
• Coordinate and support plant-wide shutdowns as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Industrial maintenance

Self-directed

Process improvement

MS Excel

CMMS

Tools

CMMS software

Excel

Access

SCADA

Job description

KNAPP is seeking a Maintenance Planner and Scheduler in Elwood, IL. The role focuses on planning and coordinating preventive and corrective maintenance, managing CMMS entries, and generating KPI reports to improve maintenance performance.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in industrial maintenance and strong Excel/CMMS skills. The position offers full-time hours with benefits and opportunities to support plant-wide shutdowns.