Maintenance Planner & Scheduler - Uptime Focus

Opti Staffing Group; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

On-site role

Job summary

Opti Staffing Group is assisting in recruiting a Maintenance Planner / Scheduler for a Chandler, AZ manufacturing partner. The role focuses on developing and managing maintenance schedules, coordinating with engineering and operations, and ensuring safety and reliability targets are met.

You will work with CMMS/EAM and ERP systems (Maximo preferred, SAP MES a plus) to optimize asset utilization, reduce downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning/scheduling in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of maintenance strategies: preventive, predictive, corrective.
• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems, preferably Maximo.
• Ability to read technical documentation, drawings, and asset data.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and manage daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance schedules.
• Plan and schedule maintenance activities using CMMS/EAM and ERP systems (Maximo preferred, SAP MES a plus).
• Adjust schedules to accommodate changing priorities, urgent work, and resource availability.
• Create, review, and prioritize work orders, ensuring accuracy for labor, parts, tools, and materials.
• Lead planning and scheduling meetings with engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Manage spare parts and materials inventory, including procurement and vendor coordination.
• Submit factory impact requests and communicate upcoming maintenance activities to operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, client requirements, and industry regulations.
• Analyze maintenance and asset performance data using BI tools to support continuous improvement.
• Support initiatives to minimize downtime and maximize workforce and asset utilization.
• Contribute to sustainability efforts through energy-efficient and waste-reducing maintenance strategies.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS/EAM systems

Maximo

ERP systems (SAP MES)

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Tools

Maximo CMMS

SAP MES

Job description

Opti Staffing Group is assisting in recruiting a Maintenance Planner / Scheduler for a Chandler, AZ manufacturing partner. The role focuses on developing and managing maintenance schedules, coordinating with engineering and operations, and ensuring safety and reliability targets are met.

You will work with CMMS/EAM and ERP systems (Maximo preferred, SAP MES a plus) to optimize asset utilization, reduce downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives.