Maintenance Planner – Scheduling & Shutdown Coordination

HKA Enterprises; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HKA Enterprises is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate repairs and preventive maintenance for plant and office facilities and equipment. You will support inspections, coordinate parts and tools, and develop detailed shutdown schedules aligned with operations.

The role requires strong planning, communication, and data visualization skills, with experience in maintenance task execution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0+ years or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in planning and execution of maintenance tasks and activities preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional meetings effectively.
• Experience with data management and visualization is a plus.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement concepts and change implementation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Engage in planning and coordination to facilitate repairs and maintenance in plant, office facilities, and equipment.
• Support inspections to identify needed repair and maintenance work to prevent breakdowns.
• Coordinate parts, tools, and procedures for work activities with teams.
• Create detailed schedules for shutdowns and maintenance aligned with operations to minimize downtime.
• Develop scopes for corrective maintenance and efficient work execution with requestors and peers.
• Consult with SMEs and Maintenance Supervisors to assign durations to preventive maintenance.
• Help determine if scope changes can be implemented without schedule disruption.
• Lead work order schedule preparation for the assigned area during shutdowns and monthly/yearly activities.
• Attend daily meetings and assist in maintenance scheduling.

Skills

MS Project

CMMS

Excel

Cross-functional meetings

Maintenance planning

Data visualization

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree with 0+ years

Associate's degree with 4 years

High school diploma with 6 years experience

Tools

MS Project

CMMS

Excel

Job description

HKA Enterprises is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate repairs and preventive maintenance for plant and office facilities and equipment. You will support inspections, coordinate parts and tools, and develop detailed shutdown schedules aligned with operations.

The role requires strong planning, communication, and data visualization skills, with experience in maintenance task execution and continuous improvement initiatives.