Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Lead — SAP/BOMs

LANXESS; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 84,500 - 140,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global bonus program

Retirement plans

Health programs

Life insurance

Xwork flexible working arrangements

Job summary

LANXESS in Fords, NJ is seeking a maintenance planner to organize and schedule plant maintenance activities. You will assemble job plans in SAP, order materials, and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely execution.

Role requires 3–5 years in industrial maintenance planning, strong Excel skills, and SAP Asset Management experience. Regular, on-site work with opportunities for professional growth and a focus on reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience.
• Background as a maintenance technician preferred.
• Strong computer skills, especially Excel.
• Experience with SAP Asset Management module preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify requirements for maintenance work orders and assemble into a job plan package utilizing SAP.
• Ensure needed materials are ordered and onsite prior to scheduling the work.
• Create requisitions for parts and services for planned work.
• Construct the weekly maintenance work schedule by reviewing ready-to-schedule work orders against production and manpower.
• Schedule 3rd party contractors and define the scope of work.
• Manage SAP work order backlog by coordinating with operations to prioritize work.
• Lead weekly planning and scheduling meetings.
• Create and update Bills of Materials (BOMs) for plant equipment.
• Create and update standard job plans for consistent planning.
• Work with the Reliability Engineer to monitor PM program execution.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Communication

Team facilitation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP Asset Management

Microsoft Excel

Job description

LANXESS in Fords, NJ is seeking a maintenance planner to organize and schedule plant maintenance activities. You will assemble job plans in SAP, order materials, and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely execution.

Role requires 3–5 years in industrial maintenance planning, strong Excel skills, and SAP Asset Management experience. Regular, on-site work with opportunities for professional growth and a focus on reliability and efficiency.