Mechanical Maintenance Planner

CAMS; Sullivan (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Job summary

CAMS is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Planner to develop work order packages, convert requests, plan schedules, and oversee procurement for maintenance services. This role supports outage readiness and ensures accurate CMMS records.

Qualifying candidates will have an Associate degree (Bachelor’s preferred) and at least 5 years of technical or project experience, plus strong communication and teamwork skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5 years of technical and/or project experience.
• Associate’s Degree in related field; bachelor’s preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops all work packages including history review and preplanning for all maintenance work groups.
• Converts work requests to work orders and plans long-range schedules.
• Performs or ensures work order closure and maintains CMMS history.
• Procures routine and non-routine contracted services and directs vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Problem solving

Professionalism

Facilitation

Computer skills

Education

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

The Mechanical Maintenance Planner develops work order packages. Oversees work request acceptance, development of work order packages, planning, scheduling, and closure. Handles procurement of routine and non-routine contracted services for maintenance work activities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops all work packages including history review and preplanning for all maintenance work groups and associated work groups.
  • Ensures that field scoping is completed.
  • Ensures that the steps outlined in the work package are consistent with effective maintenance work practices.
  • Clearly specifies tools, equipment, parts, safety, quality, environmental and productivity requirements in work packages.
  • Maintains a file of work that can be performed if a unit outage occurs.
• Converts work request to work orders when requirements for conversion are met.
  • Plans work for maintenance work groups and associated work groups including tentative long-range schedules.
  • Ensures that parts requirements are clearly communicated to support personnel.
  • Reviews history for related work package information through the use of the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Performs or ensures work order closure after all information has been completed on work orders.
  • Ensures that procedures, master parts list, equipment files and drawing are updated based on information obtained from the work order being closed.
  • Places work order in established files.
  • Maintains a history of work performed through the use of CMMS.
• Contacts vendors and writes purchase requisitions to procure routine and non-routine contracted services as required to meet maintenance requirements.
  • Directs contracted personnel in the performance of maintenance work.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Relationships

Internal Relationships

• Ensures manageable outage work packages for Maintenance and Operation Craft workers.
• Works with Station Management to ensure station’s interests in outage coordination and work completion.
• Provides timely outage information to Generation Outage Manager.
• Serves the Station Equipment Owners in identifying outage work needs.

External Relationships

• Provides assistance to services representatives in completing their work activities.

Qualifications And Skills

Education

• Associate’s Degree in related field
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Experience

• 5 years’ of technical and/or project experience

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels and work as part of a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varying scopes and timeliness
• Ability to exercise flexibility to work effectively in a changing environment
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills to identify, anticipate and resolve problems at hand
• Demonstrated level of professionalism, positive attitude and ability to motivate others
• Ability to facilitate teams to improve decision making
• Intermediate computer skills

Key Competencies

• Planning & Organization
• Innovation
• Quantity
• Initiative
• Achievement Focus

Working Conditions

• Usual office conditions apply to this position

Occasional off-shift, weekend or holiday work depending on emergency work requirements

$95,000 - $110,000 a year

Applicants must possess a valid driver's license and maintain a clean driving record, as this position requires frequent travel for company business. Candidates should be comfortable operating a vehicle as part of their job responsibilities and must meet any applicable company and insurance requirements.

CAMS offers a variety of excellent benefits. Full-time employees are offered the following: medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD, and Life insurance plans. You can even select additional “al la carte” benefits to meet all your needs. You can also enroll in our 401k, flex spending accounts for medical and childcare needs, and participate in our employee referral and tuition reimbursement programs.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

We believe in transparency and providing candidates with important information to make informed decisions. The salary range for this position is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and location. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, and relevant qualifications.

This range represents the base salary and does not include other forms of compensation, such as bonuses, benefits, or equity, which may be offered in addition to the base pay. The company reserves the right to modify compensation ranges at any time in accordance with business needs and market conditions.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.