Planner, Maintenance

Evonik España Y Portugal SA.; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik España Y Portugal SA. in Lafayette, IN is looking for a proactive Maintenance Planner to enhance maintenance activities within the organization. This role focuses on planning and coordinating maintenance tasks to ensure efficiency and safety. The successful candidate will develop job plans, maintain safety compliance, and support technician workflows.

The ideal applicant should have a High School Diploma or GED, be detail-oriented, and capable of handling physical requirements. Evonik values personal and professional development and offers competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance on a routine basis.
• Able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Able to enter confined space.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain job plans and work instructions in SAP/CMMS.
• Ensure parts, tools, permits, and safety requirements are ready before execution.
• Conduct field walkdowns to validate scope, materials, and tasks.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Proactive

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP/CMMS

Job description

You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are part of the package.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Maintenance Planner to support our maintenance and reliability team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and timely execution of work. The Maintenance Planner plays a key role in improving equipment reliability and workforce productivity by preparing complete work packages—including job plans, materials, tools, and documentation—allowing technicians to focus on execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain job plans and work instructions in SAP/CMMS.
• Ensure parts, tools, permits, and safety requirements are ready before execution.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, and operations to define job scope.
• Conduct field walkdowns to validate scope, materials, and tasks.
• Maintain and improve job plan libraries for recurring work.
• Track planned vs. actual labor to improve planning accuracy.
• Identify and elevate recurring equipment issues to improve reliability.
• Maintain accurate asset, BOM, and maintenance data in SAP/CMMS.
• Ensure safety compliance by integrating requirements and supporting contractor oversight.

REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance on a routine basis.
• Able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Able to ascend/descend stairs.
• Able to enter confined space.
• Hazardous conditions involving the use of acids and caustics.
• Ability to handle potential allergens.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

United States of America | Lafayette, IN