Planner/Scheduler - Maintenance, Must Have CMMS Experience

Sterling Foods; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Foods is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler in San Antonio, TX to coordinate and optimize maintenance activities across the facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this role ensures labor, materials, parts, and equipment are available to complete work efficiently.

The primary focus is to minimize downtime, improve productivity, extend equipment life, and reduce costs through planning, scheduling, and preventive maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent education and experience will be considered.
• 3–5 years' experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or maintenance management within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS platforms, preventive maintenance programs, and work order management.
• Experience with TPM, Lean manufacturing, and Microsoft Project is a plus.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and work order priorities.
• Coordinate maintenance resources, including labor, materials, spare parts, and equipment.
• Manage the work order process, maintenance backlog, and completion tracking.
• Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance history, and master data within the CMMS.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs, including work order backlog, PM completion, inventory, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and vendors to ensure parts and resources are available when needed.
• Support spare parts inventory management, including transactions, inventory accuracy, and work order kitting.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, equipment reliability, and overall efficiency.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean initiatives, and root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain maintenance procedures and ensure consistent application across the facility.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CMMS platforms

Microsoft Project

Job description

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Sterling Foods | San Antonio, TX

Position Summary

Sterling Foods is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate and optimize maintenance activities across our manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position serves as the key liaison between Maintenance and Operations, ensuring that labor, materials, parts, and equipment are available when needed to complete maintenance work efficiently.

The primary focus is to minimize equipment downtime, improve workforce productivity, extend equipment life, and reduce maintenance costs through effective planning, scheduling, and preventive maintenance programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and work order priorities.
• Coordinate maintenance resources, including labor, materials, spare parts, and equipment.
• Manage the work order process, maintenance backlog, and completion tracking.
• Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance history, and master data within the CMMS.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs, including work order backlog, PM completion, inventory, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, and vendors to ensure parts and resources are available when needed.
• Support spare parts inventory management, including transactions, inventory accuracy, and work order kitting.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, equipment reliability, and overall efficiency.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean initiatives, and root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain maintenance procedures and ensure consistent application across the facility.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent education and experience will be considered.
• 3–5 years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or maintenance management within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS platforms, preventive maintenance programs, and work order management.
• Experience with maintenance cost control, equipment reliability, inventory management, and process improvement.
• Knowledge of industrial equipment, including AC/DC drives, motors, motor controls, sensors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• PLC experience preferred.
• Experience with TPM, Lean manufacturing, and Microsoft Project is a plus.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both Maintenance and Operations teams.
  
  

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, climb stairs, bend, kneel, and work around industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Work may involve exposure to varying weather conditions and moderate noise levels.
• Flexibility to work beyond 40 hours when operational needs require.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sterling Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.