Preventive Maintenance Planner: Optimize Asset Reliability

Troy-Design-and-Manufacturin; Shelbyville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Troy-Design-and-Manufacturin in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Preventive Maintenance Planner to develop, schedule, and optimize PM activities across high-volume die casting equipment. You will ensure tasks are properly scoped, resourced, and timed to prevent downtime and extend asset life.

You will collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and production teams, manage parts inventory, create clear work instructions, track KPIs, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining safety standards

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Technical training or associate degree in maintenance, mechanical/electrical systems, or industrial technology preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in maintenance planning, CMMS use, or industrial equipment support.
• Familiarity with manufacturing equipment.
• Prior experience as a technician or maintenance lead is highly valuable.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the preventive maintenance schedule for all facilities and production equipment using CMMS.
• Coordinate PM tasks and labor resources to minimize production disruption.
• Ensure PMs are distributed, executed, and closed on time with proper documentation.
• Develop clear work instructions and task lists for each PM activity based on OEM manuals and equipment history.
• Track PM tasks completion, backlog, technician feedback, and KPIs (e.g., schedule compliance, MTBF).
• Maintain accurate equipment records, PM frequencies, and maintenance history in the CMMS.
• Forecast and stage spare parts, tools, and materials needed for upcoming PMs.
• Collaborate with purchasing and inventory teams to ensure critical spares availability.
• Collaborate with MP&L, Tool & Die and Maintenance teams to resolve material shortages and tooling bottlenecks.
• Analyze trends in breakdowns and PM effectiveness to improve task frequency, scope, or method.
• Assist in root cause analysis for repeat PM task failures or missed PMs.
• Work with Safety to ensure PM tasks comply with LO TO and regulatory standards.
• Support audits by maintaining clean, complete records of all scheduled maintenance.
• Promote proactive maintenance culture and 5S.

Skills

Organization

Time management

Communication

Technical reading

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical training or associate degree

Tools

CMMS platforms (e.g., PLEX, SAP, MP2, Fiix)

Job description

Troy-Design-and-Manufacturin in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Preventive Maintenance Planner to develop, schedule, and optimize PM activities across high-volume die casting equipment. You will ensure tasks are properly scoped, resourced, and timed to prevent downtime and extend asset life.

You will collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and production teams, manage parts inventory, create clear work instructions, track KPIs, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining safety standards