SAP Specialist - Plant Maintenance

SWJ Technology; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SWJ Technology is seeking an SAP Specialist - Plant Maintenance for an automotive client. The role requires onsite presence in Blythewood, SC with domestic and international travel.

The Specialist will manage SAP PM configurations, maintenance processes, and reporting across the enterprise, coordinating with maintenance, IT, automation, and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement. The position is contractor to direct hire, offering opportunities to lead requirements sessions, testing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, or another technical field.
• 4+ years of professional maintenance experience in an industrial environment; automotive production preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in production and maintenance systems such as SAP PM or another maintenance system.

Responsibilities

• Plan, configure, implement, support, and continuously improve the SAP Plant Maintenance platform.
• Lead planning, workshops, build, testing, and training for the Plant Maintenance workstream.
• Support incidents, changes, and requirements; collaborate with maintenance, IT, automation, and engineering teams.

Skills

SAP PM

Work order management

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Mobility solutions

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT or technical field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP MM

Job description

SWJ Technology specializes in providing engineering, planning, and project management services across various industries. We are currently seeking an SAP Specialist - Plant Maintenance - for a client in the automotive industry, specializing in car manufacturing. This role is a contractor to direct hire position based in Blythewood, SC that requires onsite presence and occasional travel. If you’re eager to grow your career and make a meaningful impact on exciting projects, we look forward to your application.

Purpose

The Specialist, SAP Plant Maintenance is responsible for the planning, configuration, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of the enterprise SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) platform. This role supports overall site maintenance needs and works closely with maintenance, IT, automation, industrial engineering, and other internal stakeholders to ensure effective maintenance processes and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Handle new design configurations in SAP S/4HANA for Plant Maintenance, focusing on overall site maintenance needs.
• Support the implementation of maintenance processes, including:
  • Corrective Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Emergency Maintenance with workflow
  • Overhead Labor
  • Refurbishment Management
  • Project Order Maintenance
  • Service Order Management with Time and Materials Billing
• Provide support for incidents, problems, and change requests related to Plant Maintenance, Quality Maintenance, and Project Systems.
• Lead Sprint Planning, Sprint Workshops, Build, Testing, and Training for the Plant Maintenance workstream.
• Lead initial requirements sessions and gather business and technical requirements to support Plant Maintenance configuration.
• Support and conduct training and lead testing sessions for Plant Maintenance.
• Provide end-to-end business responsibility for planning the enterprise SAP PM platform.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including automation, maintenance, IT, and industrial engineering, as well as external suppliers, to identify technological and business needs, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement.
• Define, realize, and manage reports critical to production and maintenance operations.
• Support commissioning and acceptance activities, including availability tests, training, open-point tracking, defect processing, final acceptance, and lessons learned.
• Support work order management, work notification management, capacity planning and scheduling, and maintenance-related system processes.
• Support technical objects including equipment, functional locations, bills of materials, measuring points, work centers, task lists, and maintenance plans.
• Support document management and attachments within the maintenance system.
• Support spare parts planning and inventory management.
• Support preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, analytics, and mobility solutions such as Asset Manager and Work Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, or another technical field.
• 4+ years of professional maintenance experience in an industrial environment; automotive production experience preferred.
• Equivalent relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in production and maintenance systems such as SAP or another maintenance system.

Required Skills

• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and/or MM, or another maintenance system.
• Knowledge of work order management.
• Knowledge of work notification management.
• Knowledge of capacity planning and scheduling.
• Knowledge of technical objects, including:
  • Equipment
  • Functional locations
  • Bills of Materials
  • Measuring points
  • Work centers
  • Task lists
  • Maintenance plans
• Knowledge of document management systems and attachments.
• Knowledge of spare parts planning and inventory management.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance and analytics.
• Knowledge of mobility solutions such as Asset Manager and Work Manager.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Autonomous working approach.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex production and IT landscape in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Project management experience.

Preferred Skills

• Automotive experience, including OEM and Tier 1 environments.
• Knowledge and experience with Risk Management and FMEA.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains through the implementation of IT solutions and methodologies.

Physical Requirements

• Work is normally performed in an office, laboratory, manufacturing floor, or machine shop setting where physical work includes, but is not limited to sitting, standing, reaching, kneeling, bending, and lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to understand and comply with all relevant safety practices.

FLSA Status / Working Schedule

• Location: Blythewood, SC
• Schedule: Day shift, 40h/w, 4–5 days per week in the office required, weekend as required
• Travel: Domestic and occasional international travel may be required
• Overtime: as required
• Assignment Start: ASAP

Disclaimer

This job description is a high-level overview of general expectations of this position. It is not intended to list every responsibility of the position, nor does it represent an employment contract of any kind.

SWJ TECHNOLOGY and all of its subsidiaries (i.e., SWJ MACHINING and ProjectOne US) are Equal Opportunity Employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.