Senior Planner

Insight Global; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Planner to support a large-scale industrial manufacturing operation in the Charleston area. This role drives maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and asset performance across multiple production value streams.

The ideal candidates will have extensive experience in maintenance planning, shutdown execution, CMMS work management, and reliability improvement within a heavy industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a heavy industrial/manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years in maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, or leadership.
• Experience leading shutdowns, turnarounds, or large maintenance projects.
• Strong CMMS experience and understanding of maintenance work management processes.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling across the facility.
• Manage maintenance work orders through the CMMS lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain short and long-term maintenance schedules.
• Drive schedule compliance and reduce reactive maintenance.
• Plan and coordinate major shutdowns, turnarounds, and outage activities.
• Coordinate labor, contractors, materials, and maintenance resources.
• Maintain and prioritize maintenance backlogs to ensure work readiness.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Storeroom teams.
• Analyze maintenance KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

CMMS

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Senior Planner | Heavy Industrial Maintenance

Location: Goose Creek, SC

Compensation: $110,000 - $145,000 Base Salary + Bonus

Company: Insight Global

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Planner to support a large-scale industrial manufacturing operation in the Charleston area. This individual will play a key role in driving maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and overall asset performance across multiple production value streams.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with a strong background in maintenance planning, shutdown execution, CMMS work management, and reliability improvement within a heavy industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling activities across the facility
• Manage maintenance work orders through the full CMMS lifecycle
• Develop and maintain short and long-term maintenance schedules
• Drive schedule compliance and reduce reactive maintenance work
• Plan and coordinate major shutdowns, turnarounds, and outage activities
• Coordinate labor, contractors, materials, and maintenance resources
• Maintain and prioritize maintenance backlogs to ensure work readiness
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Storeroom teams
• Analyze maintenance KPIs and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years of maintenance experience within a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, or maintenance leadership experience
• Experience leading shutdowns, turnarounds, or large maintenance projects
• Strong CMMS experience and understanding of maintenance work management processes
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and reliability best practices
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Experience

• Planning & Scheduling Certification (PSC)
• Experience within aluminum, steel, metals, chemical, mining, paper, pulp & paper, refining, or similar industrial manufacturing environments