Senior Planner Maintenance

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Manatí (PR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom seeks a Senior Planner Maintenance to support operations in the Barceloneta area, Puerto Rico. This role focuses on coordinating maintenance planning activities with engineers, technicians, and external vendors to keep facilities running smoothly.

You will estimate hours, manage work orders, optimize PM programs, and ensure CMMS data quality while aligning with production schedules and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree with 10+ years in industrial maintenance fields.
• 7+ years of maintenance planning experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Multi-skilled trades capability across maintenance disciplines.
• Familiar with maintenance computer systems and CMMS usage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work with trades, engineers, and contractors to meet standards.
• Plan equipment availability, plant shutdowns, and scheduling with stakeholders.
• Estimate hours, duration, and skills required for tasks.
• Prepare drawings and vendor literature for tradespeople and manage parts procurement.
• Improve PM program integrity by CMMS data, checklists, and spare parts management.
• Support P2P processes and supplier coordination for parts and services.
• Assist in exception reporting for accounts payable in Engineering.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Communication skills

Multi-skilled trades

CMMS/IT systems

Policy and procedures

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent in trade field with 10+ years experience

Job description

At Kelly® Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom (SETT), we’re passionate about helping you find a job that works for you. How about this one?

We’re seeking a Senior Planner Maintenance to work with one of our top clients in the Barceloneta area. With us, it’s all about finding a job that’s just right.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates work with other trades or groups and with operating departments, managers and facility engineers, outside contractors and/or other support service providers, checking on work when completed to assure conformance with standards, codes, specifications, and the expectations of the requestor.


• Identifies opportunities such as planning for equipment availability, plant shutdowns, and coordinating work schedules with maintenance coordinators, managers, or others needing to be aware or involved.


• Estimates required hours on work order tasks, total work order duration, and skills required to perform the task.


• Facilitates communication and coordination for jobs or workload through discussions and meetings, preparation of sketches, drawings, or vendor literature required to enable the tradesperson to perform the work, through ordering parts and materials from stockroom or from vendors.


• Improves integrity of PM program through consideration and maintenance of CMMS data and instruction. (i.e., checklists, thought triggers, spare parts, PM


• frequency, regulatory compliance, manufacturing schedules, job plan content, preparation of PM request or PM Change Request forms, etc.).


• Procures (Purchase Requisitions) equipment, materials and specialized tools required to perform work, contacting external suppliers to request proposals (Quotations) for service and materials (day-to-day orders, special spending, spare parts and Capital), including changes to Purchase Orders. Support the full P2P process (quotes, invoices, payment, PO closing).


• Assist in the generation, investigation, and closing of exception reports for accounts payable in the Engineering area.


• In case of need to ship out parts, equipment, or machinery to be repaired or maintained, must comply with all applicable documentation processes such as OZ, Take Out Permit, and any other APL documentation requirement.


• Responsible for contacting suppliers and vendors to coordinate shipping of parts, equipment, and machinery to be maintained or repaired in vendor facilities.

Job Requirements:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent in a trade-related field, in addition to a minimum of 10 years of experience in Industrial Mechanics, Electricity, HVAC, Instrumentation, or the equivalent in years of experience.


• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a Maintenance Planning Role or equivalent experience performing maintenance planning related tasks.


• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills.


• Must have multi-skilled trades capability and be familiar with the application and operation of all basic maintenance tools and equipment used by various trades groups.


• Must be knowledgeable of various computer systems and programs used in maintenance operations.


• Must be knowledgeable of customer policies and procedures involving and impacting maintenance operations.

What happens next

• Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.


• Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work.

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