Strategic Maintenance Planner - Outages, PMs & Uptime

DSJ Global; Stevenson (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive maintenance effectiveness, asset reliability, and uptime within a manufacturing environment. You will develop detailed maintenance plans, ensure resource availability, support preventive maintenance, and coordinate outage activities to maximize equipment uptime.

You will create work packages, manage materials and external resources, maintain CMMS data, and partner with maintenance, operations, and reliability teams to minimize downtime and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years in maintenance planning or related industrial maintenance roles.
• Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive maintenance job plans including scope, labor, materials, tools, safety, permits, and costs.
• Create detailed work packages for efficient, safe task execution.
• Coordinate procurement, staging, and tracking of materials and external resources.
• Prepare purchase requisitions and ensure timely availability of components.
• Maintain BOMs, spare parts inventories, and CMMS documentation.
• Convert work requests into planned, schedule-ready work orders.
• Develop preventive maintenance procedures and update job plans.
• Prioritize work with maintenance, operations, and reliability teams.
• Lead outages, shutdowns, and turnaround planning, including manpower forecasting and contractor coordination.
• Support outage execution to ensure safety and on-schedule completion.
• Identify critical-path activities and align maintenance with production schedules.
• Review contractor scopes, site visits, and bidding support for outsourced projects.
• Monitor labor, material usage, and costs for budget control and cost optimization.
• Ensure safety, environmental, and company standards compliance in planning and execution.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Project management

Coordination

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

JD Edwards

SAP

Maximo

Job description

DSJ Global is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive maintenance effectiveness, asset reliability, and uptime within a manufacturing environment. You will develop detailed maintenance plans, ensure resource availability, support preventive maintenance, and coordinate outage activities to maximize equipment uptime.

You will create work packages, manage materials and external resources, maintain CMMS data, and partner with maintenance, operations, and reliability teams to minimize downtime and