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BLEACHTECH LLC is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to join our Maintenance team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime across our manufacturing operations.

Working closely with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance, you'll play a key role in improving asset reliability, optimizing maintenance resources, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment.

If you enjoy solving complex equipment challenges, using data to drive decisions, and making a direct impact on plant performance, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

As our Maintenance Planner, you will:

Develop and coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance work plans to ensure safe and reliable plant operations.

Partner with Operations to identify equipment deficiencies, maintenance priorities, and opportunities for process improvements.

Utilize and maintain the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring maintenance records, work orders, equipment history, and documentation remain accurate and current.

Prepare and distribute weekly maintenance schedules that align with production priorities and available resources.

Coordinate maintenance personnel, contractors, equipment, and materials to maximize efficiency and minimize unplanned downtime.

Develop detailed scopes of work and cost estimates for maintenance projects and shutdown activities.

Monitor spare parts inventory, ensuring critical components are available while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.

Coordinate with external contractors to ensure maintenance and repair work is completed safely, on schedule, and to company standards.

Track and analyze key maintenance performance indicators, including:

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Equipment Availability
• Planned vs. Unplanned Maintenance
• Maintenance Schedule Compliance
• Breakdown Trends

Prepare monthly maintenance reports and recommend improvements based on performance data.

Support department budgeting activities and monitor maintenance expenditures to ensure cost-effective operations.

Ensure timely and accurate maintenance transactions are entered into the ERP and CMMS systems.

Assist maintenance technicians during shutdowns, emergencies, or high-demand periods when additional support is required.

Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning processes, reliability strategies, and overall equipment performance.

Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of maintenance planning experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or chemical processing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, preventive and predictive maintenance practices, and equipment reliability principles.
• Experience utilizing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Familiarity with OSHA, environmental, and industrial safety regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in chemical manufacturing or other continuous process industries.
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance technologies, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Experience supporting maintenance shutdown planning and capital maintenance projects.

What Makes You Successful

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A strong commitment to safety and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent planning and organizational abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to prioritize multiple projects and adjust quickly to changing operational needs.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting knowledge.
• Data-driven decision-making using maintenance metrics and equipment performance trends.
• A continuous improvement mindset focused on increasing equipment reliability and reducing maintenance costs.
• Strong project management and coordination skills.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and contractors.

Why Join BLEACHTECH?

At BLEACHTECH, you'll have the opportunity to make a measurable impact on plant reliability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement while working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to safety, innovation, and operational excellence.

If you're ready to help drive world-class maintenance performance in a growing manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply today.