CMMS Work Management Planner (Manufacturing)

Why this role?

Because great maintenance isn’t luck—it’s planned. If you thrive on organizing complex work, aligning people and parts, and turning data into action, this is your arena.

Your impact

• Turn non-urgent work requests into clear, executable job plans after on-site reviews.
• Forecast labor hours, craft mix, materials, parts, equipment, and special tooling to ensure safe, efficient completion.
• Mine technical sources—drawings, schematics, specs, OEM manuals, equipment histories, and knowledgebase—to build robust plans.
• Confirm part availability before jobs are scheduled and secure any auxiliary equipment needed.
• Own the backlog: prioritize effectively and keep the Ready Backlog at 80%.
• Lead weekly planning/scheduling sessions with Production to set priorities and communicate status or changes.
• Publish a Weekly Technician Schedule that uses 100% of available labor across PM and planned work.
• Leverage maintenance metrics and reviews to continuously improve planning and scheduling outcomes.
• Maintain organized records and files to enable meaningful maintenance analysis and reporting.
• Drive CMMS adoption and data integrity; train users and ensure consistent utilization.

What success looks like

• Technicians start work with the right parts, tools, and information—no delays.
• The backlog is visible, prioritized, and mostly ready-to-execute ( 80%).
• Weekly schedules fully load available labor (target: 100%).
• KPIs trend positive due to better plans and feedback loops.

Qualifications

Must-have

• Associate degree in a technical field with 1–3 years of maintenance planning/scheduling; and/or 5–10 years as a machine repair technician, or an equivalent combination.
• Experience within an industrial manufacturing setting.
• Electro-mechanical aptitude.
• Competence with computers, CMMS/maintenance platforms, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to cultivate positive professional relationships.

Nice-to-have

• Interest in developing leadership capabilities.
• Hands-on experience building job plans, scheduling, and supporting work execution.
• Project management, including capital projects.
• Certifications: CMRP, Green Belt, STS.

Competency profile

• Drive & Motivation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Task Management
• Strategic Skills
• Customer Focus

Physical demands & environment

• Frequent standing, walking, manual handling, reaching.
• Climbing/balancing (may use ladders or lifts); occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling in confined spaces.
• Regular need to communicate in loud areas; occasional seated work.
• Occasional lifting/moving of items over 50 pounds.
• Regular use of close and color vision.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor weather and electrical hazards.
• Work primarily in a loud factory environment with potential exposure to hazardous materials and slick/greasy floors.