Industrial Maintenance Planner

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: We are seeking an experienced Industrial Maintenance Planner to support maintenance and reliability activities within a fast-paced pulp and paper manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of mill equipment and facilities

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• •Plan and schedule maintenance work orders from initiation through completion.
• •Develop detailed job plans including labor, materials, tools, safety requirements, and work procedures.
• •Coordinate maintenance schedules with Operations and Maintenance teams.
• •Manage maintenance backlog and prioritize work based on safety, reliability, production impact, and resource availability.
• •Ensure parts, materials, and contractor resources are available prior to scheduled work.
• •Support preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• •Plan and coordinate maintenance outages, shutdowns, and major repair activities.
• •Maintain accurate equipment records and work order documentation within the CMMS.
• •Conduct field walkdowns to verify job scope, equipment condition, and execution requirements.
• •Promote compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• •Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, and cost control.

Ideal Background

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.

Certification: AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.

Experience: This position requires 10+ years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• •Maintenance planning and scheduling experience preferred.
• •Experience in pulp and paper, tissue, converting, manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
• •Strong knowledge of mechanical maintenance practices and equipment reliability.
• •Experience with CMMS platforms such as SAP, Maximo, IMaint, or similar systems..
• •Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• •Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit, stand or walk for long periods of time.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.