Maintenance Planner

$100K - $125K

(Depending on Experience)

Job Summary

Central Plains Cement Company is seeking an experienced, organized, and motivated Maintenance Planner to join our team at our Tulsa manufacturing facility.

The Maintenance Planner plays a key role in supporting plant operations by developing and coordinating maintenance plans, improving equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring maintenance activities are properly prepared for safe and efficient execution.

We are looking for an individual with a strong industrial maintenance background, excellent organizational and communication skills, and a positive, proactive, and solutions-oriented attitude.

Important Position Clarification:

This is primarily a maintenance planning and coordination position, not a traditional Maintenance Supervisor role. The primary focus is planning, scheduling, preparing work packages, maintaining accurate equipment records, and ensuring maintenance activities are ready for execution.

However, there may be occasions when the Maintenance Planner is required to temporarily assume supervisory responsibilities, including coordinating maintenance activities, directing personnel, and overseeing work execution as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a planning capacity while possessing the leadership skills and flexibility necessary to assume supervisory responsibilities when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, monthly, and long-term maintenance plans and schedules.
• Prepare detailed work packages, including labor estimates, parts, materials, tools, equipment documentation, and safety requirements.
• Plan preventive, predictive, corrective, and major outage maintenance activities.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities and equipment availability with Maintenance and Production leadership.
• Identify potential scheduling conflicts, resource shortages, and job readiness concerns before execution.

CMMS and Equipment Reliability

• Maintain accurate maintenance work orders, equipment records, repair histories, and technical documentation in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Monitor preventive maintenance compliance, maintenance backlog, equipment performance, and reliability indicators.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance maintenance efficiency.
• Prepare maintenance reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) for management review.

Coordination and Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with Maintenance, Production, Purchasing, Storeroom personnel, contractors, and vendors.
• Coordinate material availability, spare parts requirements, and outside services.
• Support maintenance cost tracking and effective resource utilization.
• Recommend improvements to maintenance planning processes, procedures, and work management practices.
• Maintain a strong commitment to workplace safety, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement.

Occasional Supervisory Responsibilities

• Temporarily provide direction and oversight to maintenance personnel when assigned.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure work is performed safely, efficiently, and according to established priorities.
• Communicate work expectations, progress, and concerns to Maintenance leadership.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industrial maintenance experience, preferably including maintenance planning or scheduling.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of industrial equipment, preventive maintenance programs, and maintenance procedures.
• Experience working with CMMS applications and maintenance work-order systems.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, equipment manuals, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications, spreadsheets, and reporting.
• Excellent planning, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate effectively with different departments.
• Positive, professional attitude with a cooperative, team-oriented, and solutions-focused approach.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and willingness to assume temporary supervisory responsibilities when operational needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in cement manufacturing, mining, heavy industrial manufacturing, or continuous-process operations.
• Experience planning major maintenance outages, shutdowns, or equipment overhauls.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability practices, preventive maintenance optimization, and maintenance KPIs.
• Experience coordinating outside contractors, purchasing, and spare parts inventory.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Ability to work in both office and heavy industrial manufacturing environments.
• Ability to walk throughout the plant, climb stairs and ladders, and access industrial equipment areas.
• Exposure to dust, noise, varying temperatures, outdoor conditions, and operating machinery.
• Ability to frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Availability to participate in the Maintenance Department's on-call program as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Benefits effective on first Day)
• STD & LTD Disability Coverage
• Life Insurance, AD&D
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K
• Bonus

Why Join Central Plains Cement Company?

At Central Plains Cement Company, effective maintenance planning is essential to maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.

This position offers an opportunity to use your industrial maintenance knowledge, planning skills, and leadership abilities to make a measurable impact on equipment reliability and plant performance.

We value employees who demonstrate accountability, dependability, initiative, teamwork, and a positive attitude.

Compensation: $90,000–$115,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.

Apply today to be considered for the Maintenance Planner position at our Tulsa, Oklahoma facility.

Central Plains Cement Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.