Maintenance Planner

Job description

Thompson First Group is currently seeking a qualified Maintenance Planner for a local client in Sumter, SC. Candidates who have a background developing and implement a comprehensive maintenance program are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: Main activities and accountabilities include but are not limited to: - Schedule and complete preventive maintenance (PM) tasks on time to protect production areas from unplanned work and minimize disruptions to equipment operation. - Manage all planned and scheduled maintenance activities, including work orders generation, resources allocation, and backlog reduction, to ensure on-time work completion and eliminate delays. - Validate the time, materials, resources, and tools required to complete each job and ensure compliance with technical and HS&E specifications. - Monitor and control maintenance costs, recorded hours, planning index, and backlog trends to identify priorities, trigger revisions of maintenance plans, and propose improvement projects. - Coordinate with production planning to increase planned work and ensure optimum utilization of technicians and spare parts. - Provide resources to the line support team in case of absences and...