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Maintenance Planner

1/20/2026

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling the maintenance program at the plant, developing detailed Bills of Materials, and managing spare parts inventory. They will also generate work orders and assist in executing maintenance tasks.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

11-50 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Manufacturer of premium wood pellets and Prestologs fire logs. Renewable wood pellet fuel on East and West coast.
About the Role

Description

Maintenance Planner


Job Type: Full time

Shift Schedule: 4-10’s Tuesday – Friday or Monday – Thursday TBD

Salary: $25 DOE

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.


Maintenance Planner to Demonstrate Competence:

  • The Maintenance Planner will be responsible to plan and schedule the maintenance program at the plant 
  • Responsible to develop detailed Bill of Materials for the equipment in the plant and enter these into the CMMS
  • Will develop maintenance routines for all wear components, one machine at a time and enter this into the CMMS
  • Will determine what spare parts should be stocked and organize the storeroom to house these
  • Responsible for setting up auto-reorder in the CMMS and ordering/receiving as needed
  • Will generate work orders and work packages daily and assist the team as needed in the execution of these work orders
  • Will manage the KPI’s for the maintenance function
  • Will lead all planning for any major outages
  • Willing to spend time understanding the operations of the equipment in order to plan improvements on the same


Communication and Teamwork:

  • The Maintenance Planner will be working Closely with the Maintenance Manager, will ensure that all parts, special tools and equipment are ready for any planned work
  • Working with the Production Leader to plan/schedule regular on overhaul maintenance periods
  • Work with Craft to ensure the detail in the work packages are understood


 Maintenance Planner Qualifications/Education:

  • Previous use of a CMMS, or related base to plan and schedule work. 
  • High standards of housekeeping and organization
  • The Maintenance Planner must have a “roll up your sleeves” approach, be willing to spend time on the floor collection information and troubleshooting issues.
  • Requires a medium degree of technical and analytical skills. Requires the ability to do simple math calculations.  
  • Will be working in a high temperature/ humidity area. 


Maintenance Planner Benefits:

  • Employee referral bonus program
  • 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
  • Educational assistance
  • Life insurance, short term & long-term disability
  • 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
  • Employee heating pellet program
  • Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE 


Lignetics believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or on any other protected status under state, local or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination.


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Key Skills
CMMSPlanningSchedulingBill of MaterialsMaintenance RoutinesSpare Parts ManagementWork OrdersKPI ManagementCommunicationTeamworkTechnical SkillsAnalytical SkillsTroubleshootingHousekeepingOrganizationMath Skills
Categories
ManufacturingTradesEngineering
Benefits
Employee Referral Bonus ProgramPaid Time OffMedical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceEducational AssistanceLife InsuranceShort Term DisabilityLong Term Disability401(k) with Employer MatchEmployee Heating Pellet ProgramSWAG Gear
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