Maintenance Planner

Description

PTC is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.

We at PTC value our employees’ health and wellness. We offer the following:

• FREE Healthcare

• HSA option

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance

• Dependent & Spouse Life Insurance

• Long Term Disability

• Cancer & Critical accident coverage

• 401K plan with company match

• Referral Bonus

• Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC Alliance employees

• Tuition Reimbursement eligibility

Job Summary: 

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating all preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure the reliability and optimal performance of production equipment and facilities within a steel manufacturing environment. This role works closely with maintenance technicians, operations, engineering, and procurement teams to support production goals while minimizing downtime and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The Maintenance Planner will also have full responsibility of the storeroom and directly manage three storeroom employees to assure accurate and timely receipt and issuance of parts, tools, and supplies needed to support production and maintenance functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain detailed job plans for routine and non-routine maintenance activities, including labor, tools, materials, and equipment required.
• Schedule preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work using the site’s CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance supervisors to coordinate and prioritize work orders.
• Ensure that job plans are comprehensive and include safety procedures, lockout/tagout instructions, and quality standards.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy and update job plans based on feedback from technicians.
• Manage backlog and ensure work is distributed evenly and efficiently across the maintenance team.
• Monitor equipment performance data and maintenance history to identify recurring issues and recommend solutions.
• Interface with vendors and procurement to ensure timely availability of critical spare parts and materials.
• Support reliability initiatives and continuous improvement efforts to reduce equipment downtime and increase asset life.
• Participate in outage planning, including resource allocation, task sequencing, and contingency plans.
• Assist Storeroom function in the kitting and staging of job material requirement
• Expedites purchase orders with vendors and Purchasing Department as need to support Maintenance and Engineering
• Assists Issue Clerks in issuing storeroom tools, parts, supplies, materials, equipment, etc.
• Oversee the shipping and receiving of repairs on critical parts both inventory and non-inventory.
  • Arranging trucking for pickup and delivery
  • Creating PR for inventory items
  • Receiving repairs material and delivering to storage location
• Maintaining and clean and orderly storeroom.

Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements: 

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 3 years of experience in industrial maintenance planning, preferably within the steel or heavy manufacturing industry.
• Experience with CMMS systems (e.g., Oracle, Maximo, SAP).
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems in an industrial setting.

Number of Direct Reports:  3           

Job Titles of Direct Reports:  None

Skills and Abilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language Skills:  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using while numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.   Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Other Skills and Abilities:  Must be computer literate and able to work with programs such as Word, Excel, etc., and be able to learn and use HP programs such as e-mail, ERP system, etc.

Knowledge of networking and sequel server interfaces; Ability to multi-task.; Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; Demonstrated ability to perform well in a highly dynamic, rapidly changing environment; Experience with Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, and GE Fanuc; VFD Drive and HMI's. Excellent communication skills.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: 

None

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, and/ or walk, and/ or use arms and hands to load and unload material for extended period of time. Must be able to safely lift and load 50lbs. The employee must also be able to work outside in a variety of conditions. Candidates must be able to tolerate any climate, must be flexible with shift and hours.

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