What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Planner (H5) position at Volvo Cars?
Help us shape the future of mobility
At Volvo Cars, we’re on an exciting journey to shape the future of mobility. We’re building direct relationships with customers, and aim to be a leader in new technology. It’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. Join us and become a part of our vision for the future – a future that's both exciting and a catalyst for positive change.
Let's introduce ourselves
What We Are Looking For:
The Volvo Cars is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support our production maintenance operations at our Charleston/Ridgeville, South Carolina location.
What You'll Do
The role of the Maintenance Planner is to ensure high manpower and equipment efficiency through planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance resources, parts, materials, and equipment availability.
Principal Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
At Volvo Cars, we’re on an exciting journey to shape the future of mobility. We’re building direct relationships with customers, and aim to be a leader in new technology. It’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. Join us and become a part of our vision for the future – a future that's both exciting and a catalyst for positive change.
Let's introduce ourselves
What We Are Looking For:
The Volvo Cars is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support our production maintenance operations at our Charleston/Ridgeville, South Carolina location.
What You'll Do
The role of the Maintenance Planner is to ensure high manpower and equipment efficiency through planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance resources, parts, materials, and equipment availability.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Ensure that Safety, Environment and Quality are of the highest priority.
- Plan and Schedule Preventive, Corrective and Improvement Work Orders.
- Optimize the work schedule for the available resources, and coordinate with Engineering and Projects to ensure there are no schedule conflicts.
- Review and evaluate work requests submitted from plant team members and management.
- Efficiently plan work orders by reserving or procuring the parts and materials needed and accurately estimating the technician’s time needed to complete each task.
- Create/update preventative maintenance plans.
- Create/update Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports, as requested by maintenance management
- Support and promote the use of lean manufacturing techniques applied to maintenance
- Carry out any additional duties as and when required, which are not specified above.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Associate's or Bachelor’s Degree (preferred in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field) a strong plus.
- 3–5 years of experience in maintenance, facilities management, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with maintenance operations, including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work.
- Experience with CMMS software (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, eMaint) for scheduling and tracking maintenance tasks.
- Strong Computer Skills, MS Office, intermediate Excel.
- Successful candidate must possess an awareness of costs and recommend areas where savings can be made.
- Must be able to identify parts required to execute work, tool requirements, manpower requirements and estimated completion time.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and industrial equipment.
- Experience with inventory and spare parts management.
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- Certified Maintenance Planner (CMP)
- OSHA Safety Certification
- CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) training
Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
